Todd McFarlane has been promoting the upcoming produce He’s been working on the film for years and admits it was a challenge for the avid comics creator to remain patient throughout the process.
But now that a key part of its development hell phase is coming to an end, a new chapter is beginning for the project, which is based on the Image comic books and centers on a former black agent who makes a deal with the devil after being betrayed and killed.
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Once a director is found, the team will contact studio partners. It’s unclear whether long-time star-struck Jamie Foxx will still be involved, as the eventual director will also have his own vision for the project. MacFarlane said it’s expected to be a mid-budget film (not a $200 million blockbuster), but also higher than the budget of a typical Blumhouse film.
As they prepare to talk to their studio partners, MacFarlane noted that the two biggest movies of the year are likely to be R-rated comic book movies, which can only help their cause: Deadpool and Wolverinereleased this weekend and released in October Clown: Pas de deuxco-written by Silver.
“dead Pool is an interesting R. Joker 2 is a serious R. “This can be a heavy movie at times. If you like serious drama, with relatable meaningful themes and maybe even reflections on the world we live in, there are a lot of those elements in this.
MacFarlane briefly considered directing the project, but it hit a number of roadblocks, including a COVID-19 slowdown in the industry and a writers’ strike that halted development. The comics creator, who launched Spawn in 1992, is known for his tough (he might say, impatient) attitude and admits the wait has been tough. But Bloom gives him a piece of advice that once frustrated him, but he now thinks is wise.
“As time went on, that was probably the most enlightening thing he ever said to me,” McFarland said of a conversation they had during the slow times of the coronavirus pandemic. “He said, ‘Todd, the movie is going to be made when it’s ready.’ I guess it’s easy for you to say, you have ten movies! But if you’re trying to get it done as quickly as possible, and because of trying to be in a false If you try to cut corners on meeting deadlines, you’re not doing your project a service.
On Monday, both MacFarlane and Blumhouse tweeted the first page of the report king generation script. “It’s a big hurdle and we’ve been waiting for this,” McFarland said of the draft.
