'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' could still be saved!

'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' could still be saved!

The musical that has fluctuated between dead, struggling and almost alive for the past several weeks might just cling on to life...

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By JoshWilding - Oct 07, 2009 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: MTV Splash Page

The Hollywood Reporter's ShowBiz 411 blog reports that 'Turn off the Dark' has finally found its financial backers in the form of Jim Stern of Endgame Productions and Norton Herrick, a real estate mogul who has had previous investing success in Hollywood and on Broadway.

According to the article, the role of Peter Parker (which insiders say has already been cast but not yet announced) will be the only one to sing Bono and the Edge's many musical numbers. As for Spider-Man, the webslinging hero will be played by "five different blue and red wall crawlers and flyers."

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thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 10/7/2009, 1:38 PM
I wish this would stay dead.

Although I am a tiny bit interested to hear some U2 spiderman songs...
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 10/7/2009, 1:40 PM
Maybe spidey will make a joke this time around
SoratheKey
SoratheKey - 10/7/2009, 2:18 PM
I want to hear the songs!!!
antz1104
antz1104 - 10/7/2009, 2:44 PM
This'll be right up there w/ The Fly on broadway! yay! (blink on/off the sarcasm box)
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/7/2009, 4:14 PM
I thought this was SAVED in your last article about it JOSH lol??? Before that i heard it was dead.

Anyway, any of you lot plan to go if it does make it???

JOSH? ..... Anyone????
antz1104
antz1104 - 10/7/2009, 5:42 PM
Noper, even if it does have Bono playing Aunt May lol
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/7/2009, 8:08 PM
I'd rather watch this! ; D



DarthLaney
DarthLaney - 10/7/2009, 8:59 PM
What is really strange about this is that last month I received and e-mail promotion from AMEX allowing me to go to Ticketmaster and buy advanced tickets to this show for the week starting the 25th Febuary 2010

This show isn't as dead as the news reports suggest

see link below

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/030042B5E22776A6?artistid=1330722&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=207
BOOK552
BOOK552 - 10/7/2009, 10:55 PM
this is going to be a god damn disgrace, sure U@ had some good songs in the 80s and 90s but they are [frick]ing terrible now.
superdog
superdog - 10/8/2009, 7:00 AM
i plan on seeing it. ill write a review
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 10/8/2009, 3:06 PM
They deserve it for gaying a Marvel classic bastards
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 10/8/2009, 4:18 PM
NOOOOO!! Y CANT IT STAY DEAD!
this will kill spidey's rep (if spiderman 3 and disney havent already)
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