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‘Spider-Man’ Musical gets an Opening Date
We Are Movie Geeks —
... and lyrics created by Bono and the Edge of the band U2. The production is reported to have a staggering $31 million dollar budget.
No casting has taken place yet, but apparently Taymor has been holding readings with Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood, both of whom starred in Taymor’s movie ‘Across the Universe’. While rumors suggest Strugess will not play Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Wood is allegedly enthusiastic and all over the role of Mary Jane.
[source: Hollywood Reporter]
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The Spider-Man musical has a title
Total Film News —
... co-star Jim Sturgess have been playing MJ and Peter Parker, no one has been officially cast. Taymor’s been working out the kinks on this one for a while now – it hasn’t always gone smoothly, but then with such a big, high-pressure show, problems are always to be expected. Given that this is the director who made The Lion King work so well on stage, it has a good chance of being spectacular… [Source: THR] Would you go to see a Spider-musical? Do you think ...
