First off, we here at JSO would like to wish you a Happy New Year! 2008 was definitely a quiet Jim-Year, so we’re hoping for some more excitement here in 2009. Look forward to a nice treat from JSO in the very near future.

Thanks to Beatleowl for the new picture we added to our gallery! This picture is from the Crossing Over production.

JSO would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

So to everyone from all of us at JSO, enjoy this holiday season!

Herald.ie and Timesonline.co.uk have both posted articles about Spiderman: The Musical. Rumored to be the most expensive Broadway show in history, the articles both touch on the failing economy and the future of the show.

From Herald.ie:

“Details of the cast and production of Spider-Man are expected to be released early next year. However, Evan Rachel Wood, the former girlfriend of goth rocker Marilyn Manson, is being tipped for the role of Mary Jane Watson, Spider-Man’s girlfriend. Actor Jim Sturgess is expected to land the title role.”

From TimesOnline:

“Bono has promised that the show will be ’something the likes of which no-one has seen or heard’. He said the music will be part punk rock and part opera. ‘It should be a hallucinogenic experience for theatregoers,’ he said. ‘You have the visual energy brings. The myth of the arachnid and the elasticity of these characters — you can turn theatre upside down.’ ”

Follow the links to both articles for more interesting information on this seemingly huge Broadway show!

As I have mentioned previously, Jessica and I have returned after a hiatus! Diane has been great and has updated the front page, but we now are secure enough in our schedules to pick up the reins again. Please send all information to submissions@jimsturgess.org or ali@jimsturgess.org/jessica@jimsturgess.org

JSO GATHERING: We just finished up day 1 of the JSO meetup in NYC. It was lots of fun, and we took a bunch of pictures.

We’re very happy to be back, and we have a very special holiday gift for you guys coming HOPEFULLY before the year is out. We promise it is very awesome.

In the video link below, IGN interviews Evan Rachel Wood about the possibility of her Across the Universe co-star, Jim Sturgess, playing Peter Parker in Julie Taymor’s Spider-man:  The Musical.  Wood talks about dying her hair red for Mary Jane, as well as Taymors vision for the musical.  In answer to the question, “Will Jim be in the play?,” Wood says, “Hopefully….if we can convince him to do it.”
 

In an exclusive interview with IESB.com, Evan Rachel Wood has confirmed she’s been cast as Mary Jane in Julie Taymor’s upcoming SPIDER-MAN the Musical.  Rehearsals are slated to start sometime in June 2009, however it is not clear yet whether Jim Sturgess will star opposite her as Peter Parker.  “They are still trying to convince him,” says Wood regarding her Across the Universe co-star. 

You can read the entire article here. 

We’ve added over one hundred new 21 movie stills to our gallery and there’s many more to come, so stay tuned.  Special thanks to Brazilian Girl for helping with watermarking.

Well, December is here and the JSO meetup is around the corner! December 13-16 in NYC! Plenty of people have said they are interested in coming, but we are not sure just who is actually showing up. Please see the sub-forum on our boards to see what the plans are.

IF YOU ARE COMING:

Please e-mail nyc@jimsturgess.org with the subject “I AM COMING.”

On another note:

It has been quite obvious that Jessica and myself have been on a sort of hiatus from the site, with the main page being updated by fantasygirl (Diane), and Willow taking care of the forums. I want to thank these two in particular, as well as everyone else who has helped keep the site moving over the past few months. School is almost over for the semester for me, and I’m hoping to grab the reins once again.