MTV caught up with Julie Taymor,
Spider-Man:Turn Off the Dark director to discuss different aspects of the production.
"We do have the origin story. In writing with Glen Berger, the playwright, we've tried to craft something that's a little different than what you're used to. Our Doctor Osborn is more of a conglomerate of Doc Ock [and] of Osborn — he's not a businessman."
"He's a real scientist, who's a real southerner — he believes he's going to help combat the world as it is, environmental disasters. He believes that he has to prepare people, so he's creating through DNA transfers and this and that, the ability for humans to protect themselves when the tides rise and global warming. It's very current. It's very very now, even though we do blend periods."
On The Green Goblin and other villains...
"When he turns into Goblin, it's a very different Goblin. Then we have this thing in Act Two, where Spider-Man's powers keep rising and rising and you meet what we call 'The Sinister Six/Seven.' We have Kraven, Carnage, Lizard, a new one we've created, Swiss Miss.
"Then there's another aspect that we're not getting into, which is a whole story twist that will be out of the bag soon I'm sure," tease. But for the moment we want people to know the story is still about this struggle for Peter Parker to balance being a regular guy a regular boy with all of his foibles, his love. his humor, and what do you do when you've been given this unbelievable gift, this power? How do you use it?"
Hawksblueyes: Huh? We keep dismissing this production but mark my words, if this thing is successful it will not be long before we get a movie version.