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Chuck E. Cheese has been fired.

The owners of the children's pizza restaurants slash arcade center have deemed the memorable character as old news. The company will launch a new, more hip version of Chuck E. Cheese as an electric guitar wielding rock star.

The mascot's voice will be different, as well.

Our main man, er, mouse has come a long way in the 35 years he's been around. Back in the day he used to even have a cigar prop which we're glad we don't remember.

We understand why a company would want to remodel their mascot when sales haven't been strong in the 500 stores around the country that offer games, prizes and a musical variety musical show.

Still, we can't help but feel a part our childhood has been replaced, as well.

Which breaks our hearts.

Tags: chuck e cheese, hip, hipper, image, reboot, revamped, thirty five years

Last we heard about Broadway news, we were pleased to report that the 2010-11 Broadway season broke two records, reaching a box office high of 1.08 billion and an attendance of 12.53 million!

Hopefully the revamped Spider-Man musical can help keep those numbers up.

That's right, Spidey lovers! Cursed Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been officially "frozen," meaning there will be NO MORE CHANGES, and opening night for the looooooooong delayed show is June 14.

Let's hope the critics like the new version! As we said before, we're skeptical, buuuut good reviews could definitely get people into seats, which could help keep those attendance/box office numbers strong, so hopefully it all works out!

Good luck, Spider-Man team!

Do U think the new version of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark will be a success?

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: attendance, box office, critics, cursed, frozen, musical, new version, revamped, spider man, spider man turn off the dark, spidey, success

Enlighten us, Bono!

During a recent interview, U2's Bono opened up about the failure of the first version of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and he had some inneresting points to make about it:

"What was great about Turn Off the Dark 1.0 was unusual and rare: magic, a pop-up Pop-Art opera with a bit of rock ’n’ roll circus thrown in. What was not right about it was a catalog of commonplace problems — story knots, bad sound and finally a failure to cohere, meaning that the whole was not greater than the sum of the parts, as wonderful as some of those parts were."

"In Turn Off the Dark 2.0, the myth of Arachne does not overpower the reason people are there…to discover what makes Peter Parker a superhero, which in the end turns out not to be his spider senses, but his personal integrity and especially his humility — something I hope all of us in this process have learned from."

Def sounds like they may have gotten it right this time! Assuming nobody else gets hurt, they've got our support!

Good luck, revamped Spider-Man team!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: failure, peter parker, revamped, spider man, spider man turn off the dark, superhero, u2

We can't help but be a little wary about this…

After being HOrrifically plagued by cast and crew injuries and a plethora of production problems, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark took a month off to revamp the troubled production, kicked director Julie Taymor to the curb and pulled in new producers, and apparently, is now ready to debut once again with new music and a revised story!

Check out the latest poster (above)!

And according to a promotional e-mail:

Order your tickets now and be the first to see the brand-new version of Broadway's musical spectacular–with new music, new scenes and a whole new take on the mind-blowing theatrical adventure. Songwriting superstars Bono & The Edge of U2 have joined forces with a new team of artists to bring this sensation to even greater heights. Be there.

The new previews begin May 12th, with an official opening June 14th.

At least, for now.

All right, guys! You've had more than enough time! Let's either get this right or put a fork in it!

Tags: bono, director, julie taymor, producers, revamped, spider man turn off the dark, the edge, u2