A Spawn movie has been in development for years, but things are finally moving forward when it comes to the making of the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie currently titled King Spawn is looking for a director to helm the story. The script for the film has been completed, which means that Blumhouse can finally start looking for the filmmaker who will … Continue reading ‘King Spawn’ Movie is Looking for a Director!!
Jason Blum has finally revealed the title of the new Spawn movie. This comes almost a decade after a film reboot was announced, which has since faced several production setbacks and development changes. Though it doesn’t have an exact release date yet, the Blumhouse Productions CEO announced that he and his team are eyeing a 2025 theatrical release date. What is Jason Blum’s Spawn movie … Continue reading ‘King Spawn’: Jason Blum Reveals Title of New ‘Spawn’ Movie!!
Although it’s been years since the film adaptation of Todd McFarlane‘s acclaimed comic book series Spawn was given the green light for a reboot, the comic book maestro finally has some confident updates regarding the project. In a recent interview with ComicBook, McFarlane revealed that while a script remains in the works, he and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott Silver hope to have an official studio … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Todd McFarlane Offers Update on Reboot!!
Blumhouse founder Jason Blum says the horror studio’s upcoming Jamie Foxx-led Spawn reboot will stand out from other superhero films. “Yes, I’m going to bring the Blumhouse edge [to the Spawn movie],” Blum said during last week’s New York Comic Con (via Bleeding Cool News). “It’s going to be edgy and original as compared to other superhero movies. It’s gonna definitely feel like the Blumhouse version of … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Blumhouse Reboot Will Be Edgy and Original Compared to Superhero Movies!!
Attention all goths and comic book fans: it looks like the long-awaited reboot of Spawn might soon become a reality. Jason Blum, the CEO of Blumhouse Productions recently gave an update on the project to ComicBook, noting that the project is very actively still in development, however, it has hit a snag given the ongoing WGA strike. Blum also noted that the film is expected … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Jason Blum Confirms Reboot is in Active Development!!
The Spawn reboot has its writers: Scott Silver, Malcolm Spellman, and Matthew Mixon. The trio will write a script for the long-gestating Blumhouse project, which will star Jamie Foxx. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Blumhouse has brought the trio of writers aboard to write the latest draft of the script for Todd McFarlane‘s hellish hero. It is the latest step on what has been a long and torturous road for the reboot, which … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Scott Silver, Malcolm Spellman, and Matthew Mixon Set as Writers of Reboot!!
Brian Tucker has been hired to help write the screenplay for the newest upcoming Spawn movie. The movie is based on the popular indie comic of the same name and has been in the works since 2017. The comic itself has been around since 1992, officially earning the title of longest running indie comic in the publishing world today. Tucker‘s claim to fame is the … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: ‘Broken City’ Writer Brian Tucker to Pen New Script!!
Attention, Spawn fans! While we wait for the new movie adaptation of Todd McFarlane‘s long-running comic book series to finally, actually see the light of day, it seems the franchise is becoming a TV show, kind of. McFarlane is partnering with wiip, the studio behind Mare of Easttown, for a TV adaptation of the popular Spawn spin-off, Sam & Twitch. McFarlane will executive produce alongside … Continue reading ‘Sam and Twitch’: Todd McFarlane Working on a ‘Spawn’ Spin-Off TV Series!!
HBO Max has announced a special Black History Month line-up of movies and TV shows you can start streaming right now. This curated library arrives just in time for the start of Black History Month, which begins on February 1 and runs through February 28. Accompanying this special Black History Month line-up is the premiere of Judas and the Black Messiah, also on HBO Max. Directed by Shaka … Continue reading HBO Max Announces Black History Month!!
Levantine Films, the film/TV production company behind the Gurinder Chada-directed Blinded By The Light, has acquired small screen rights to Rodney Barnes’ and Jason Shawn Alexander’s best-selling graphic novel series Killadelphia: Sins of the Father. Levantine has partnered with Barnes on his adaptation for a television series which Levantine and Barnes will produce. The Image Comics series was first released in November of 2019 and … Continue reading ‘Killadelphia: Sins Of The Father’: Graphic Novel Series Is Turning Into a TV Series!!
