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"Adam Shankman directs new release Rock of Ages, adapting a Broadway musical to the big screen as he did with 2007&amp;#039;s Hairspray. Speaking to Digital Spy, Shankman discussed the difficulties of transferring Ages, which he acknowledged is a &amp;quot;much darker&amp;quot; show than his previous outing.  In the Broadway original, Tom Cruise&amp;#039;s rock legend Stacee Jaxx is far less likeable - his stage incarnation has an affair with the underage Sherrie (played here by Julianne Hough) and is ultimately charged with statutory rape. Shankman explained: &amp;quot;Not only does he do that, he has sex with her immediately, in the bathroom of the club, and then has her fired!  &amp;quot;So he&amp;#039;s awful, she&amp;#039;s a bit of a slut, and in the movie I wanted somebody to root for. You couldn&amp;#039;t root for those people.&amp;quot; Rock of Ages is showing in cinemas now. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Rock of Ages&amp;#039; Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta interview - video "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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