U2 reveal all about Spiderman Musical
December 30, 2008
U2's Spiderman musical could open within a year, guitarist The Edge
has revealed.
He and Bono have been writing the music and lyrics for the project
which is being made with Tony-winning director Julie Taymor.
Speaking for the first time about the project, The Edge said a number
of the songs had already been written and the musical is "in a pretty
good state".
In an interview for the new edition of Q, he explained: "I think the
musical had its heyday back in the '40s, '50s, '60s era. I don't think
there's been anything that interesting done in it since �?Anyway,
we've always harboured this sneaky ambition that maybe one day we
might try our hand in that area."
Since hooking up with Taymor, who won Tonys for her work on Disney's
Lion King, Bono and The Edge have teamed up with scriptwriter Glenn
Berger. "He's come up with some great dialogue. The overall story was
really Julie working with Glenn, and Bono and myself riding shotgun
with the odd idea here and there �?as they do for the songs.
"We love to delve into other people's creative worlds and figure out
how it all happens. We've written a lot of the songs at this point.
It's in a pretty good state, and I hope it'll open this year. We're
not sure where in the world, but most likely it will be in New York."
It is not the first time U2 have been associated with a comic book
movie - they wrote the theme for Batman Forever, Hold Me Thrill Kiss
Me Kill Me which featured an animated version of the band in the promo.
The guitarist said he and Bono would be around for a "good few weeks"
of the rehearsals: "There won't be a full orchestra �?it'll be
something like 18 or 20 musicians: string players, brass, some
woodwind. The core will be a rock'n'roll band. But it is going to be
interesting to write for other people. We have already written a lot
of songs that are for women to sing. That's a whole other set of
challenges, to write in the right key and all those technical things."
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