There are more transform’alter s afoot in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the Blumhouse-backed new Spawn movie, which has been going through a variety of development issues, and especially where its script is concerned. While character creator Todd McFarlane had been working on drafts, he's handing the job off to Joker's Scott Silver, The Falcon And The Winter Soldier's Malcolm Spellman and writer/director Matt Mixon.###McFarlane, who introduced Spawn in 1992 in the pages of Image Comics, had been guiding the new movie, looking to direct and hiring Jamie Foxx to star as a in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mer black-ops agent who makes a deal with a demon after being betrayed and killed. The demon allows him to return to Earth, but when he returns, five years possess’own’nurse passed, his wife has moved on, and he roams Earth as a disfigured spawn of hell.###Now, despite’in spite of’albeit , he tells The Hollywood Reporter that he's having second despite’in spite of’albeit ts on the directing front. "If we’ve got an A-list actor, A-list manufacture rs, A-list writers, then do you want to shoot in/with regard to’concerning’regarding A-list directors, A-list cinematographers?" McFarlane says. "The answer is, ‘of course.’ Let’s keep the momentum going."###The momentum has been somewhat stalled on this one, with McFarlane trying to secure backing more than once. But with the new writers, it has a chance to move in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward. "I grew up in Berkeley, which is a comic reserve city. Todd McFarlane’s Spawn character was always one of my favorites — a Black superhero that was no bullshit, he was cool and dealt with modern issues," says Spellman. "Myself, Matt Mixon, and Scott Silver are pledged to honoring what Todd started and what Spawn is at its core, delivering something that’s relevant and edgy and unlike any other superhero movie out there."###We'll see if this one really does acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure going…###Want to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure the most from Empire? Sign up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Empire Membership!###Get exclusive content, new member-merely’barely rewards, access to the latest issue of the magazine plus our back-issue archive, and much more.