Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz: I was nearly cast in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Pete Wentz’ new Loud And Sad Radio show is already proving to be hugely entertaining: after reminiscing about Kim Kardashian’s appearance in Fall Out Boy​’s Thnks Fr Th Mmrs video in the first episode, the bassist has just revealed in the second instalment of the show that he was almost cast in X‑Men Origins: Wolverine. Amazing. Pete – who has a daughter named Marvel – says he lost out on the role to Lord Of The Rings actor Dominic Monaghan, who plays mutant Christopher ​‘Chris’ Bradley in Wolverine. Speaking on Loud And Sad Radio with Pete Wentz on Apple Music Hits, the bassist says he was offered ​“a really small role” in the film while also shooting the star-studded F*@#ing Ben Affleck sketch for Jimmy Kimmel Live! around 2008/2009. Read this: 20 things you probably didn’t kno...

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ロックンロールを救う逆襲の復活作! FOB狂想曲が鳴り響き、ボクたちは再びボクたちの歌を取り戻す! ■2007年リリースのアルバム『インフィニティ・オン・ハイ-星月夜』が全米チャート初登場1位を獲得、日本でもオリコン・チャートで初登場11位を記録するなど、全世界の音楽シーンに強烈なインパクトを与え、夏フェスでも大人気だったフォール・アウト・ボーイが3年ぶりに戻ってくる。 ■新曲となる「My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)」は配信開始してすぐに米英のiTunes で2位になるなどそのパワーを見せつけた。 ■すでにサマーソニック2013に出演決定!! ■〝僕たちがまだキッズだった頃、音楽こそが日常をやり過ごしてくれた唯一の存在だったんだ。だからこそ僕たちはフォール・アウト・ボーイというバンドをはじめたんだ。僕たちは解散していたわけではないからこれは再結成ではないんだ。僕たちは原点に立ちかえり自分たちにとって大切である音楽をつくる必要があったんだ。フォール・アウト・ボーイの未来はここに始まる。ロックンロールを救おう…。” -Fall Out Boy 【収録予定曲】 「My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)」他。

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