The status of "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," the allegedly upcoming Broadway musical featuring songs from Bono and the Edge, has fluctuated between dead, struggling and almost alive for the past several weeks. Now, I think we can qualify it as mostly alive.
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.
Early last month, it seemed that the lights were back on for "Turn off the Dark," but the fact that certain crew members hadn't been brought back into the fold signaled that the production's financial woes hadn't fully ceased.
Now, with the assistance of Herrick and Stern—the latter of which declined to acknowledge his involvement in the production—it seems that Spider-Man can finally get his musical groove on for a show that is allegedly costing as much as $45 million to produce.
Although Spider-Man himself wouldn't be caught dead singing, you can't say the same for Peter Parker. According to the article, the Parker role—which insiders say has already been cast, just not 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."
Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming star in the musical as Mary Jane Watson and the Green Goblin.
What's your take on the "Spider-Man" musical? Actually happening, or are you still skeptical? Sound off in the comments section!