The new Spider-Man movie opens in the U.S. on May 4th, but in the meantime, Peter Parker is already preparing to take on the scariest super-villains of all: Broadway critics.
I know this sounds like a late April Fool’s gag, but it’s a for-real story from the New York Daily News. Marvel Comics is developing a Broadway musical about Spider-Man, with music by — wait for it — Bono and The Edge.
Tony Award-winner director Julie Taymor is teaming up with U2’s Bono to bring Gotham’s superhero to the stage, Marvel announced.
U2 guitarist The Edge is also set to help Bono write a score for the world’s most famous arachnid.
“Marvel continues to look to every entertainment medium to support the enduring popularity of our superheroes, and we are thrilled with the talent on board,” said David Maisel, chairman of Marvel Studios.
Taymor is perhaps best known for directing the Broadway musical blockbuster “The Lion King,” and in 1998 she became the first Tony-award winning female director for a musical.
That squealing sound you’re hearing from down under? It’s Hugh Jackman picturing an X-Men musical with a tap-dancing part for Wolverine, sometime around 2011.
(h/t Norm Sloan.)
At least this takes Bono away from playing golf with right-wing scuzzocrats–er, I mean, “discussing pressing issues with world leaders”–who just want his autograph for their skanky daughters, and aren’t really listening to what he says at all. This, at least, isn’t a complete waste of his talent…
I actually admire Bono for subjecting himself to that — it certainly can’t be fun for him — and while I don’t think he’s gotten anywhere with the Bushies, I do think he made some impressive progress with Jesse Helms and others, and in general has done a lot of good for third-world debt relief. That said, I’m actually looking forward to hearing how the Spider-Man musical turns out.
I use the word “actually” a lot, don’t I?
That’s OK…I tend to use the “f” word an awful lot (especially when I think of Jesse Helms), so “actually” is pretty acceptable by comparison.!