When a Broadway Bono and The Edge-scored musical adaptation of Spider-Man was first announced, director Julie Taymor (Across The Universe) said that she wanted to cast Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess in the lead roles. Well maybe they weren’t available or interested, because an open singer-actors call will take place in Manhattan on July [...]

Earlier this year Julie Taymor (The Lion King) announced plans to direct a Broadway musical based on Spider-Man. With Across The Universe now behind her, the casting process is upcoming. Taymor told The Daily Mail that she hopes to reteam with her Across The Universe cast for the stage project. Apparently Taymor would like to [...]

With the Toronto Film Festival ready to ramp up next week, we’ve just gotten our hands on a ton of new production photos from some of our most anticipated films of Fall 2007. First up is a new photo from Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, a romantic musical told through the music of The Beatles. [...]

Across The Universe is on our list for the most anticipated films of 2007. We’ve been waiting for this film for what seems like forever. The movie trailer was released in February and absolutely blew us away (if you haven’t seen it yet, watch it now). Then came stories that director Julie Taymor was fighting [...]

We’ve been looking forward to Across The Universe ever since we heard the words “Beatles” and “musical” used in the same sentence. The movie trailer looks amazing. Who cares what Roth says, we have faith in Academy Award nominated director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus). Check out the new theatrical poster to the right. Click on [...]

Academy Award nominated director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus, Across the Universe) will be directing a Spider-Man Musical. That’s right, a musical. According to SHH, the New York City theater production will feature the music and lyrics of Bono and Edge from U2. Tell me the date, and I’ll be there.
Taymor received the 1998 Tony Award [...]

As you probably know, Across the Universe is one of the under-the-radar films we’ve been really looking forward to. Universe is a love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s, described as a “romantic musical” told through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. You can watch the theatrical trailer at this link.
Anyway, it [...]