Todd McFarlane wants to make two new animated Spawn shows

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Created by Todd McFarlane in 1992, the Image Comics character Spawn has been featured in hundreds of comic books, a 1997 live-action feature film, and an animated series that ran on HBO for three seasons, from 1997 through 1999. In recent years McFarlane has been working with Blumhouse Productions in an effort to get another live-action Spawn film off the ground, and while that is proving to be more complicated than expected the character's creator is already looking ahead to future Spawn projects.

Specifically, McFarlane is thinking of making two different Spawn animated series, one for children and one for adults. Speaking with ComicBook.com, he said, 

I just had a couple meetings this weekend about a couple different animation looks, both something that we can get kids in at a younger age and then get them into the sort of crack cocaine version of Spawn. And then do the adult one. So we’re talking about that. I think both of those come after the movie."

So now we just need that movie to get rolling.

Jeremy Renner and Jamie Foxx are already attached to star in the film as homicide detective Maximilian "Twitch" Williams III and Spawn, respectively. Greg Nicotero has signed on to handle the film's FX work.

The website SuperBroMovies heard that the new movie will focus on 

NYPD detective Twitch after he 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 intends to write and direct the film himself, and has said that if Blumhouse or a studio wants him to alter his vision too much he'll go off and raise the $20 million budget himself.

So we probably shouldn't expect to see these animated shows any time soon.
 

McFarlane also co-created the Marvel Comics character Venom