When last we heard from the "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" front (that being the upcoming, $40M Broadway spectacular featuring a musical score by U2's Bono and The Edge, in case you're just tuning in), the show's legendary director, Julie Taymor, offered MTV an exclusive update on where casting for the show currently stood. Taymor said talks with Evan Rachel Wood were progressing for the role of Mary Jane, and that she was still searching for an actor to play the title role.
However, in a blink-and-you-would've-missed-it quote, Taymor also hinted at who the main villain in the Spidey musical would be -- namely, the Green Goblin -- and today, the New York Post is reporting that Alan Cumming is currently in negotiations for the role of Marvel's notorious pumpkin bomber. Read More...
It seems like we manage to go weeks at a time between news regarding "
In a development that should only be a surprise to the most devout 
Regardless of 
Sure, "
You'll be hard-pressed to find a comics fan out there who isn't looking forward to the inevitable throw-down between 
News out of the Devil's Due camp today -- the publisher has teamed up with the Starz channel to publish a comic book miniseries based on the network's upcoming series, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand."
Super-producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura had better watch out -- he's well on his way to being typecast as the producer who only works on films about toys coming to life. According to news which broke over the weekend, the "Transformers" producer has picked up another project about playthings becoming larger-than-life heroes.
These days, it's nearly impossible to separate 
For those of us holding out for the official theatrical release of "