Leave it to Jamie Foxx to break the dam on development news amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Oscar winner has signed on to direct the faith-based film When We Pray, which he also co-wrote with Donald Ray “Speedy” Caldwell. Hailing from Cinema Libre Studio and Hong Kong-based Fight to Fame Films, When We Pray follows two brothers who become pastors at different churches in the … Continue reading ‘When We Pray’: Jamie Foxx to Direct Faith-Based Film!!
It’s been 23 years since we last saw Spawn, the undead superhero created by Todd McFarlane, on the big screen. McFarlane has been talking about a reboot since 2007, and it looked like things were finally falling into place. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner were attached back in 2018, with Foxx slated to play the chain-wielding revenant. But it seems McFarlane … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Jamie Foxx Exits Todd McFarlane’s Adaption!!
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 new animated series, and during an appearance at Fan Expo … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Todd McFarlane Confirms Two Animated Series in Development!!
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 been little movement on the project. Speaking with … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Todd McFarlane Awaiting Agreement on Reboot Script!!
This may come as a surprise to you, but Spawn creator Todd McFarlane likes his movies incredibly dark and super-serious. So, with that in mind, it should come as no surprise that his plans for the upcoming Blumhouse adaptation of the Hellspawn antihero’s story is going to be equally grim. And we’re not talking about R-rated adaptations like Deadpool, which breaks every funnybone in Wade’s … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Todd McFarlane’s Reboot to Be Joyless, Dark, and Ugly Film!!
Although filming on Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot has recently been pushed back to the summer of 2019, McFarlane has already cast his two leads in Jamie Foxx as Al Simmons/Spawn and Jeremy Renner as Detective Twitch Williams, while the script for the long-gestating project has been complete for some time now. We know that McFarlane is planning a hard-R, gritty take on the material, and … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Rumored Plot Details For The Upcoming Adaption Surface!!
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and two-time Golden Globe nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt are set to co-star in Netflix‘s untitled sci-fi movie from Catfish directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Collider has learned. Mattson Tomlin (Boy) wrote the script, which concerns a drug epidemic that gives people a range of superpowers. The protagonist is believed to be a teenage actress of color who finds herself dealing the drug to … Continue reading Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join ‘Catfish’ Directors’s Netflix Sci-Fi Movie!!!
Jeremy Renner will be taking on the role of Detective Twitch Williams in Todd McFarlane’s Blumhouse adaptation of Spawn, starring Jamie Foxx as the titular antihero. The casting news comes almost two months after the announcement that Foxx would be headlining the movie. As our own Haleigh Foutch wrote at that time, “Foxx will star as the character McFarlane originated in the comics, Al Simmons, aka … Continue reading Jeremy Renner Officially Joins Jamie Foxx in Todd McFarlane’s ‘Spawn’ Adaptation!!
Having secured Jamie Foxx for the title role back in March, it looks like director Todd McFarlane may be eyeing another A-list star for his upcoming big screen reboot of Spawn. According to That Hashtag Show, Jeremy Renner is wanted for the role of Detective Twitch Williams, who will team up with Spawn as he seeks vengeance for the murder of his young daughter. It … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Jeremy Renner Rumored To Be Joining In As Twitch!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, Jamie Foxx is officially your new Spawn. The Oscar-winning actor has signed on to play the title anti-hero in the new adaptation from comic creator Todd McFarlane and Blumhouse Productions. McFarlane is set to write and make his directorial debut on the film, and will also produce alongside Jason Blum. Foxx will star as the character McFarlane originated in the comics, Al Simmons, aka … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Jamie Foxx Confirmed To Lead Todd McFarlane’s Blumhouse Adaptation!!
After M. Night Shyamalan wowed audiences with this year’s excellent horror film Split, the big twist in this tale was the stunner of an ending, one that connects to his 2000 thriller, Unbreakable. It wasn’t long before Shyamalan revealed that not only did Split and Unbreakable exist in the same universe, but that a third film titled Glass would be next, following up on the events of the turn-of-the-millennium film starring Bruce Willis and Samuel … Continue reading Jason Blum Confirms ‘Glass’ as a “Very Different” Superhero Movie!!!
Nearly 20 years ago to the day, the live-action, big-screen adaptation of Todd McFarlane‘s comic book creation Spawn descended into theaters … and ended up not making much of a positive impression. The film’s final box office barely did more than double its $40 million budget and made few friends among either critical or fan circles. I say this as an unapologetic and unironic fan of the movie … Continue reading ‘Spawn’: Blumhouse Productions Sign on for R-Rated Adaptation!!!
