Spider-Man, the Musical!
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=354139>1=28130
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spider-Man has conquered the movies. Now it's Broadway's turn.
"Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" will open Feb. 18, 2010, at the Hilton Theatre. Preview performances begin Jan. 16.
Producers say the musical, directed by Julie Taymor, will feature a score by Bono and The Edge. Taymor, the creative force behind Disney's long-running "Lion King," will co-write the book with Glen Berger.
The story was inspired by the Marvel comic books hero and will include the story of his origins as well as new material.
"Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" is produced by Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Martin McCallum, Marvel Entertainment/David Maisel, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Jeremiah Harris.
So, what does everybody think? Personally, I think this will either suck beyond the telling of it, or totally rock.
Barring bad reviews, I am SO going to New York for spring break next year.
Risottia
25-02-2009, 00:43
I guess it is going to suck like a vacuum cleaner powered by Dr.Octopus' reactor. :p
Saerlandia
25-02-2009, 00:47
I guess it is going to suck like a vacuum cleaner powered by Dr.Octopus' reactor. :p
Yeah, this. Not only is it a musical adapted from a film, it also has Bono writing the score. It will be a spectacular carnival of suck.
The Black Forrest
25-02-2009, 00:48
Now we have something to replace waterboarding!
Katganistan
25-02-2009, 01:25
YEEEARS ago, they tried to do Captain America the musical. Thank god THAT never happened. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America_in_other_media
Gauthier
25-02-2009, 01:30
On the other hand, an X-Men musical would have a cast with foundation of theatre experience to fall back on.
Querinos
25-02-2009, 01:34
Would be better if score was produced by/ I wish the Ramones were alive.
Look at it this way. They at least aren't trying a 300 musical yet right?
awaits such hits like
"I'm just a happy swinger"
"sticky strands everywhere"
"a Nerd like me"
King Arthur the Great
25-02-2009, 02:55
Not gonna bother. I will flagrantly state that part of the greatness of the Spider-Man films is the CG scenes of watching our favorite wall crawler swing through the city.
Pinnucre
25-02-2009, 03:12
Oh Please!
<imagines scene of carnage from pulling emergency brake on F-1 equipped with JATO pack>
Crash and Burn!
greed and death
25-02-2009, 03:14
cant be worse then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJsQgKCTucM or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4C7TDyVfs
Pure Metal
25-02-2009, 03:19
i saw a Spider Man musical at Universal Studios a few years back. can't remember shit about it... i wonder if this Broadway one is at all based on that one?
Pinnucre
25-02-2009, 03:20
cant be worse then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJsQgKCTucM or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4C7TDyVfs
You're right...those would be hard to top...um...bottom?
greed and death
25-02-2009, 03:21
You're right...those would be hard to top...um...bottom?
got to love India.
Pinnucre
25-02-2009, 03:22
got to love India.
Bollywood Forever!
The Black Forrest
25-02-2009, 05:16
Bollywood Forever!
Indeed. Newton's Laws do not exist in their films! :)
Conserative Morality
25-02-2009, 05:20
This reminds me... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714-Ioa4XQw)
Anti-Social Darwinism
25-02-2009, 08:56
cant be worse then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJsQgKCTucM or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4C7TDyVfs
It's like watching an accident, ... a really bad accident. *shudder. whimper.*
greed and death
25-02-2009, 08:58
It's like watching an accident, ... a really bad accident. *shudder. whimper.*
its like superman has some how been corrupted.
Heinleinites
25-02-2009, 19:32
The first thing I thought of was "How do you turn off the dark?" As far as movie titles go, that's almost as bad as "Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever"
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=354139>1=28130
So, what does everybody think? Personally, I think this will either suck beyond the telling of it, or totally rock.
Barring bad reviews, I am SO going to New York for spring break next year.
<General Akbar Voice> Its a trap!</General Akbar Voice>
German Nightmare
25-02-2009, 20:14
That simply cannot be a good idea!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/spiderman.gif
I mean, seriously, who wants to watch that?!?
Bouitazia
25-02-2009, 20:52
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/spiderman.gif
Hmm, that is actually enjoyable, in an eerie, silly sort of way.
I almost can't look away.
*stares a bit more*
German Nightmare
25-02-2009, 22:34
*stares a bit more*
That'll give you all kinds of cancer!