March 31, 2012

Mock rock: when actors play pop stars – in pictures

We know that pop stars want to be actors and vice versa, but as the new Sean Penn movie proves, actors playing pop stars can be a bad look indeed

Mock Rock: 2011, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE — Cheyenne, Sean Penn
"Cheyenne". Or should we say "Robert Smith"? Or, maybe, should we say "Robert Smith thinking about a crippled kitten?" Photograph: Allstar

Mock Rock: Stoned, Ben Wishaw — Keith Richards, Ben Wishaw
The real Keith Richards is indestructible. This Keith Richards looks like he could be broken in two by a mild breeze Photograph: Allstar

Mock Rock: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story — Elvis Presley, Jack White
Welcome to a vortex where an actual rock titan plays the original rock titan. As a cross-eyed hypnotist Photograph: Allstar

Mock Rock: I'M NOT THERE — Bob Dylan, Richard Gere
This is a "vision" of Dylan from Todd Haynes's I'm Not There. A vision of Dylan as an alcoholic garden maintenance professional Photograph: Allstar

Mock Rock: Untitled Phil Spector biopic film set, New York, America - 03 Aug 2011 — Phil Spector, Al Pacino
You may not know this but as well as being producer of the Ronettes, Phil Spector also sold condos in Lanzarote Photograph: Rex Features

Mock Rock: The Runaways — Joan Jett, Kristen Stewart
OK we get it, Kristen Stewart does teenage angst. And if that means looking like you've got stomach cramps then so be it Photograph: Allstar

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