Spawn movie production status is currently Development
October 8, 2022 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight' Scott Silver, Malcolm Spellman and Matt Mixon are penning a new script for the film.
Who's Involved:
Plot: What's the story about?
As Spawn creator Todd McFarlane explained in 2013, "The story has been in my head for seven or eight years. The movie idea is neither a recap or continuation. It is a standalone story that will be R-rated. Creepy and scary."
Poll: Will you see Spawn?
Who stars in Spawn: Cast List
Jamie Foxx ... Al Simmons / Spawn
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Jeremy Renner ... Twitch Williams
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Who's making Spawn: Crew List
A look at the Spawn behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's writer Scott Silver last wrote Joker and Battle: Los Angeles.
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Jason BlumTodd McFarlane
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Production: What we know about Spawn?
Key Facts
- With casting in place, "Seth McFarlane said the next step will be to lock a distributor to set the financing on a film that will likely carry a $10 million-$12 million budget, an R rating, and franchise potential (Deadline, 7/9/18)."
- Blumhouse Productions is envisioning the new Spawn endeavor as a low-budget horror movie (Hollywood Reporter, 7/23/17).
- As McFarlane also explained, "It's not going to be a giant budget with a lot of special effects; it's going to be more of a horror movie and a thriller movie, not a superhero one. I've got so many people phoning now that I've got to get it done. I've made some promises to people this year (8/23/13)."
- In August 1997, New Line Cinema released a Spawn movie that grossed $87.8 million worldwide. It starred Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo and Martin Sheen.
Filming Timeline
- 2022 - October: The film was set to Development status.
Scott Silver, Malcolm Spellman and Matt Mixon are penning a new script for the film.
- 2021 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Broken City screenwriter Brian Tucker has been hired to the write the script.
- 2020 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Todd McFarlane says Jamie Foxx is still attached to SPAWN 2 and that he will still direct it this year.
- 2017 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2017 - July: The film was set to Development status.
Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions are teaming with Todd McFarlane to develop a new movie.
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Todd McFarlane says that he hopes to finish the script for the rebooted version of the comic book movie before the end of the year, with production taking place in 2014.
- 2009 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Spawn Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Spawn is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,419 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Shrek 5 and Sesame Street.