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
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”
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 […]
Todd McFarlane says two Spawn animated series in the works, including one for kids
It’s been over a year now since it was announced that Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner had signed on to Todd McFarlane’s long-planned Spawn reboot, with McFarlane revealing this summer that the project is being held up due to creative differences. In addition to the movie, McFarlane has spent the past few years planning a […]
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn #300 covers revealed
27 years after its launch, Image Comics’ Spawn reaches its historic 300th issue this September, and the publisher is marking the occasion with a new cover from creator Todd McFarlane, which will be available both as a standard cover and black and white variant; check them out here… SPAWN MAKES HISTORY! With this 300th issue, […]
Todd McFarlane says creative differences are holding up Spawn reboot
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot, a project that has been in development for a very long time. The film, which is set to star Jamie Foxx as Al Simmons/Spawn and Jeremy Renner as Detective Twitch Williams, is supposed to begin production this summer with Blumhouse Productions financing, but there’s […]
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn to make history with record-setting issue #301
27 years after its launch, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn is set to make history this September with issue #301 as it becomes the longest-running creator-owned comic book in the world. “I could think of no better reason to return to the drawing board than to celebrate the record-breaking 301st issue of the Spawn comic,” said McFarlane, […]
Todd McFarlane’s R-rated Spawn will be a “dark, ugly two hours worth of movie”
Back in October Todd McFarlane said that his R-rated Spawn reboot would be so dark it’ll make kids cry. Well, now he’s back spreading the sunshine in an interview with The Nerdist, where he reveals that his Blumhouse Productions financed film will be a “dark, ugly two hours worth of movie”. Book your family tickets now! Adamant that […]
Venom creator blames ageing critics for the film’s negative reviews
As we’ve seen on a number of occasions in recent times, there’s often a big disconnect between critics and audiences when it comes to movies, particularly blockbusters, and one perfect example of that was this year’s superhero origin movie Venom. The Tom Hardy-headlined Marvel film scored just 29% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but managed […]
Spawn reboot won’t begin shooting until June 2019
Given the amount of time that Todd McFarlane spent on the script and shopping the project around Hollywood, it shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise that – despite securing funding from Blumhouse Productions and two stars in Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner – the long-planned Spawn reboot seems to be moving at a […]
