“It Wasn’t About The Title”: Spawn Movie Script Update Clarified By Todd McFarlane
Summary
The title of the newSpawnmovie has been revealed, alongside a look at its new logo. TheSpawncomicswere created by Todd McFarlane and originally released in 1992. The character has already been brought to the big screen once before. The new reboot has been in the works for years, butwas not confirmed to be in active development until 2020,when Blumhouse confirmed its status.
King Spawn: Confirmation, Cast, Story & Everything We Know
A Spawn reboot movie is coming from Todd McFarlane and Blumhouse with Jamie Foxx playing the titular hellish antihero - here’s everything we know.
Now,McFarlaneoffers key updates on theSpawnmovie, including the title and logo. According to the comics' creator,the reboot film will now be titledKing Spawn.The post also revealed a bit of the new logo, with theKing Spawntext written in a hand drawn-looking black font.
While the logo and title were revealed, McFarlane did not reveal any further information surrounding the development ofKing Spawn. The cover page did list the writers as Matt Mixon, Malcolm Spellman, and Scott Silver, but did not reveal any information surrounding the release date or new casting for the film.
King Spawn’s Long Path To Development Explained
The Spawn Movie Was First Announced In 1998
King Spawnwill not be the first time that the belovedcomics have received screen time. Theywerefirst adapted into a three-season adult animated series that debuted in 1997.That same year,Spawnwas made into a live-action movie of the same name. The live-action film was not well-received; it got poor reviews and underperformed at the box office. As a result, the latestSpawnreboot will attempt to recover from this rocky adaptation past.
The first live-actionSpawnmovie holds a 17% critic score and 36% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
After the first live-action movie and the debut of the animated show,a reboot ofSpawnwas first announced all the way back in 1998.For years, the announced film sat in development hell, with no studio attached to make the project. Things shifted nearly 20 years later, when Blumhouse became attached to the project in 2017. It was not until even three years after that, however, that Blumhouse confirmed that theSpawnreboot was in active development, and later revealed that it wouldstar Jamie Foxx.
Since then,therelease date forSpawnhas been stated as some time in 2025.The most recentupdate from McFarlanemakes it seem likelier that said release date could indeed come to fruition, as the movie is finally on its way to production. Hopefully, more updateswill be on their way soon in order to confirm thatKing Spawnis finally arriving after over two decades of development.
Spawn (Reboot)
Cast
Spawn is an action-adventure horror reboot of the comic book property created by Todd McFarlane.Spawnwas initially adapted for film in 1997, starring Michael Jai White in the lead role. Spawn first appeared in Image Comics in 1992 and has received much acclaim in the years since. Spawn appears on several “greatest comic book characters” lists. In 2015, McFarlane announced his intentions to make a reboot, which would be R-rated and star Jamie Foxx as the titular anti-hero.
