A cikin 1997, hali Mawallafin zane-zane na Kanada Todd McFarlane ne ya ƙirƙira daga karshe ya yi tsalle daga takarda zuwa allo, a cikin wani fim din da bai yi nasara ba da aka yi don magoya baya kawai.
Yanzu, McFarlane da kansa ya shirya don ceto babban jarumi mai duhu tare da sabon fim mai zaman kansa daga wanda New Line ya shirya. Sha'awar mahaliccinsa ya ta'allaka ne a cikin gaskiyar cewa, tun bayan bayyanarsa a cikin 1992. mai ban dariya na Spawn ya kiyaye wani matakin tallace-tallace, wanda za a iya ƙarawa tare da sabon kasada a cikin cinema.
An haifi mai ban dariya daga hannun Hoton Comics, mawallafin da McFarlane ya kafa, har ma a yau ana ci gaba da buga shi da buɗe sabbin sagas. Ingancin ɗan wasan barkwanci ya ƙyale marubucinsa ya rubuta a sabon rubutun fim, tare da labarin cewa "Ya kasance a cikin kaina tsawon shekaru 7 ko 8 da suka gabata", McFarlane ya furta. Niyya ita ce "Ba taƙaitawa ko ci gaba ba, amma cikakken sabon labari ne mai zaman kansa, wanda ke nufin ƙarin masu sauraro na manya" ya kara da cewa.
Da fatan sakamakon ya fi fim ɗin 1997 mai suna iri ɗaya, tare da Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo da Martin Sheen.