‘King Spawn’ Creator Todd McFarlane is Searching for a Director for Reboot, Says Hollywood Will Make More R-Rated Comic Book Movies Thanks to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Joker 2’
variety.comAngelique Jackson “Spawn” creator Todd McFarlane shared an update on the long-awaited reboot of the comic book antihero franchise on Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con.
The new “Spawn” movie has been in the works for nearly a decade, with McFarlane teaming up with Jason Blum’s production company Blumhouse in 2017 to develop the next chapter in the human-turned-Hellspawn’s story.
In 2018, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx signed on to star as the titular antihero. On Monday, McFarlane and Blum posting on social media, revealing the title page of the first draft of the script — titled “King Spawn” and written by Matt Mixon, Malcolm Spellman (“Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) and Scott Silver (“Joker”) — building anticipation for the comic book creator’s scheduled appearance in Ballroom 20 on Thursday afternoon. “They have been true to my spirit,” McFarlane said praising the trio of screenwriters during the panel.
In terms of the storyline, he just gave them one directive: “It just has to be badass. Keep it badass, and I’m going to go along for the ride.
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