Blumhouse and Todd McFarlane's upcoming SPAWN reboot with Jeremy Renner and Jamie Foxx is finally happening this year due to the success of JOKER. And today MacFarlane makes sure to let us all know that one of the few demands he has for the film is that it MUST 100% BE RATED R!
He says:
I have very few demands for the movie. It has to be Rated R, there’s no debate around that. With the story I want to tell, my intent goes back to that Spawn Cloud. I am less concerned about what happens in the movie as long as Spawn is “cool” and “badass”. The last demand is that I am the director. That’s it. Everything else is up for conversation.
He continues:
I just want to show that there are better and smarter ways to entertain an audience than what they are used to. So much more is possible once you open yourself to Rated R stories. But I can’t just do a cardboard version, I need the budget to do it. Just enough to make it the right way.
Finally, he adds:
Hollywood is a different place right now; they understand the value of what Spawn can bring to a reasonable budget. Joker lit the fire, up until now it felt like I was pushing up this bolder, but now there are others joining me who know that these stories should be told.
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.