Alan Cumming has left the production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a Broadway musical with a score co-written by U2's the Edge and Bono. Cumming, who was set to play Spider-Man's nemesis, the Green Goblin, has dropped out of the play due to scheduling conflicts.
Cumming claims that with the production delays on the musical, his CBS show The Good Wife will conflict with his role in Spider-Man.
The Scottish actor said in a statement, "Obviously, having waited over a year for Spider-Man to be greenlit, I am very disappointed that I will not have the chance to collaborate with Bono and the Edge, and to work with [director] Julie Taymor on the stage."
The Spider-Man project has been beset with problems from the beginning. Production delays, cast turnovers (Evan Rachel Wood, who was set to play Mary Jane, left the production last month), and financial problems have plagued the production.
The musical was originally scheduled to enter previews in fall 2009 before delays pushed back the musical's opening to spring 2010 and then again to fall 2010.
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