Jack Black Wants to Star in a Movie Musical
Black currently lends his vocals to his comedy rock band, Tenacious D.
On the campaign trail for the new Minecraft film, Jack Black shared one of his career bucket list items: to star in a movie musical. Though the actor has lent his vocals to songs for his comedy rock band Tenacious D, the star has yet to sing onscreen in a musical context.
When quizzed about the subject by MTV's Josh Horowitz, Black was excited by the prospect. "I would love to be [in a musical]...Maybe that's what I need for the cherry on top of my career, is a proper musical." Black went on to express his love for "Take a Chance on Me," the ABBA classic featured in Mamma Mia! before breaking out in an impromptu rendition of the song.
Despite not yet appearing in a "proper musical," Black performed on the soundtrack for School of Rock, the 2003 Richard Linklater film that followed a rock guitarist-turned-substitute-teacher who forms a new band consisting of 5-grade students. The show later became a Broadway musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Glenn Slater.
Jack Black is an actor who has appeared in a variety of high-profile films, including High Fidelity, King Kong, The Holiday, Nacho Libre, Tropic Thunder, and more. His latest project, A Minecraft Movie, is now in theaters.
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