PORTLAND, OR, 05/30/2018 — In an exclusive scoop, Deadline broke the news that Jamie Foxx is set to play the titular character in Todd McFarlane’s forthcoming Blumhouse Productions adaptation of SPAWN. This newest adaptation—a gritty, R-rated reimagining—marks Image President, co-founder and SPAWN creator, Todd McFarlane’s film directorial debut. McFarlane, an Emmy/Grammy-winning producer/director is also on board as screenwriter and co-producer with Blumhouse. “There are five or six moments where I’m going to need things from my actors, and a couple of them have to come from Jamie, and I’ve seen him deliver them onscreen,” said McFarlane. “He gets into a zone, with body language and a look that basically will say way more than anything I could type on a piece of paper, and this movie is going to need those moments. And in the odd moment where he has to deliver a line that’s short, curt, and has impact, he can do it in a way that makes you go, ‘Whoa, I don’t want to mess with that guy. What a badass.'” SPAWN sold an unprecedented 1.7 million copies at the time it was released and is one of the world’s best-selling and longest-running monthly comic books, with hundreds of millions sold worldwide in more than 120 countries, and 15 different languages. The comic became an Emmy Award-winning animated series on HBO and a New Line Cinema feature film that grossed more than $100 million. McFarlane went on to direct and produce award-winning and critically acclaimed projects for top movie studios and record labels. |
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Anyone excited about this?
Has it ever been a "monthly" comic book?
I stopped buying Spawn around issue #15. I thought both concept and execution were fatally flawed -- and I've never cared for McFarlane's artwork. Obviously, my opinion is in the minority.
I also thought the first Spawn movie was terrible. It didn't help that virtually the entire audience was stoned. Anyway, in that opinion I seem to be in the majority, since Spawn did pretty badly at the box office.
Also: " McFarlane went on to direct and produce award-winning and critically acclaimed projects for top movie studios and record labels." Like what? I've never been impressed with McFarlane's artistic sensibility, so I'm going to remain skeptical until I see something he's directed.
Todd McFarlane is a director? Really?
I never had much interest in Spawn the character or Spawn the title. I found the Spawn/Batman crossover at the dollar store a few months ago and still felt like I overpaid for it. I didn't even finish it.