The Spawn reboot is gaining more traction in 2018. After a long period of following Todd McFarlane with his updates on his writing of the script, fans can look forward to the promised release sometime in 2019. More news has come out regarding the casting of the film, ahead of the scheduled start for shooting. An offer has been extended to Jamie Foxx to star as the titular character Al Simmons/Spawn.

Spawn was first released as one of the lead comics from Image Comics in 1992 and has grown into one of the most memorable characters in the medium. The story of Spawn follows Al Simmons, a highly regarded CIA agent, betrayed by his agency head Jason Wynn and murdered. Upon his death his soul is sent to hell for the innocent lives he’s taken, where he makes a deal with the universe’s version of the devil, Malebolgia. The deal is he gives his soul up in order to see his wife, only to be sent back to earth five years after his death. From there he becomes the masked vigilante protecting the slums of the city as the soldier of hell, Spawn.

A theatrical version of Spawn hit theaters in 1997 starring Michael Jai White as the titular character. The film was met with mixed reception but did carry significant weight behind what it did. White became the first African American actor to star in a major comic role in a major motion picture. The character of Spawn would return one year later as an animation on HBO, which won two Emmys in it’s two series run, starring Keith David in the lead role.

It wouldn’t be till 2015 that Spawn would be talked about for a proper reboot. Rumors would soon be put to rest on a remake or reboot by creator Todd McFarlane himself. The creator announce then that he had begun working on a script for the reboot to the film, aiming for more of “horror movie and a thriller movie” approach. In 2016 McFarlane announce that a script was completed with a larger-than-normal page count in hopes to keep some aspects of the comics and a hope to self-direct. A formal announcement was made in July of 2017 that with the backing from Blumhouse and owner Jason Blum, Todd McFarlane would direct the reboot, shooting for a “hard” R-rating.

According to That Hash Tag Show, casting director for the upcoming Spawn reboot, Terri Taylor (Get Out) is currently working to formulate the cast before the shooting begins in August 2018. No word on whether the offer to Jamie Foxx has been accepted by the actor. While Spawn is the titular character of the film, if Foxx were to sign he would be the co-lead with another actor.

Spawn is anticipated to release sometime in 2019 directed by series creator Todd McFarlane and produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse.