"After Corman lost the Spider-Man rights, Cannon Group purchased them for $225,000 plus profit-sharing, and took out a 50-page pull-out ad touting Spider-Man among its upcoming productions..."
http://io9.com/5843007/the-secret-history-of-spider+man-movies
"Stan Lee kept rejecting these script drafts — but at the same time, kept bucking to play J. Jonah Jameson himself."
I ALWAYS get a chuckle every time I see this poster - I'd love to meet the individual that thought it would be a good idea to have Spider-Man swinging ABOVE the planet Earth - A more appropriate movie title for this poster would've been "Spider-Man in Space"! :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a Variety ad where Joseph Zito is listed as director.
DeleteMaybe they anticipated Spidey joining the Guardians of the Galaxy!
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