Tag Archives: Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor To Leave ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’, Opening Night Pushed to June

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Matt Raub

It is almost becoming laughable how many things seem to be going wrong with the Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. We’ve already been through heartbreak several times, whether it was about Alan Cumming and Evan Rachel Wood … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Comedy, Drama, Marvel, Musicals, News | Tagged Bono, Broadway, Julie Taymor, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Turn off the dark, The Edge, Turn off the Dark | 1 Comment

Surprise: Another Actor Hurt During A Performance of ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Since it’s conception over a year ago, there seems to be absolutely no good news coming out of Julie Taymor’s upcoming Broadway adaptation of Spider-Man, unfortunately titled Turn Off The Dark. The film has gone through two budget slashes, several … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comics, Drama, Fantasy, Marvel, Movies, Music, Musicals, News | Tagged Alan Cumming, Bono, Broadway, Julie Taymor, Spider-Man, The Edge, Turn off the Dark | Comments Off

The Flickcast – Episode 80: TS-19

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Joe Gillis

The week on The Flickcast Chris and Matt return once again with some new things to talk (and complain) about. Some of the topics on this week’s show include the season finale of The Walking Dead, AMC’s Breaking Bad marathon, … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Podcasts | Tagged AMC, Battle: Los Angeles, Blu-Ray, Breaking Bad, Episode 80, Julie Taymor, Movies, Podcasts, Skyline, Spider-Man, The Lord of the Rings, The Walking Dead, TV | 1 Comment

They May Be Confusing, But Check Out Two New Clips From ‘The Tempest’

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Matt Raub

Shakespeare’s The Tempest may be one of the most contrived and story-heavy piece of work in his collection, but that’s not stopping director Julie Taymor, who plans on bringing a direct adaptation of the play to theaters next year. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Books, Classics, Disney, Drama, Filmmaking, Movies, News, Video | Tagged Alan Cumming, Alfred Molina, Ben Whishaw, Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, Disney, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Helen Mirren, Julie Taymor, Reeve Carney, Russell Brand, The Tempest, Tom Conti | Comments Off

New Trailer For ‘The Tempest’ Is Here And It Looks Amazing

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Julie Taymor has made quite a lot of progress in Hollywood in the past few years. If bringing Across The Universe to theaters and Beatles music to a whole new audience wasn’t enough, she was one of the driving forces … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Awards, Drama, Movies, News, Trailers, Video | Tagged Across the Universe, Alan Cumming, Alfred Molina, Ben Whishaw, Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Helen Mirren, Julie Taymor, Reeve Carney, Russell Brand, Spider-Man: Turn off the dark, The Tempest, Tom Conti, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment

Spider-Man on Broadway Still Going Ahead

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Matt Raub

It looks like after complications with casting, an overblown budget, and a scripting problem with over four proposed villains in the show, the broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is still going ahead, even though they announced production would … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Comics, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Musicals, News | Tagged Alan Cumming, Bono, Evan Rachel Wood, Julie Taymor, Marvel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Turn off the dark | 1 Comment