Okay, okay, take it easy. Breathe. Feeling better? Good.
Like many of you true comic book fans out there, I almost plotzed when I first heard that the deceased "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, had expressed interest in making a Spider-Man movie. But, like so many other terrorist attacks that we never hear about because the CIA or FBI shut them down before they could happen, the startling reality of Michael Jackson wearing the red-and-blue tights never happened.
Here's what Lee told MTV recently:
"It was just in the discussion phase. Michael Jackson and I were rather friendly. We had met a number of times. In fact, he came to my house once with his son and I remember my wife took care of his son for about an hour while Michael and I were talking. He was quite a good father...I had been to his place in Neverland and I really was very fond of Michael Jackson. And, he did want--he wanted to do Spider-Man. Now, I'm not sure whether he just wanted to produce it or wanted to play the role, you know? Our conversation never got that far along."
Another bullet dodged, comic book fans. Can you imagine having to see this:
