Sadly, Will Forte’s Rock Of Ages role will not have him slipping into the handlebar mustache favored by Bon Jovi’s most attentive detractors, though seeing as how Tom Cruise co-stars as a rock star named Stacee Jaxx and looks like this, a mesh shirt might have been playing it a little coy. Instead, Forte will be portraying Mitch Miley, head anchor of a network news show, alongside co-stars Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin, in a film that apperently embodies the excitement and excess of the ‘80s music scene via denim vests and a giant lolly. Interestingly, Forte’s role was created specifically the film. First story on his news report: why anyone would cast Tom Cruise as a rock star “at the height of his career.â€
