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Ouch! Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark 2.0 reviews NOT coming up roses for Spidey
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/13/spider-man-broadway-musical-delayed-for-fifth-time/
'Spider-Man' Broadway Musical
Delayed for Fifth Time
By Rebecca Macatee
Posted Jan 13th 2011 09:42PM
If your spidey senses were tingling Thursday night, you might head over to the Great White Way and lend a hand on set. The Wall Street Journal reports that the problem-plagued Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has once again pushed back its opening night.
This is the fifth time the show has delayed its first official performance, now scheduled for March 15. The show's received a lot of negative attention, for bad reviews and the multiple sidelining injuries incurred by the actors and crew.
A statement released by the show said they needed time to work on a new ending. Some theatergoers have been confused by what went down after intermission.
"We simply need more time to fully execute the creative team's vision before freezing the show," said lead producer Michael Cohl. He then reassured audiences this would be the "final postponent" of the show, which has been in an usually long preview period of more than 15 weeks.
Despite 'Spider-Man's' rather tumultuous start in theater, the clearly popular show was the number one musical on Broadway. I vote they keep working out those set kinks, brush off the critics and if at all possible, bring James Franco on board. Multi-talented Harry Osborn could undoubtedly weave a web of gold.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Ok, as the new movie might be out before the musical finally opens, I'll post this here for now.
In re Andrew Garfield, I first thought--what?? After seeing this photo below, I'm thinking--Whoa!!
http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/14/andrew-garfield-as-spider-man/
First Look:
Andrew Garfield as
'Spider-Man'
By The Editors at Moviefone
Posted Jan 14th 2011 01:30AM
The first official image of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man has been released, courtesy of Columbia Pictures.
Dark, disheveled and skinny probably best describe this first image of Garfield as Spidey. He's without the mask, which leaves us a little more to look forward to, and based on that scar, as well as the expression on his face, the iconic superhero has just been through one of the toughest battles of his young career as the webbed crusader.
He's got a backpack slung over his shoulder, which reminds us that this is the beginning -- this is Peter Parker in high school, dealing with his new powers and learning about being Spider-Man, finding it may not be all it's cracked up to be. He's weak; he doesn't "get it" yet.
As far as the suit goes, it looks updated, but still familiar enough for fans. We like the lack of muscles and the frenetic spider graphic on his chest, as if he has no clue what he is or what he's doing.
This comes as good news for 'Spider-Man' fans as all is not well in the Spidey universe. The Wall Street Journal reports that the problem-plagued Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' has once again pushed back its opening night.
This is the fourth time the show has delayed its first official performance, now scheduled for March 15. The show has received a lot of negative attention, with multiple sidelining injuries incurred by the actors and crew and some lukewarm reviews.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Here's a slightly lighter version of the image:
::)
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on January 14, 2011, 11:12:37 am ---
Here's a slightly lighter version of the image:
::)
--- End quote ---
Whoa indeed! He's come a long way since Imaginarium. He's sleek...he's creepy...he's hot!!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 15, 2011, 09:51:06 am ---Whoa indeed! He's come a long way since Imaginarium. He's sleek...he's creepy...he's hot!!
--- End quote ---
He's a cute puppy, all right. :)
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