The long-awaited reboot of Todd MacFarlane's Spawn finally seems to be gaining some traction, as the project is expected to begin shooting this spring.
As reported by Omega Underground, the film will start production this May. While not many details are set in stone yet, the movie is said to be shooting in New York, with MacFarlane making his directorial debut. No casting has been confirmed either, but MacFarlane has thrown around big budget names such as Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio.
At last October's New York Comic-Con, McFarlane stated that this new Spawn film will be “dark and R-rated,” yet unlike the other comic book anti-hero movies we’ve seen so far. He furthered his point by adding, “I will have a shark in black water and if you’re swimming he will come and you’ll be gone and he will f*ck you up.” His vision of the film will fit nicely with the current track record of Blumhouse, who he partnered up with to produce the movie. Blumhouse has produced some very successful low-budget horror movies such as Get Out, Paranormal Activity and The Purge. The comic book creator has stated he wants to create a low budget horror movie that will appeal to fans of the comic, and that the title role of Spawn will be a non-speaking role. McFarlane previously compared the Spawn reboot to Steven Spielberg’s classic, Jaws, stating the character of Twitch is like Chief Brody and does most of the talking. According to that metaphor, Spawn would then be Jaws, only making appearances when it would have the most impact on the audience.
Spawn will follow the story of CIA operative Al Simmons, who is betrayed by his bosses when they employ his friend and partner to murder him. Upon his death, Simmons makes a deal with the devil to come back to Earth to see his wife again. Instead of returning as himself, he comes back as the transformed demonic creature of the night known as the Hellspawn. He becomes a cult-classic antihero on the streets of New York, and a valuable chess piece in the ongoing war between Heaven and Hell.
Currently, Spawn has no confirmed release date.
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