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Back in May, we reported that Jamie Foxx had been offered the role of Spawn in Todd McFarlane‘s new film. Today, it has been confirmed by Deadline, Jamie Foxx is our new Spawn! See, this all started five years ago when Foxx told Movies.com that he would love to pay the part. “Spawn is one, yeah. And Mike Tyson,” Foxx stated. “Those are two roles I would just love to do. I’m aggressively pursuing them.” McFarlane has been teasing that the comic adaptation, backed by Blumhouse, will feature a lot of “big name” actors, and Foxx is definitely one of them, though the others have not been named so far. Foxx will play the role of Lieutenant Colonel Al Simmons who is killed and returns from Hell as Spawn, a soldier in the Devil’s army. The role will be very different than the 1997 version starring Michael Jai White. In this one Spawn will not speak and will be a
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Fans have been eagerly awaiting Todd McFarlane’s upcoming Spawn movie. It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything new, but we have now learned that McFarlane may have found his “Spawn”. According to That Hashtag Show, Jamie Foxx has been offered the role. Nothing has been signed at this point. But we do know that Foxx has expressed interest in the role in the past. “Foxx has yet to sign on for the role and his decision may ultimately be a major factor in how fast this project gets off the ground,” the report says. “Should he, or another actor quickly take on the role, however, they’ll be sharing the spotlight with another lead.” Spawn, will be sharing screen time with another popular character, private investigator Twitch Williams. Spawn and Twitch will be working together to hunt down bad guys in New York City. We’ll keep you posted!
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Comic Books/Graphic Novels
Back in May, we reported that Jamie Foxx had been offered the role of Spawn in Todd McFarlane‘s new film. Today, it has been confirmed by Deadline, Jamie Foxx is our new Spawn! See, this all started five years ago when Foxx told Movies.com that he would love to pay the part. “Spawn is one, yeah. And Mike Tyson,” Foxx stated. “Those are two roles I would just love to do. I’m aggressively pursuing them.” McFarlane has been teasing that the comic adaptation, backed by Blumhouse, will feature a lot of “big name” actors, and Foxx is definitely one of them, though the others have not been named so far. Foxx will play the role of Lieutenant Colonel Al Simmons who is killed and returns from Hell as Spawn, a soldier in the Devil’s army. The role will be very different than the 1997 version starring Michael Jai White. In this one Spawn will not speak and will be a
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Comic Books/Graphic Novels
Fans have been eagerly awaiting Todd McFarlane’s upcoming Spawn movie. It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything new, but we have now learned that McFarlane may have found his “Spawn”. According to That Hashtag Show, Jamie Foxx has been offered the role. Nothing has been signed at this point. But we do know that Foxx has expressed interest in the role in the past. “Foxx has yet to sign on for the role and his decision may ultimately be a major factor in how fast this project gets off the ground,” the report says. “Should he, or another actor quickly take on the role, however, they’ll be sharing the spotlight with another lead.” Spawn, will be sharing screen time with another popular character, private investigator Twitch Williams. Spawn and Twitch will be working together to hunt down bad guys in New York City. We’ll keep you posted!
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