Blumhouse and writer-director Todd McFarlane's upcoming SPAWN flick seemed to be chugging right along. First, we found out that Jeremy Renner (AVENGERS: ENDGAME) will be playing the lead role of homicide detective Maximilian "Twitch" Williams III, and then that Jamie Foxx is all set to play Al Simmons aka Spawn, who will have a presence in the film similar to that of the shark in JAWS.
So what's happening with the film that McFarlane himself is going to be a "dark, ugly two hours worth of movie"? Well, recently MacFarlane was asked to update the masses on the progress of the film and here's what he had to say:
The money's sitting on the sidelines ready to go. I just need to get everyone that wants to put in money to shake their heads to the same script. As you can imagine, everyone has a slightly different version of it in their head. You just go and trying to appease a handful of people while not giving in to what it is that I'm trying to do myself.
He then adds:
Because if I have to change it too much, I'll just walk away from it all.
Ouch. I don't know about you but I am PRAYING this movie comes together. Fingers crossed! As far as the upcoming movie's plot, recently we got this bit of info, letting us know that Jeremy Renner's Twitch will carry us through the film:
NYPD detective Twitch loses his daughter to gang violence. He then begins his quest for revenge by enlisting the help of his ex-partner Danny to aid in his investigation of the criminal factions in New York. Twitch quickly realizes he’s in over his head as he learns that two of the largest organizations are teaming up to take over the criminal underworld of the city. That’s where Spawn comes in. Twitch is visited by Al, a mysterious man who has knowledge of his daughter’s death. It quickly becomes clear that Al is not who he appears to be as he reveals himself to be Spawn, a messenger from Hell who can aid Twitch in his search for justice.
McFarlane is producing the new SPAWN film alongside Blumhouse Productions. The film is currently still seeking funding and a distributor and doesn't have a production start date yet, but hopefully, we'll hear more regarding all of that soon. Stayed tuned and we'll let you know when we hear more.