1st look at Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand in Rock of Ages

Even though I loved his remake of Hairspray, it's been difficult for me to get into Rock of Ages, his star-studded 1980s jukebox musical based on the Broadway show. I don't have the familiarity with it, which is one thing, but also because it looks like a big campy nightmare of stereotypes. Big hair and hot pink. It might be fun in the end, but right now it looks like junk. One thing I can't deny is the mass of celebrity talent loosening up their vocal chords for this one, and I hope they all fare better than Pierce Brosnan did in Mamma Mia!. My ears are still bleeding.

The first image of the film has been tweeted by Shankman himself, and it features Russell Brand as Lonnie, who manages the nightclub owned by Alec Baldwin's character, Dennis.  Yes, Baldwin is apparently back. Judging by this image it looks like the two fell of a truck and stumbled onto the set of Adventureland...

Blah.  The film features an amazing line-up: Baldwin, Brand, Tom Cruise, Malin Akerman, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Paul Giamatti, Mary J. Blige, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bryan Cranston. The musical is due to hit theaters on June 1st, 2012.

PLOT
Two aspiring singers fall in love while a bunch of people sing around them awkwardly.  Ok so that's not really official but it's close!