Todd McFarlane says production for the 'Spawn' movie reboot is "slowly moving forward" as the team works around the budget and schedule.
If you grew up in the 90's, it likely you remember seeing the live-action film adaptation of Image Comics' satanic super soldier, 'Spawn'. However you felt about the original film, ever since the noticable advancements in cinematography and CGI over the last decade or so, fans the world over have been asking for someone to take another crack at adapting the classic anti-hero.
It was announced a while back that not only was this project happening, but original artist, writer, and creator of the comics, Todd McFarlane, would also be helming the project as both writer and director. Ever since then, information on the project has been few and far between, almost to the point where some are believeing the new movie may not happen at all. Not to fear, however, because McFarlane himself recently spoke about the progress of the film:
"It's slowly moving forward, just trying to put all the pieces together both from an artistic and a financial. The intent is trying to finance as much as possible internally and then finding partners who will help in the production of it as we move forward. I can argue getting the money might be harder than getting everybody signed off on the story. What I can tell you is what I've told everybody else: it will be a definite R. I'm not going for the same crowd that Marvel and DC is going for; I'm going for the same crowd that horror film releases going for. People who want to take their boyfriend or girlfriend or go out with the girls and go to the movies and get spooked."
He goes on to talk about the importance of keeping the budget modest. He mentions the original movie had a bigger budget, but allowing an inexperienced person like McFarlane to take the reigns would have been too much of a risk on the studio's end based on their investment. Keeping the budget smaller allows the movie to be tight and neat, while still giving him complete creative control.
McFarlane makes it a point that he wants to avoid as much of the "superhero" aspects of the story and wants to play it out more like a horror movie. It was announced that the script was already completed and it seems like production is still trucking along. There's still no word on a cast or plot, but its likely more will be revealed all in good time.
