I won't believe that it's actually R-rated until it comes out.
"McFarlane then went on to note that the film won't serve as a direct follow-up to the 1997 movie. Instead it will offer a fresh take on the franchise that has "a dark, R-rated, scary, badass sort of script."
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/19/new-spawn-movie-coming-says-todd-mcfarlane
"McFarlane then went on to note that the film won't serve as a direct follow-up to the 1997 movie. Instead it will offer a fresh take on the franchise that has "a dark, R-rated, scary, badass sort of script."
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/19/new-spawn-movie-coming-says-todd-mcfarlane