MTV's Sneak Peek Week began in style, continued with brute force and came to a rocking crescendo Tuesday night with a special screening of "The Rocker" and appearances by stars Rainn Wilson, Teddy Geiger and Emma Stone.
"What a handsome group of people you are!" Wilson proclaimed as audience members lined up for a post-screening Q&A. "Love gets made wherever I go!"
Tuesday night all the love was directed toward the stars, who joined MTV to showcase their new film. "The Rocker" tells the story of an over-the-hill drummer (Wilson), who gets hooked up to the rejuvenation machine thanks to a spot in his nephew's high school band.
In preparation for playing the hard-rocking Robert "Fish" Fishman, Wilson told audience members he put himself though legitimate musical training to pound the drums like a pro. And he's looking to give up acting to continue his newfound love. No, seriously.
"The drum coach not only taught me how to keep the beat but everything a heavy-metal rocker does. The world of the heavy-metal drummer is a world unto itself," he laughed. "I would give up acting in a heartbeat. I'm a big fleshy rock presence. [Any band out there that needs a drummer], call me!"
Heck, Wilson joked with the audience, he's even got a kick-ass name, should any band in need of his services be without one.
"I have a good band name, I just thought of it today: Times New Roman! Fonts make good names," he chuckled, raising devil horns in tribute. "Helvetica!"
"Mr. Wilson & the Gang! Now there's a name," Geiger countered.
Geiger, of course, is a legitimate musician in his own right, a junior rocker about to put out his fourth album this September.
So, given that, one audience member wanted to know: Would Geiger ever invite Wilson to play with him?
"Of course," he responded. "He's a good drummer. He adds to the antics."
"Are you playing 50,000-seat arenas?" Wilson asked.
"Um, no."
"Then forget it!"
Wilson rocks the world when "The Rocker" opens August 1.
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