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#129

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 12/20/10 at 10:13am

Another Shankman tweet:

adammshankman Adam Shankman
Woke up at 3! Made lists, did laundry, organized stuff. Yipes! And as for ROA casting: hairspray was fine. Trust me... I know my musicals



Honestly, Hairspray is the only reason I'm not even the slightest bit worried about any casting decisions. I think the man knows what he's doing.

Updated On: 12/20/10 at 10:13 AM

#131

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 12/20/10 at 12:27pm

Well, TRANSFORMERS 2 made even more than that and everyone liked it...no one's calling that a good movie.
And I got two words for you Adam Shankman re HAIRSPRAY casting: Amanda Bynes, easily one of the worst young actors working (or did she retire once again? who knows?) in Hollywood today, she removed all adorable traces from an already slightly-annoying character and just made her completely flat.
Still, Gwyneth Paltrow and Alec Baldwin sound great, can't stand Tom Cruise really. Wonder who else will be involved, wasn't Patrick Wilson offered a role? I guess he passed.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#132

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 12/20/10 at 1:15pm

Critics and audiences (at least fanboys) loathed Transformers 2. While critics and audiences loved Hairspray. $200 million at the box office, a platinum selling album, and 91% fresh rating on Rotten tomatoes.

Also, Patrick Wilson was circling the part back when Chris D'Arienzo was directing. They're good friends.
#133

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 1/8/11 at 12:51pm

From Shankman's twitter:

"Start prep on rock of ages this month. Shooting [in] Miami. Florida, here we come. Step up shooting there too! Auditions to come!"

Updated On: 1/21/11 at 12:51 PM

#134

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 1/21/11 at 11:50am


"Russell Brand is the latest actor looking to lend his voice to Rock of Ages, the Adam Shankman-directed screen adaptation of the stage musical at New Line. I’m told that Brand is circling the role of Lonnie, who runs the '80s rock club The Bourbon for owner Dennis (the role that Alec Baldwin is circling). Brand and Baldwin get to sing a rousing version of the REO Speedwagon tune Can’t Fight This Feeling."
http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/russell-brand-in-tune-for-rock-of-ages/


Updated On: 1/21/11 at 11:50 AM

#136

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 1/23/11 at 3:25pm

I don't think it's much of a stretch.

Mary J. confirms her involvement.
"Well, I’m involved in the film version of Rock of Ages, which is now a play on Broadway, but they made it into an actual film. It’s about people becoming rockstars in the early 80s and I play – it’s not a raunchy role, but the lady who runs the call girl club [Justice Charlier]. I am the owner, but it’s a respectable place, a respectable role – it’s not bad."
http://passionweiss.com/2011/01/20/question-in-the-form-of-an-answer-mary-j-blige/
#137

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 1/24/11 at 3:50am

If the Taylor Swift is in this movie, it will be awful!I know she is a star, but she can't act or sing. She was horrible in Valentine's Day. She may be a talented song writer but she really can't sing. I don't think a musical should be auto- tuned.There are some movie stars that can both sing and act, or better yet, take a chance and put a real Broadway actor in the movie.
#139

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 1/24/11 at 6:24pm

I think what she meant was that the role of Justice isn't sleazy in any way.
Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you. --Cartman: South Park ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
#147

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 2/11/11 at 5:12pm

From the BWW bit on Hathaway:

"Deadline.com now reveals that in talks to play the role of "the uptight journalist who intends to eviscerate Cruise's decadent rock star Stacee Jax with an expose" is Anne Hathaway. In the film, Hathaway's character will fall for "the charms of the rocker, and after they duet to the Foreigner song I Want To Know What Love Is, they engage in a wild, passionate bedroom romp,"

Forget the actress, that description of the character is a decent departure from the plot of the show.
#150

re: Adam Shankman To Direct/Choreograph The Rock Of Ages Movie

Posted: 2/11/11 at 9:16pm

"Maybe deadline.com is mixing things up with Sherrie?"

Perhaps. They have mixed up other things so far, like saying Tom Cruise was up for the role of "a bartender" back in October.

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