“Spider-Man” may be on indefinite hold but director Julie Taymor has been keeping busy. Her adaptation of “The Tempest” has just been picked as the centerpiece of the New York Film Festival, and will screen on October 2. Taymor’s hook: Prospero is now Prospera, and is played by Helen Mirren. Theatergoers will also note that Ariel is played by Ben Wishaw (who was wonderful in the MCC production of “The Pride” earlier this year), Stefano is Alfred Molina (recently in “Red”) and Sebastian is Alan Cumming.

In other Bard news, Lincoln Center has just announced the works that will be performed in rep by the Royal Shakespeare Company on July 6-August 14 2011 — in a theater custom-built within the Park Avenue Armory, no less. They are “As You Like It,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “King Lear,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” and “The Winter’s Tale.” Click here for more info on ticket packages that are already on sale.