Jamie Foxx’s Spawn Movie Reboot

With Scott Silver («Joker»), Malcolm Spellman («Falcon and the Winter Soldier»), and Matthew Mixon («Yesterday Was Everything») announced as the «Spawn» reboot’s screenwriters alongside McFarlane, the film’s story seems primed to deliver a sharp script. But even before they signed on, McFarlane dropped several details of what he envisioned the movie should look like.

While the «Spawn» film will obviously feature the titular character, McFarlane revealed he won’t speak in the movie, nor will he technically be the main character. In 2018, the plot for the film was said to feature Jeremy Renner’s Twitch Williams dealing with the murder of his daughter with Jamie Foxx’s Spawn by his side as he gets revenge. Twitch discovers a sinister criminal underworld in his search for vengeance, leading to a team-up between the living and dead heroes. Of course, details may have changed as the script has undergone rewrites since then.

The «Spawn» reboot is set to be a possible R-rated affair, though the initial plan for it to be a low-budget horror film has changed. McFarlane says the scale of the film has grown, in part due to more A-list actors potentially joining the project, which, in turn, means the budget has to increase. The talented creator said the increased budget will make the movie more appealing to studios and audiences.