Posts with tag "Julie Taymor"

Julie Taymor to 'Step Down' From 'Spider-Man,' Says Producer

Posted Mar 9th 2011 at 03:10 PM by PopEater Staff

Julie Taymor's $65 million Broadway mega-production 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' has hit (a lot of) snags. And now, producers are telling the crew that she has "stepped down" even though she's still in negotiations about her contractual terms. "Taymor is out. She's left the building," the source told The Daily News. The show's opening night, March 15, is reportedly being delayed -- for the ...

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Julie Taymor Admits 'Spider-Man' Is 'Not Quite There'

Posted Mar 2nd 2011 at 05:45 PM by PopEater Staff

When you're a Tony-winning Broadway director, it would appear even your comments on a comic book musical are in highbrow-speak. Julie Taymor, the director of the disaster-prone 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,' broke her silence on Wednesday, telling an audience in comments dripping with metaphor that she is "in the crucible right now" and that she's fully aware the show is "not quite there." ...

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Is 'Spider-Man' Musical Beyond Repair? Critical Drubbing Clouds Opening

Posted Feb 12th 2011 at 02:00 PM by Jason Newman

Will the initial round of arachnophobia among the nations' theater critics bring down 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,' director Julie Taymor's $65 million production set to open March 15? A slew of reviews were published earlier this week and the overall consensus was clear: the show is not exactly a critical darling, with reviewers calling it "a shrill, insipid mess," (Washington Post) ...

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'Spider-Man' Actor Walking Again After Back Surgery

Posted Dec 26th 2010 at 09:04 AM by Christine Fenno

On Friday, following surgery on his back, Broadway actor Christopher Tierney took his first steps since his disastrous 30-foot plunge off the set of 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' on Monday night. As the stunt man's condition improves, Tierney's father tells the Associated Press that the injured aerialist can't wait to return to his role, and also says that his son received a Christmas Eve ...

Is 'The Tempest' a Match for Hollywood? We Ask a Shakespeare Adaptation Expert

Posted Dec 10th 2010 at 01:26 PM by Zach Dionne

When we discovered Hollywood upcoming spruce-up of Shakespeare's final play, 'The Tempest,' ready to hit theaters Dec. 10, we knew who to turn to: The expert, Adam Bertocci, who single-handedly Shakespearified 'The Big Lebowski' in his tome 'Two Gentlemen of Lebowski.' Director Julie Taymor is a veteran of reimaginings, famously tackling 'The Lion King' on Broadway, interpreting Shakespeare 11 ...