Jason Blum says ‘SPAWN’ will be “the Blumhouse version of a superhero movie”

Jason Blum says ‘SPAWN’ will be “the Blumhouse version of a superhero movie.”

Per Screen Rant, Blum addressed the Spawn reboot during a press line at New York Comic-Con. He teased that the film will be unique in a way that separates it from other modern superhero films. As Blum explained, “Yes, I’m going to bring the Blumhouse edge. It’s going to be edgy and original as compared to other superhero movies. It’s gonna definitely feel like the Blumhouse version of a superhero movie.”

Fans are hoping that this long-gestating Spawn reboot will be worth the wait. It was back in 2017 when creator Todd McFarlane first announced his partnership with Blumhouse to develop an R-rated Spawn adaptation. That followed years of previous attempts from McFarlane to get a new movie off the ground. Originally, he was also planning to write direct with Blum executive producing, though McFarlane has since stepped down from the director’s chair. Jamie Foxx also stepped on board to portray the titular character in 2018, and though several years have passed, McFarlane promised that the actor is still attached to star.

During a press line for New York Comic Con, Blumhouse executive Jason Blum teased that the new Spawn film will be a very dark superhero story, admitting, “Yes, I’m going to bring the Blumhouse edge [to the Spawn movie]. It’s going to be edgy and original as compared to other superhero movies. It’s gonna definitely feel like the Blumhouse version of a superhero movie.”

Back in 2020, Blum seemed hopeful about its progress while still noting that the film had experienced longer delays than he intended. Then, earlier this year, while speaking to ComicBook, Blum expressed his high hopes for the film (along with an intended 2025 timeline), telling the publication, “I would say you have a lot to hope for because it’s in very very active development. What needs to happen is that my fellow friends, the writers, and the studios need to figure out their differences and get back to writing, but we’ve got a great group of folks putting it together, and my hope is that that movie – my prediction is maybe we’ll actually see a Spawn movie in ’25. No promises, but that’s my prediction.”

While a 2025 placeholder release date isn’t exactly the most promising for a film that’s been in development hell for much longer, Blumhouse is definitely a studio that’s known to get the ball rolling. So, let’s just manifest that it will happen one day.