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Blumhouse Will Produce Todd McFarlane’s ‘Spawn’ Movie #SDCC
BREAKING: After teasing fans throughout the day, Spawn creator and legendary comic book artist Todd McFarlane took to his official Facebook to announce that Blumhouse will be producing his live-action screenplay adaptation that’s been in the works for years.
McFarlane has been having trouble finding financing for his project for a wide variety of reasons but most notably his desire/demands to write, produce and direct his vision for a new Spawn movie, while also refusing to give up the character’s intellectual property. I said good for him, noting that one day he would rule the day. Today is that day as he snuck the massive announcement into the San Diego Comic-Con that he will be allowing Blumhouse, who is known for Get Out, Insidious, Paranormal Activity, and The Purge, to produce.
Prior to this news, our sources have told us that there are a plethora of script issues, and even McFarlane himself keeps doubling back on the completion of the screenplay. It’s unclear how close they are to moving forward and what the full scope of plans are for the new incarnation of Spawn. With that said, McFarlane had previously explained that the new film will be a “dark/hard ‘R’“ and be about the boogeyman.
“Spawn” was the first massive launch pad for Image Comics in May of 1992. New Line Cinema would adapt the comic in 1997 with Michael Jai White starring as an elite mercenary who is killed but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil. He starring alongside John Leguizamo. A “Spawn” animated series also ran from 1997-1999 totally 18 episodes. It’s about damn time for a revival.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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