The producers of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” have spun a deal to de-fang the $1 million-plus suit filed against them by ousted director Julie Taymor.
Terms of the pending settlement weren’t disclosed, and lawyers for both sides declined to divulge any details.
Court papers also note that if the “agreement in principle” falls through, the venomous case can be revived within the next 60 days.
Taymor sued the backers of the smash Broadway hit last year over charges they breached her contract by firing her in March 2011 after the show’s disastrous previews.
The Tony-winning director also demanded a share of the show’s boffo box-office receipts, alleging that nearly 25 percent of her original script was “copied verbatim” during a major re-write that turned the show into a blockbuster success.
In a stinging counter-suit, producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah Harris accused Taymor of poisoning their $75 million musical by refusing to make it “family friendly,” and insisting instead on developing a “dark, disjointed and hallucinogenic musical involving suicide, sex and death.”
The producers also said that Taymor acted like a drama queen and “stormed out of meetings” when her collaborators — including U2’s Bono and The Edge — suggested changes.
Lawyers for both sides had been scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court this afternoon to discuss scheduling issues ahead of a trial scheduled to start Jan. 7, but the conference was cancelled after they told the judge they had cut a deal.
A spokeswoman for the show declined to comment.
bruce.golding@nypost.com