Spawn: Jamie Foxx Confirmed to Star in Movie Reboot

Jamie Foxx is now officially fix to star in theSpawnmovie reboot that Todd McFarlane is writing and direct for Blumhouse . McFarlane created the Spawn comic book character in 1992 and has continuously expressed a desire to relaunch the brand on the big screen for the past 5 - 10 year now . The project finally commence to take some real steps forward last year , when Blumhouse Productions - the studio behind such low - budget hit hit horror films asSplitandGet Out , as well as long run away horror franchise likeInsidiousandThe Purge- officially get together the speculation .

It was previously report that McFarlane hadoffered the titulary role in theSpawnrebootto Foxx , but it was n’t percipient how interested ( or not interested ) the Oscar - achiever actually was in the dark superhero role anymore , having already circled a dissimilar iteration of the reboot year earlier . Well , now it ’s a done deal : Foxx is give to the comic book film musical genre - where he previously played the supervillain Electro in 2014’sThe Amazing Spider - Man 2- and is joining forces with McFarlane and Blumhouse in revivify theSpawnmovie franchise .

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Deadlinehas the single on Foxx sign up forSpawn , along with confirmation from both the actor and McFarlane . Blumhouse chief Jason Blum issued a statement to the outlet , further confirming Foxx ’s involvement with the reboot :

“ We are exhilarate Jamie Foxx will be playact the title role in our motion-picture show adjustment of Spawn . He is an incredible actor and a huge buff of the Spawn Universe that Todd McFarlane created . With the profundity of talent Jamie can commit to the role and Todd at the helm bring the mankind of Spawn to life , we could not be more excited for this motion-picture show . ”

The critically deride 1997Spawnmovie recount its namesake ’s origin tale , showing how he get from being elect CIA black ops federal agent Al Simmons - murder after being set up by his peers - to becoming a demonic warrior , after making a literal deal with the devil that would allow him to reunify with his wife and take revenge on those responsible for his death ( in little : there were tortuousness ) . McFarlane , as part of his own statement toDeadline , said that theSpawnmovie reboot wo n’t explore the blue superhero ’s backstory , though it ’s potential that future sequels - should they take place - will dive into that :

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“ If you want to see something creepy-crawly and sinewy where you go , just what the infernal region was that ? I ’m not survive to explain how Spawn does what he does ; he is just going to do it . We ’ll eventually do some of the desktop if we make a trilogy , but that ’s not this first movie . The first movie is just say , do you believe ? And if you trust than that ’s good because I ’m hop to take you for a long drive with this franchise . ”

Among other thing , theSpawnreboot will bean shop R supernatural horror / thrillerwhere , as McFarlane reiterated during his interview withDeadline , Spawn himself basically wo n’t speakfor the integral film . It will also be a low-toned - budget intimacy in the nervure of Blumhouse ’s previous films , making it all the more unlike ( and , hopefully , better ) than the special issue heavy and often unintentionally campy 1997 big screen take on the property . In theory , that coming will allowSpawnto keep up with the modern drift of superhero pic embracing unlike trend and tones to ( mostly ) positive effect ; so the question now is , can McFarlane walk the walk as well as he talks the talk ?