Adam Shankman to adapt Rock of Ages
Story by Jack Foley
HIT Broadway musical Rock of Ages is to be turned into a film under the supervision of Hairspray director Adam Shankman.
The musical follows the fortunes of a couple who meet at the Sunset Strip club Rock of Ages, fall in love and then battle to stay together through the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. It includes music from Joan Jett, Bon Jovi and Pat Benatar.
Shankman will direct and choreograph the movie, having been actively seeking a new musical in the wake of the success of Hairspray.
He told Variety: “I had the best time of my life making Hairspray and badly wanted another musical, and when I watched Rock of Ages I was struck by the fact that not only had much of the audience seen it more than once, every guy in the audience knew the words to the songs. I thought: ‘This is Mamma Mia! for dudes’!”
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