Five Film Facts: 'Rock of Ages'

Tailor Made
You won’t find Catherine Zeta-Jones’s part in the original Broadway musical. The only actress in decades to win an acting Oscar for a musical (“Chicago” 2002) had her part written specifically for this film. Zeta-Jones plays Patricia Whitmore, the mayor’s wife who has her own right-wing agenda. The role was created to provide conflict in the script by revisiting some of the cultural censorship prevalent in that period. But the part is ... more 

Tailor Made
You won’t find Catherine Zeta-Jones’s part in the original Broadway musical. The only actress in decades to win an acting Oscar for a musical (“Chicago” 2002) had her part written specifically for this film. Zeta-Jones plays Patricia Whitmore, the mayor’s wife who has her own right-wing agenda. The role was created to provide conflict in the script by revisiting some of the cultural censorship prevalent in that period. But the part is a lot more fun than it sounds; all Shankman had to do was tell Zeta-Jones about the role and she was in. She didn’t even need to read the script. “When Adam called me up, I just said, ‘When do I start?’ I knew it would be a blast and I had to be a part of it” says Zeta-Jones. less