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Spawn 2
Produced by	Don Murphy
Written by	Hans Rodionoff Todd McFarlane
Starring	Michael Jai White
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	TBA 2007
Language	English
Preceded by	Spawn

Spawn 2 is the second film in the franchise based on the fictional Image Comics Anti hero comic book character Spawn. The film is a sequel to the 1997 film adaptation.

Contents 1 Background 1.1 2001 1.2 2002 1.3 2003 1.4 2006 2 References

In 2001 on IGN, Michael Jai White had an interview about Spawn 2 and planned to be released any time soon. ^[1] Then in an interview with Todd McFarlane, he said "Spawn 2 is not going to be a super hero film like the first and we may not see Spawn in the film." ^[2]

In 2002 Columbia Pictures got the rights to distribute the second Spawn film. ^[3] Then producer Don Murphy (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) confirmed the Scribe's involvement with the long-in-development sequel. ^[3]

In an interview with Comics2Film on IGN to plug the release of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, producer Don Murphy spilled the beans about a number of other comic book/genre projects he currently has in development. Opposed to these other films, Murphy was less optimistic about the long-in-development Spawn 2.

Murphy revealed that screenplay for Spawn 2 was written by Hans Rodionoff. "Sam and Twitch are prominent characters," the producer revealed. "This movie is smaller and perhaps even cooler and scarier. ... We turned in the draft to Sony. Sony's a mess. I'm not sure where that stands at the moment. If Sony doesn't make it I'm sure that New Line would want their franchise back." ^[4]

In a 2006 interview, Todd McFarlane stated that Spawn 2 has been stuck in development hell due to Don Murphy being busy with many other films. Todd McFarlane repeated his plans for the "Torso" movie, the new "Spawn" animation, and the live-action "Spawn" film he plans to finance, write, produce and direct himself by the end of the year for less than $10 million. The film was inspired by Crash, which McFarlane says made a huge impact on him and shows you can make a successful film for less than $10 million. He is currently trying to get an R rating and a release for the film sometime in 2007. ^{[5] [6]}

1. ^ Head, Steve (2001-3-12). Michael Jai White Gives IGN FilmForce the Latest on Spawn 2. IGN. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
2. ^ Linder, Brian (2001-08-02). Spawn Sequel Scribe Talks. IGN. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b} Stax (2002-12-3). Spawn 2 Update. IGN. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
4. ^ Stax (2003-07-10). Who Might Direct Transformers?. IGN. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
5. ^ Spawn. Comics 2 Film. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
6. ^ Campea, John (2006-02-27). Spawn 2. The Movie Blog. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.