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Read Michael Chabon's Script for Spider-Man 2

Michael Chabon wrote one of the smartest explorations of superheroes in his Pulitzer-winning The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, so it was exciting news when he agreed to write the script for Spider-Man 2. Unfortunately, some studio execs, in their wisdom, decided to bring in some other writers, including Smallville co-creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, to revamp Chabon's script. Now David Eggers' literary magazine McSweeney's has put Chabon's original version online, as a free PDF, for a limited time. We compared Chabon's draft with what ended up on screen. And not surprisingly, everything that was good about Spider-Man 2 is in the Chabon version, and a whole lot more besides. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,305 views, 53 comments

Latest by RAHfanboy: @braak: "@Charlie Jane Anders: @B: Well, I'm convinced. I shall set to work building my own spine-extractor immediately." Let me know if your device works in reverse. I personally think that a "spine implanter" would be of a lot more more »