‘King Spawn’ – Hunt Begins for a Director for Blumhouse’s “Dark and Gritty” Movie

It was announced earlier this week that a script has finally been completed for Blumhouse’s planned movie adaptation of the Spawn comic books, which is currently titled King Spawn. Based on characters created by Todd McFarlane, the Blumhouse script was written by Matt Mixon, Malcolm Spellman (Falcon and the Winter Soldier) & Scott Silver (Joker). But who’s directing the […]

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‘King Spawn’ – Jason Blum Teases New Screenplay for Long-Awaited ‘Spawn’ Movie

We’ve been talking about Blumhouse’s planned Spawn movie for many years now, and each new update on the project tends to be more like a non-update. But just days before San Diego Comic-Con gets underway, both Jason Blum and Todd McFarlane have taken to social media to share an image that seems to suggest the […]

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‘Spawn’ 2-Pack from McFarlane Toys Features Original Spawn Design and Todd McFarlane Action Figure

The legendary McFarlane Toys is celebrating its 30th anniversary here in 2024, and a special two-pack has been put up for grabs that helps Spawn fans celebrate in a unique way. The action figure pack not only includes a figure based on Todd McFarlane’s ORIGINAL sketch drawing for the Spawn character, but also a figure […]

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Todd McFarlane Updates on the Current Status of the ‘Spawn’ Movie That Still Hasn’t Happened

Another year, another non-update about that Spawn movie that Blumhouse and Todd McFarlane can’t seem to figure out. It’s been a pattern with this project for the past several years that small bits of news are followed by long periods of silence, so don’t get too excited. Before we get into this latest little tidbit, […]

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Keep the Halloween Spirit Alive With Alamo Drafthouse’s Terror Tuesdays and Weird Wednesdays

November 1st is a tough day for horror hounds. The decorations are still up, the air remains crisp, but the spirit has seemingly moved on, perhaps vanquished by the sun. Alamo Drafthouse says to hell with all of that and has announced two month’s worth of genre joy that’ll take you from Dia de los […]

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‘Spawn’, ‘Evil Dead’, ‘Doom’ and More Coming to ‘Call of Duty’ Games as Part of “The Haunting” Halloween Event

Activision is once again dipping into horror for the upcoming Halloween season with “The Haunting” for Call of Duty. A few years ago, we got Ghostface dropping into Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. And coming up on this year’s Halloween update, fans will be treated to crossovers from the likes of Spawn, Evil Dead, […]

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Jason Blum Updates on ‘Spawn’ Movie; Predicting a 2025 Release

What’s going on with Blumhouse’s Spawn movie, you may be wondering? It’s been a pattern with this project that small bits of news are followed by long periods of radio silence, so it’s no surprise that it’s been almost a year since we’ve gotten an update. Let’s recap. Back in October of last year, Spawn creator Todd […]

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Freddy vs. Jason vs. Spawn: Six of the Best Licensed Fighters in ‘Mortal Kombat’ History!

Memorable characters were always the heart of Mortal Kombat. Sure, the fighting mechanics are engaging and the lore behind the eponymous tournament is goofy fun, but it’s the ever-expanding roster of bloodthirsty martial artists that keeps us coming back for more. And while the franchise appeared to have peaked back in 2006 with the release […]

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‘Spawn’ Movie News – Todd McFarlane Announces New Writers; Jamie Foxx Still Set to Star

As promised, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane dropped some big news on the planned Spawn movie reboot this afternoon, ending a long period of radio silence on the project. THR reports that Blumhouse is still on board the ship, with Scott Silver (Joker), Malcolm Spellman (Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Matthew Mixon now writing the […]

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Todd McFarlane Teases Big ‘Spawn’ Movie News Tomorrow, October 4th

Todd McFarlane has been trying to get a new Spawn movie off the ground for years now, most recently promising big news for October 2022. And, well, it’s now October 2022… As promised, McFarlane took to Twitter today to announce that “huge” Spawn movie news will be breaking tomorrow, October 4, tweeting out a crude […]

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‘Batman Spawn’ – Batman and Spawn Face Off in New DC Comic Series!

Officially announced by DC today, two of the biggest characters in comic book history will face off in upcoming mashup Batman Spawn from Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo. After staying out of each other’s way for almost 20 years, the Court of Owls steps in to try to use Spawn to beat Batman in the not […]

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Todd McFarlane Promises Big ‘Spawn’ Announcement This October

I won’t bore you with the details, again (you can read all of the previous updates here), but Todd McFarlane‘s still hyping his long-gestured Spawn remake that’s yet to come to fruition. It’s the San Diego Comic-Con and, of course, the legendary comic book artist is in attendance. Screen Rant asked him for an update […]

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Top Secret Clown Business: Six of the Scariest Clowns in Horror Movies

The horror genre has a knack for subverting seemingly innocent concepts and turning them into excuses for instilling terror. After all, scary stories are full of playful little children that become eerie ghosts and cute dolls that come to life with murderous intent. One of the most infamous examples of this trope is the clown, […]

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‘Spawn’ Screenplay Being Rewritten by Someone Other Than Todd McFarlane and That’s Huge News!

If you’ve been following Todd McFarlane’s long hard road out of development hell with his brand new Spawn feature, then you know that each and every big announcement has ended with… well, nothing. McFarlane, the creator of Spawn, had planned to direct a remake from his own screenplay, which led to several major announcements from […]

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KNB’s Greg Nicotero Had Actually Started Work on ‘Spawn’ for Todd McFarlane

I’ve never heard anyone talk the talk as much as comic legend Todd McFarlane, who has been touting his reincarnation of Spawn for several years now. In fact, if Blumhouse hadn’t have attached themselves as producers, I’d be even more skeptical than I already am. While the Blumhouse announcement came out of left field and […]

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