Spawn creator Todd MacFarlane says the script for the live-action feature-length adaptation is complete – and with an R-rating in tow.
"The first draft of the screenplay is done. There's an R-rated script that exists. We have been waiting a long time. We've created a script that creates its own version of Spawn for the screen," McFarlane shared during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The next step is finding a director for the long-awaited pic. "They have been true to my spirit. They delivered a badass movie script."
"We need to do R-rated Hollywood comic movies," McFarlane added, noting that he was inspired by Deadpool and Wolverine and Joker: Folie a Deux. The first live-action Spawn movie hit theaters in 1997 and was given a toned-down PG-13 rating – which was confusing for fans (much like myself) given that the comic is more or less known for its ultra-violence – and received largely negative reviews.
