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The Spawn film will be more R-Rated than Deadpool, according to Todd McFarlane

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Spawn creator Todd McFarlane is promising a film that lives up to an R-rating. While talking at his panel at the ACE Comic-Con, the comic book creator talked about his upcoming live-action Spawn film, and — what he considers to be — the sorry state of R-Rated comic book films: “It’s funny in Hollywood, if […]

Matthew Vaughn in talks for Man of Steel 2, Spawn reboot will be dark and nasty, new Doctor Who trailer, critics vs. fans and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… MAN OF STEEL 2 FINDS A DIRECTOR? We’ve known for a while that Warner Bros. has been developing a sequel to Man of Steel, and if rumours are to be believed, the studio may have found a director. According to reports, comic book movie regular Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: […]

Todd McFarlane says the script for his Spawn reboot is currently in the hands of another writer-director for polishing

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Todd McFarlane has revealed that the script for his frequently delayed Spawn reboot is currently in the hands of another writer-director for polishing before he takes the new script out into Hollywood. “Right now it’s being polished by another writer-director from the script that we handed him. He’s supposed to be done with it here in […]

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn movie to start shooting in May

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After years of tweaking the screenplay and looking for financing, Todd McFarlane’s hard work finally paid off last year when Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions boarded his long-gestating big screen reboot of the hit comic book character Spawn. McFarlane is set to make his directorial debut on the movie, which he has described as “dark and […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]

Todd McFarlane wants to see a Spawn and Venom crossover

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After spending years in development, creator Todd McFarlane finally found the funding to bring his long-gestating Spawn reboot to the big screen last year courtesy of Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions. Having cast Jamie Foxx in the title role, McFarlane is currently gearing up to go into production on the film, but it seems he’s already […]

Jamie Foxx reportedly offered the title role in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot

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Back in 2013 when his plans for a Spawn reboot seemed little more than a pipe dream, creator Todd McFarlane suggested on a number of occasions that he was lining up an Oscar-winner to take on the lead role of Al Simmons, and that Jamie Foxx was aggressively pursuing the part. Well, now that McFarlane […]

Todd McFarlane claims that Joker has renewed interest in his R-rated Spawn movie

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Having spent over a decade trying to get the project off the ground, it seemed as though creator Todd McFarlane had enjoyed a breakthrough with his plans for an R-rated Spawn reboot back in the summer of 2017 when Blumhouse Productions boarded the project. However, almost two and a half years on and – despite […]

Spawn actor Michael Jai White says Todd McFarlane’s planned reboot “doesn’t make a lot of sense to me”

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In an interview with ComicBook.com, actor Michael Jai White who portrayed Spawn in the 1997 original, has offered his thoughts on Todd McFarlane’s plans for a reboot – a film that continuously struggles to come to fruition. “I don’t know anything about it. He’s been talking about a reboot of Spawn for 20 years,” White said. “I think he […]