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Todd McFarlane says his R-rated Spawn reboot will be so dark it’ll make kids cry

October 16, 2018 by Gary Collinson

After years of trying to get his Spawn reboot off the ground, creator Todd McFarlane finally found a home for his R-rated vision last year in Blumhouse Productions, and has since added Jamie Foxx (Spawn) and Jeremy Renner (Twitch) to the cast of the project. During a recent interview with IGN, McFarlane has been chatting about […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane redesigning Spawn for the big screen reboot

September 7, 2018 by Gary Collinson

As Todd McFarlane continues with pre-production on his big screen reboot of Spawn, the creator has been chatting to Comic Book about redesigning the comic book character’s classic look for his second feature film appearance. “Does Spawn have a dark mask and his body dark and then does he have a cape in the comic […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Greg Nicotero, Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane shares his thoughts on the creation of Venom

August 9, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Todd McFarlane, the creator of the Marvel character Venom, has reflected on the creation of the popular villain. Venom is, of course, all the rage in 2018 thanks in large part to the Tom Hardy led movie that bears his name. Various trailers and posters have gotten many fans of the iconic Spider-Man villain excited […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Marvel, Spider-Man, Todd McFarlane, Venom

Jeremy Renner confirmed for Twitch role in Spawn reboot

July 10, 2018 by Ricky Church

It was just a couple of days ago that Jeremy Renner (Tag) was rumoured to be up for a role in the Spawn reboot, and now Deadline has confirmed the rumour. Renner will indeed star in the film as Detective ‘Twitch’ Williams, an ally to the demonic superhero Spawn as played by Jamie Foxx (Baby Driver). […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Jeremy Renner, Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Jamie Foxx set for title role in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn movie

May 29, 2018 by Gary Collinson

For years now, Todd McFarlane has been talking up the prospect of Jamie Foxx taking on the title role in his Spawn reboot, if and when it ever saw the light of day. Well, having secured financing from Blumhouse Productions, the Spawn movie will indeed see the light of day, and now comes word from […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jamie Foxx, Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane provides Spawn update, compares the reboot to Jaws

January 8, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Some 21 years after the release of the Spawn movie, creator Todd McFarlane finally looks set to get his long-gestating reboot off the ground this year. Blumhouse Productions is on board to finance and produce, allowing McFarlane to make his directorial debut on the film, and now with things moving forward he has provided a […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Jason Blum on Todd McFarlane directing the Spawn reboot

October 1, 2017 by Gary Collinson

After years in development, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane finally found a home for his long-planned big screen reboot of his classic comic book series back in July in Blumhouse Productions, with the studio granting McFarlane his wish to retain full creative control, as well as directing the project. Spawn will mark McFarlane’s directorial debut, and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jason Blum, Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Spawn reboot to shoot in February, Todd McFarlane wants “unfriendly, dark” Stan Lee cameo

October 8, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Now that he finally has funding in place thanks to Blumhouse Productions, Todd McFarlane has revealed that cameras will start rolling on his R-rated Spawn reboot this coming February. “It’s going to be dark and R-rated,” said McFarlane, noting that the $10 million-budgeted production won’t be R-rated like Deadpool “with a couple of F-bombs and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: New York Comic-Con, Spawn, Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot finds a home at Blumhouse Productions

July 21, 2017 by Gary Collinson

After several years in development (and seemingly in limbo), Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot has found a home, with McFarlane announcing that he’s teaming with Blumhouse Productions to bring his character back to the big screen. “We’ve gone from the theoretical, we’re making movies,” McFarlane said. “Jasom Blumhouse. Spawn. Badass. R. It’s coming. Get ready for […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Spawn, Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane says his Spawn reboot will be “dark” and “nasty”

March 12, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Todd McFarlane has been talking up his planned Spawn reboot for several years now, although it appears to be moving through development at a snail’s pace and never really seems any closer to becoming a reality. The last we heard from McFarlane back in December, he was hoping to direct the movie himself with a […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Spawn, Todd McFarlane

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