The film is a tremendous movie that goes indepth on the story of a young girl and a man who strive to make. And cruise, though his part is small, seems to be channeling lateera axl rose in a performance thats a little unnerving, yet hilarious. In the song, the rock is a natural formation which shelters a man during a storm, and is seen as a metaphor of god the father. In the hairmetal musical rock of ages, tom cruise plays louche rock icon stacee jaxx and sings several songs with the help of a monkey and autotune. Tom cruise confirmed to sing in rock of ages rolling stone.
To be honest, there isnt anything particularly original as far as story is concerned. Singing a song is very much like acting, the 49yearold told reporters at the red carpet premiere of his new film. Which hair metal vocalist inspired his performance. Tom cruise stacee jaxx wanted dead or alive rock of ages 2012. Tom cruise sings in rock of ages trailer video abc news. May 07, 2012 rock of ages is the best movie based on a jukebox musical based on the idea that a bunch of dreamers inspired by the poetry of twisted sister and whitesnake can change the world. I was expecting to see much more of tom cruise but he isnt in the movie as much as youd think, i was also tricked by the soundtrack songs, with the name of the movie being rock of ages and the songs used in the soundtrack coming from bands like gunsnroses, bon jovi, joan jet, journey etc i was expecting actual rock music but they managed. Rock of ages tells the story of small town girl sherrie and city boy drew, who meet on the sunset strip while pursuing their hollywood dreams. Rock of ages stars julianne hough, diego boneta, tom cruise, among many others. But this movie has some really amazing performances by a group of bigtime hollywood stars.
Directed by adam shankman, rock of ages stars tom cruise, julianne hough, diego boneta, alec baldwin, mary j. Jun 22, 2011 the rock of ages star will show off his vocal chops in the upcoming movie musical. Or, maybe i should ask, who is he pretending to be. Tom cruise as michelle burke tattoo design and application.
The rock of ages star will show off his vocal chops in the upcoming movie. Rock of ages executive music producer rates tom cruises vocal. Rock of ages premiere features tom cruise and julianne hough, plus josh duhamel and fergie in costume for the film, which opens. Tom cruise and i made a gentlemens agreement that if the vocal thing doesnt work out, well just shake hands and look for something. Joe elliott, whose pour some sugar on me he sings in the movie. Impossible star was cast in the upcoming musical rock of ages, based on the jukebox broadway show. Rock of ages is a 2012 american jukebox musical comedydrama film directed by adam shankman and based on the rock jukebox broadway musical rock of ages by chris darienzo. Hes been studying with seriously axl roses voice teacher like five hours a day. Dont stop believin rock of ages movie clip duration. The real reason to see rock of ages, though, is tom cruise. Rock of ages executive music producer rates tom cruises.
The extended rock of ages movie trailer has been released, and it features julianne hough, diego boneta and tom cruise singing. Tom cruise wanted dead or alive rock of ages hd youtube. Tom cruise gets all tattooed and shirtless in the forthcoming film rock of ages as stacee jaxx, a selfabsorbed, overthetop 80s rock star. As a result, when it was first announced that so you think you can dance judge as well as hairspray director adam shankman was set to helm a film adaptation of chris darienzos racy 2006 broadway musical, rock of ages, starring a singing and dancing tom cruise, reaction was understandably mixed. Tom cruise to sing on rock of ages soundtrack telegraph.
He doesnt sing much, and the one big onstage number hes givenshredding def leppards pour some sugar on me under a rain. Rock of ages set visit collider new movie news, movie. But the film is toplined by tom cruise, one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Tom cruise stars in rock of ages, a musical, based on the broadway show, set in the 1980s and featuring rock songs of the time. May 30, 2012 julianne hough talks singing with mary j. The music is amazing for anyone who likes 80s rock songs and all the actors used their own voices for their songs including the star of the movie, tom cruise, who has a great voice and played the aging, nearly washed up rock star perfectly. Tom cruise and melin akerman i want to know what love is. Rock of ages is a comedy and musical film that is an adaptation of the 2006 broadway show of the same name. Rock of ages, starring tom cruise, julianne hough and diego boneta is based on a musical that originated in a. An awful lot of critics after viewing his latest movie, rock of ages seem to think the answer to that question is axl rose. Tom cruise sings in rock of ages trailer subscribe send chels a tweet. Already a movie star, tom cruise is adding rock star to his growing. Some parts of rock of ages dont seem to know if they are supposed to be played in earnest or ironically, but in the end, it doesnt matter. Rock of ages stars julianne hough, diego boneta train their.
