Rainn Wilson Steps Into Spotlight With 'Rocker'
posted May 7, 2008 9:19 AM
After playing second fiddle to Steve Carell on The Office and landing small supporting gigs in Almost Famous and Juno, Rainn Wilson will boast a starring performance in The Rocker and Yahoo! Movies has the trailer premiere. In the film, Wilson plays a washed-up 80's rock drummer who is dragged from obscurity to play in his nephew's band. The Rocker is directed by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) and it will hit theatres August 1st.

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