So according to Access Hollywood, the upcoming film adaptation of Tony Award-winning Musical Rock of Ages will star Country sensation Taylor Swift as Sherrie Christian. New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) will be overseeing the project which begins production in January 2011. Although just rumoured, Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember, Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Glee Show) will be directing.
Now, don't get me wrong as I do love Swift, but if you do recall that promotional spot she did for the 2009 MTV VMAs performing Tonight from West Side Story, her vocal limitations were revealed like a scab under a Band-Aid. I have my hesitations about her ability to perform the demanding power-tunes required of her in Rock of Ages but one thing's for sure - she sure has the draw to make this almost a shoe-in for success.
But get this, Tom Cruise apparently also has been offered a role in the film too as a Bartender, not one of the more principal roles in the stage version of the Musical. Cruise is a chameleon, so I have no doubt that if he takes on the role he'll be amazing. We've all heard him sing in Top Gun to Righteous Brothers' You've Lost that Loving Feeling - hopefully that's not a taste of what's to come. But then again, AutoTune was released in 1997....
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