The longstanding rumors can finally be put to rest.

After months of speculation, official news has finally been delivered that Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx will portray animated antihero, ‘Spawn,’ in a forthcoming film adaptation of the popular comic book series.

The first big screen reboot of the character since Michael Jai White assumed the character in a live action film in 1997, look inside for more details on Jamie’s soon-to-come flick:

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Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, the studio behind “Get Out,” “The Purge,” and “Split,” will produce.

McFarlane, who will be making his directorial debut with this project, created the character for Image comics in 1992 and has already written the first draft of the script. McFarlane will co-produce with Blumhouse through his MacFarlane Films outfit.

 

The comic series follows Al Francis, a U.S. Marine working for a CIA black ops unit who is killed in battle and sent to hell for his war crimes. There, he sells his soul to a demon in exchange for being allowed to see his wife again. Transformed into a demonic warrior, Spawn, he fights to regain his mind and control of his destiny, while being torn between both good and evil destinies.

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Fans familiar with the story of Spawn remember the HBO animated series from the late 90s that ran for 3 seasons and  earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animation Program.

No word on anticipated release dates as of time reported.

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