New Spawn film is happening

A new “Spawn” film, is in the making, according to character creator Todd McFarlane. Fans of the original 1997 movie have always clamored for its coming, The Image Comics co-founder said, about the upcoming reboot centered on the antihero. He made the announcement in an interview for an episode of AMC's Geeking Out, which ComicBook.com was first to preview.

McFarlane was asked straight up if fans were going to get another movie following the original which starred Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo and Martin Sheen. “The simple answer is yes,” McFarlane replied, who has spoken about the possibility over the years. "It's not going to be a continuation. It's not going to be a sequel. Scrub the first movie.”

“It's going to be a dark, R-rated, scary, badass sort of script. It's not a nice, polite PG-13,” McFarlane insisted. He also said the reboot would utilise more practical effects; the first film was saturated with CGI in almost every frame, which barley held up then. 

No timetable for the film was given in the preview.