Tom Cruise Proves He's Still Got It at Nearly 50

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Look at my Top Guns! Tom Cruise Brandishes Revolver Tattoos as he's Flanked by Blonde Groupies in Rock of Ages Shoot
May 15, 2012













Tom Cruise is really gunning for it in his new shoot to promote Rock of Ages.

The actor unveiled a host of fake tattoos - including two revolvers on his toned torso - for a daring pictorial with fashion magazine, W.

Eye-liner, long hair and low-slung Rita Ryack leather pants help complete his transformation into larger-than-life rocker Stacee Jaxx.

The 49-year-old is flanked by blonde groupies played by models Edita Vilkeviciute and Abbey Lee Kershaw in the cover shoot and inside, he sticks his tongue out in a classic rock god pose.











He tells the publication: "Kate loves musicals. She sings and dances, and we kind of went through the history of musicals together. And Suri loved Hairspray. With kids, you watch everything over and over; I watched Hairspray 15 times with Suri.

I thought Adam Shankman did a great job directing the movie, so I arranged to meet him and said, “Where’s our musical?” He came back and said, Rock of Ages. We went and saw it in L.A., and for me…I didn’t know how to play the character like that. I had to find my own Stacee Jaxx."





Tom belts out a string of classic tracks including Bon Jovi's 'Wanted Dead or Alive' and Guns 'N Roses' 'Paradise City' and his singing ability certainly impressed his bosses, including music producer Adam Anders.

Although his vocals were shaky to star with, he eventually learned how to do amazing things with his voice.










Adam said: "Now he's like a seven, but he started off at a one. He had never sung in his life. He was like, "I need to know that I can do this before I sign on." So I went to his house to hear him sing and even though he was completely green as a singer, his vocal cords were amazing.

He had this voice that blew me away. It was the most powerful voice I had ever heard. So loud. He could do anything and go as high as we wanted. It was like a kid discovering he had a new toy. I left there super-pumped knowing that not only could we make him pass as a singer in the movie, but we would blow people away with what he could do."











Adam believes Tom initially began filming with a sense of nerves but his self-belief grew as the movie continued shooting.

He added to The Hollywood Reporter: "His confidence kept growing as we worked together. I think he started off a little nervous, as anybody would who has never done this, but he just bought it 110 per cent.

He works harder than anybody I've ever met in my life. By the end of this movie, the guy was just phenomenal. I remember telling him, 'You're a singer!'"









Rock of Ages is released in cinemas in the US and UK on June 15.

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