Taymor in Financial Dispute with SPIDER-MAN Production? Heading to Court?

According to the Daily Beast, Julie Taymor has not received payments owed for her pervious participation on the Spider-Man project.  Says Laura Penn, executive director of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society that represents Taymor, "Julie was paid $125,000 five years ago. For nine years of work on this project that is all she has been paid...It's startling. People assume it's an $85 million production and she made $10 million or walked away with a settlement in the six figures. And it's just not true...One of the requirements we have from producers," Penn continued, "is that they provide us with statements of activities, things like box-office receipts and operating costs. And not only are they not paying her, they're not providing us with those statements. We have no information."

Accordingly, the case could head to court.  For the full report, click here.

Taymor departed the production in March, 2011 and was replaced by Philip William McKinley.

Inspired by over 40 years of Marvel comic books, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek suddenly endowed with incredible powers soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains put both his physical strength and strength of character to the test.The official opening night of the new SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is set for Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). Tickets are now on sale through October 2, 2011, with group tickets on sale through January 8, 2012.

Tickets for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark are priced from $67.50 - $135 for weekday performances and $67.50 - $140 for weekend performances and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 250-2929. Tickets are also available at the Foxwoods Theatre box office, which is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark now plays the following performance schedule: Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.