New Spawn movie officially in production.

[Glitch]

SPAWN Creator Partners with BLUMHOUSE to Develop Feature Film

July 21, 2017

Todd McFarlane and his entertainment division (McFarlane Films) is partnering with Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, the producing force behind recent hits Get Out and Split and The Purge franchise, to develop a feature film around the Spawn comic character created by McFarlane and published by Image Comics.

McFarlane has written the first draft of the screenplay and is set to make his directorial debut in this dark exploration of one of comics’ most popular characters. McFarlane is known for reinventing the look of Spider-Man as well as co-creating the Venom character for Marvel Comics.

“Having worked with many visionary directors, I think Todd’s unique artistic talents will only add to his role as director of this film.” – Jason Blum

mcfarlane.com/spawn-movie/

Honestly, I prefer it if it was a mix of action and horror. But I am looking forward to what comes out. We'll see how good or bad it is.

[facethatrunstheplace]

Jul 24, 2017 2:56:52 GMT -5 Glitch said:

SPAWN Creator Partners with BLUMHOUSE to Develop Feature Film

July 21, 2017

Todd McFarlane and his entertainment division (McFarlane Films) is partnering with Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, the producing force behind recent hits Get Out and Split and The Purge franchise, to develop a feature film around the Spawn comic character created by McFarlane and published by Image Comics.

McFarlane has written the first draft of the screenplay and is set to make his directorial debut in this dark exploration of one of comics’ most popular characters. McFarlane is known for reinventing the look of Spider-Man as well as co-creating the Venom character for Marvel Comics.

“Having worked with many visionary directors, I think Todd’s unique artistic talents will only add to his role as director of this film.” – Jason Blum

mcfarlane.com/spawn-movie/

Honestly, I prefer it if it was a mix of action and horror. But I am looking forward to what comes out. We'll see how good or bad it is.

I'm not a major Spawn fan, but I do own a copy of the 90's animated series so I'll also be checking this out.

[Bub (BLM)]

McFarlane is a scatterbrained spaz. I can't see any actors enjoying being directed by him.

[A Platypus Rave]

As I've said the last time Todd was talking about it.

I'll believe it when a trailer is out.

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He's teaming with Blumhouse so the chances of this actually happening are way higher than normal.

MacFarlane directing it though....idk about that.

[Jiren]

I like spawn (even the original flick) so I hope this happens

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He's apparently referencing JAWS a lot in the pitch for it.

There's two big roles in the script. There's obviously sort of Spawn himself, although in a weird way it's not the biggest role, and then there's the cop. The cop is this character Twitch who's been there since issue #1. Twitch is the role in this one, and I sort of refer to him as my sheriff Brody, who is the sheriff in the Jaws movie. Although it was called Jaws, Jaws didn't really talk a lot in his movie, right? He just kind of showed up at the opportune time to make the movie worthwhile.

On Spawn and JAWS:


It might not seem it, but Jaws and Spawn have a great deal in common, at least from a point of view standpoint.

It was sheriff Brody, the humans talking, chasing the fantastical thing that sort of made the movie, and to me, there's that element. Everything else is normal in this story other than (gesture) the shadow moves, and at times even when it moves, the cop just sort of thinks he's losing his mind so he doesn't even trust that the shadow's moving. If you're a bad guy, then this thing is going to come and it's going to get you.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

BULLSHIT!!!!

Get me a trailer and then i'll believe you Todd

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Todd McFarlane is favorite Edmonton Oilers owner ever. Granted it was he and 29 others and he wasn't even close to a major shareholder but he did design a sweet 3rd jersey. That's all I have to add

[Sir Woodrow]

We all know nothing terrible happens when a comic writer/artist directs a movie

[thirteen3]

Still waiting on that new animated series Todd. The one Keith David recorded all his lines for. What happened to that?

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The title role has been offered to Jamie Foxx. This movie's profile skyrockets if he accepts.

www.newsarama.com/39760-spawn-role-offered-to-jamie-foxx-report.html

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Thoughts:

- I like the approach of showing Spawn sparingly Jaws/Joker-like...I just don't have any reason to trust Todd directing it.
- Foxx would be an awesome Spawn.
- This shit feel like it been trying to get made for the last 15 years.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

This is going to be the biggest movie of the late 90s.

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I am expecting the suit to be all CGI this time which IMO will suck ass because I loved the practial moments with suit of the original.

[BlackoutCreature]

So I recently rewatched the 90's movie. I thought it was a decent cheesy 90's movie. Not great, but enjoyable enough if you stumble onto it on free cable at 1AM.

I also recently watched the HBO cartoon for the first time a couple of weeks ago on Amazon Video. I hated it. Slow, plodding, endlessly dark, and a main "hero" who's story seems to be "I can solve every problem I come across but I just don't feel like getting off my ass and doing anything". I don't understand how anybody can get any enjoyment out of watching something like that.

I do not have high hopes in a new movie, especially if Todd is directing it.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

May 3, 2018 14:33:17 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

So I recently rewatched the 90's movie. I thought it was a decent cheesy 90's movie. Not great, but enjoyable enough if you stumble onto it on free cable at 1AM.

I also recently watched the HBO cartoon for the first time a couple of weeks ago on Amazon Video. I hated it. Slow, plodding, endlessly dark, and a main "hero" who's story seems to be "I can solve every problem I come across but I just don't feel like getting off my ass and doing anything". I don't understand how anybody can get any enjoyment out of watching something like that.

I do not have high hopes in a new movie, especially if Todd is directing it.

Hmm different strokes as I like the Spawn animated series