User blog:Porterfield/Rock of Ages Trailer Features Rock Star Tom Cruise

With a steady flow of Broadway musicals turned feature films in recent years, from Chicago to Mamma Mia, it should be no surprise that Rock of Ages is getting the silver screen treatment. The real surprise is that Tom Cruise plays a major role in the film as a shirtless, breast-autographing rock star.

Although we don't really get a good glimpse of Cruise in the trailer (that's why I provided you with the photo, of course), it seems that his natural aura of international celebrity, whether you like him or not, allows him to easily slip into a role as a rock legend. The casting of Russell Brand as the manager of the rock club (The Bourbon Room) where the film takes place is absolutely spot on. Brand is basically a rock star himself (see Get Him to the Greek and his standup comedy), but his mastery of rhetoric hopefully proves to be a highlight of the film, as he also narrates the story.

Other members of the cast include Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Alec Baldwin, who are all prominently featured in the trailer below. Check it out and then vote in the poll below.

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Are you going to see Rock of Ages? Yes, as soon as it comes out! Yes, but I'll probably wait for it on Netflix No, I hate musicals No, I hate rock music Other