{"id":58931,"date":"2011-07-13T04:05:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T11:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=58931"},"modified":"2011-07-13T04:05:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T11:05:28","slug":"will-forte-joins-cast-of-rock-of-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2011\/07\/13\/will-forte-joins-cast-of-rock-of-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Forte joins cast of Rock of Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221; news to report! Will Forte, famous for his &#8220;MacGruber&#8221; character from &#8220;Saturday Night Live,&#8221; has been signed to play in the film adaptation of &#8220;Rock of Ages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Forte will play a character that is not found in the theater version. 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What do you think of Forte joining the cast of &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221;? Give us your opinion in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-forte.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-forte.jpg\" alt=\"Will Forte\" title=\"Will Forte\" width=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-forte.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-forte-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221; news to report! Will Forte, famous for his &#8220;MacGruber&#8221; character from &#8220;Saturday Night Live,&#8221; has been signed to play in the film adaptation of &#8220;Rock of Ages.&#8221; Forte will play a character that is not found in the theater version. 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