Tom Cruise reveals 'Rock of Ages' rock hard bod

Meet the new Tom Cruise. The Rock of Ages star tweeted a new photo yesterday of himself rocking out as Stacee Jaxx, womanizing hair metal rock star with an excellent physique.

Entertainment Weekly talked with the film’s director, Adam Shankman, who said that Cruise has a natural talent for singing.

“Here’s the thing about Tom Cruise,” he said. “I knew in my heart he would never put himself in harm’s way about taking on a part if he didn’t think he could deliver.” He also talked about the celebration at Cruise’s first singing lesson when the star proved he had great voice.

“His grandfather or his great-grandfather was an opera singer,” Shankman said. “So he’s genetically predisposed for this sort of thing.”

The film adaptation of the Broadway show features a star studded cast. Huffington Post reports Malin Ackerman will play a naïve journalist who falls for Jaxx. Russell Brand is the music venue owner and will sing an REO Speedwagon song with Alec Baldwin, a washed up musician and club owner. Julianne Hough will be an up-and-coming singer and Catherine Zeta-Jones will play an extreme conservative out to destroy rock n’ roll in Los Angeles.