Tom Cruise is working on the big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages. He ‘tweeted’ a promo photo of himself portraying fictional heavy metal character Stacee Jaxx.
The shirtless pose features the nearly unrecognizable actor sporting long hair and several body tattoos.
Cruise will actually sing Bon Jovi classic Wanted Dead or Alive. According to director Adam Shankman: “He can sing! It’s a miracle!”
The storyline features a small-town girl who arrives in Hollywood at the height of the 1980s rock-music scene.
Supporting cast members include Julianne Hough, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Malin Akerman and Mary J. Blige.
The current schedule calls for a theater release date of June 1, 2012.
For a walk down memory lane, Tom Cruise played an air guitar and danced in his underwear to the Bob Segar classic Old Time Rock and Roll – video here.
Photo: Twitter-Tom Cruise