Tom cruise whom we can actually see singing a bon jovi song for the first. Tom cruise reveals singing for his role of stacee jaxx in. How rock of ages star tom cruise embraced his inner rock. Rock of ages executive music producer rates tom cruises vocal skills. The hollywood actor tom cruise will be transforming into an eighties rock star and singing songs by def leppard, bon jovi and guns n roses. Rock of ages tom cruise and melin akerman i want to know. Rock of ages, broadways tribute to the hairmetal and aor eras, arrives. Rock of ages, starring tom cruise, julianne hough and diego boneta is based on a. Tom cruise, alec baldwin sing on rock of ages soundtrack. Following along while director adam shankman casts his rock of ages movie has been like seating a dinner party for a whos who of hollywood. Rock of ages stars julianne hough, diego boneta train. Rock of ages premiere features tom cruise and julianne hough, plus josh duhamel and fergie in costume shes helped out by drew diego boneta, a busboy at the infamous bourbon room. Julianne hough on singing in rock of ages with tom cruise.
Tom cruise, alec baldwin, russell brand, paul giavanni, and catherine zeta jones. Transcript for tom cruise sings in rock of ages trailer this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. The 80s rock scene is brought to life in the brand new rock of ages trailer. Rock of ages premiere features tom cruise and julianne hough, plus josh duhamel and fergie in costume for the film, which opens in theaters on june 15, cruise worked on his singing voice. Rock of ages film star tom cruise on singing in the glee. Tom cruise devours the role of stacee jaxx in the big screen version of rock of ages. All singing, some dancing, the movie brings to mind. Jan 03, 20 tom cruise and melin akerman i want to know what love is.
Rock of ages soundtrack art and track listing revealed exclusive. You cant have that many sexual references in a pg movie and have it be ok for yearolds. When julianne houghs character broke out in song on the bus at the beginning of the movie, and then the other passengers joined in, we looked at each other and laughed. Blige, giving tom cruise a lap dance and more on the set of rock of ages by steve frosty weintraub may 30, 2012. Jun 15, 2012 tom cruise should have been a rock star. May 02, 2012 tom cruise to sing on rock of ages soundtrack the hollywood actor tom cruise will be transforming into an eighties rock star and singing songs by def leppard, bon jovi and guns n roses. This is from the man who, on his last big screen outing, made even those watching feel queasy with his walk around the. Tom cruise stacee jaxx wanted dead or alive rock of ages. Starring country singer julianne hough and diego boneta leading an ensemble cast that includes russell brand, alec baldwin, paul giamatti, catherine zetajones, malin akerman, mary j. Oct 02, 2012 dont stop believin rock of ages movie clip duration. Rock of ages 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With the endless feathered hair, leopard print upholstery, and general air of sordid pastel excess, the movie already feels very 1980s.
When my husband, teenage daughter and i went to see rock of ages at the theater, we really didnt know anything about it. Rock of ages is a 2012 american jukebox musical comedydrama film directed by adam. The film starring tom cruise, catherine zetajones, julianna hough, diego boneta, alec baldwin, and mary j. Naive sherrie christian has just arrived in hollywood from tulsa looking to become a rock star. I had some issues with rock of ages, mainly that its rated pg and should be rated r. Rock of ages tom cruise and melin akerman i want to. The title rock of ages refers here to the generations of people who like rock music, but is also a play on rock of ages, an extremely popular eighteenth century hymn written by reverend augustus montague toplady. Jun 14, 2012 the real reason to see rock of ages, though, is tom cruise. Julianne hough remembers rock of ages starring role with tom. Tom cruise will play fictional heavy metal star stacee jaxx in rock of ages, the bigscreen adaptation of the hit broadway musical, film director. According to the rock of ages director adam shank man, who also directed the hit hairspray, tom is a true rock star. The rock of ages star will show off his vocal chops in the upcoming movie musical.
Rock of ages is the best movie based on a jukebox musical based on the idea that a bunch of dreamers inspired by the poetry of twisted sister and whitesnake can change the. Tom cruise to sing on rock of ages soundtrack the hollywood actor tom cruise will be transforming into an eighties rock star and singing songs by def leppard, bon jovi and guns n roses. He owns rock of ages, an addled tribute to 80s hair metal, from the very minute he appears. Whitesnake, night ranger, def leppard, bon jovi are just some of the artists featured on the rock of ages soundtrack, their songs performed by the movies stars including tom cruise, russell. They book stacee jaxx tom cruise, a detached and selfindulgent rock star preparing for. The soundtrack to the hollywood movie musical rock of ages, featuring tom cruise and alec baldwin singing 1980s anthems, is set for release next month. She is just likel drew boley was when he first arrived in hollywood, he, now the hollywood veteran, who works as ia bar back at the bourbon club, known as the center of the rock scene in town and the place where many of the biggest acts in rociiiiki got their big break.
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