It’s been the works for years, and now we’re just eleven months away from finally seeing the Broadway musical based on Spider Man. No, really. Spider Man.

After the jump, I’ll share some facts about this show that I find… striking. Let me know your reactions!

• It’s full title is Spider Man, Turn Off The Dark
• Evan Rachel Wood is rumored to be in the cast
• Bono and the Edge wrote the music
• Along with Wood, many, many people from the movie Across the Universe will be involved, including director Julie Taymor and choreographer Daniel Ezralow
• Tickets are already on sale, though the first performance isn’t until January.

Now, I should acknowledge that I was dubious about Shrek: The Musical, and then I ended up giving it a pretty good review. That’s why I’m calling the above information “striking.” As in, “It strikes me that this could all go awry, or it could be weirdly rock-star awesome.” I mean,  I didn’t like Across the Universe. At all. But Taymor’s stage work (like The Lion King) is often fantastic. Also, there was a time when I loved U2. Will this show recapture their scrappy glory from the 80s? I guess we’ll know next year.