It's Official: Jamie Foxx is SPAWN

It seems like we've been waiting a lifetime to hear about Todd McFarlane's further adventures for his SPAWN comic book character on the big screen...or a reboot..or a reimagining...ANYTHING!! Horror heavyweights Blumhouse saw the potential there and backed efforts to get the ultimate anti-hero back onto the big screen and after that...well...we waited some more. UNTIL TODAY!! McFarlane has quite gleefully announced Jamie Foxx will take on the role of Al Simmons (aka Spawn) along with the squirmy cape, the strangle-hungry chains, the one club foot....the whole damn thing....

Quake in Fear at the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Collector's Edition Blu-ray Set

The film is almost upon us, so what better time to start pre-orders for the Blu-ray collector's edition set?! Feast your eyes on one of the ugliest Blu-ray cases to date. I say "one of" because some companies don't really set the bar high when it comes to the sculpting and painting of these things. Well..most companies. This particular abomination includes a horrible actor likeness (Jamie Foxx must be weeping), features that probably came from an early, practical FX test for the character's movie look (which I will add, is not how he looks in the film) and subtle, sculptural details super-fans will appreciate...like what is left of Electro's toasted ears after his "fatal" accident and powered up re-birth. I can't imagine a set more unappealing than this. I suppose they couldn't get the rights for a "slowly dying Norman Osbourne" head sculpt.

Electro Spotted in New York City

As Amazing Spider-Man 2 continues shooting in New York City, pictures come flooding in. Some are crap camera phone pics....but some are gorgeous movie-still-quality shots like those we found on Screen Crush today! Jamie Foxx lumbered through the streets, perhaps just after the incident which transforms him into a living bolt of electricity...skin a metallic blue and little lights lining his hood to illuminate his face...no doubt to be removed in post so the man himself appears to glow. As he leans against the light post, you can imagine what comes next. Maybe an explosion as the post is overloaded with power, sending a jolt to every post down the line which explodes as well. Electro is still a bit confused but understands the finer points of his new power and flees into darkness to think on his potential.