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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Rainn Wilson The Rocker

This posts lists items about the film ‘The Rocker’ starring Rainn Wilson.
It released on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Official websites:
The Rocker Movie | The Rocker at MySpace | The Rocker at FaceBook

Today’s news

The latest articles about Rainn Wilson in ‘The Rocker,’ plus a game.

Tipsters: Bryant, Colleen

Previously posted items after the jump.

August 17

A bunch of new interviews, plus Rainn’s iTunes playlist:

Tipster: Kimberly

August 15

From press release: “Rainn Wilson is the star of The Rocker, and he’s also going to be the next Y-Rock celebrity DJ! Tonight at 8pm, Rainn will be rockin’ out the airwaves of Y-Rock On XPN and playing some of his favorite alternative and indie rock tunes. It’s the Rainn Wilson Radio Takeover — on Philadelphia’s 88.5 XPN and online at YRockOnXPN.org.”

August 11

I just received this email from Rainn Wilson:

A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM RAINN WILSON

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY –

Wednesday, August 20th is a truly historic day. It is Estonian Independence day as well as the day when Sting wed his amazing wife, the multi-talented and ravishing Ms. Trudie Styler.

The best way I can think of to celebrate Estonian Independence and/or Sting’s anniversary would be to go out and see my new movie, THE ROCKER which opens on … you guessed it, August 20.

I won’t beg, but I will tell you in all confidence that if the film does not make at least $17.29 million in its first 5 days of release they will never ever ever let me star in a movie again. Ever.

Besides spreading the word to your friends and families and MySpace friends, here are some other helpful Rocker promotional ideas:

  1. Kidnap strangers and force them to buy tickets at gunpoint.
  2. Obtain a grant to round up your cities’ homeless population and bring them to an ‘educational film’ about a former heavy metal drummer pursuing his dream of rock and roll stardom.
  3. Take out a loan and simply purchase EVERY SINGLE AVAILABLE TICKET OF EVERY SHOWING in your area.
  4. Lure strangers into the theatre with the promise of illicit sex and/or drugs.
  5. Tattoo “THE ROCKER, IN THEATERS AUGUST 20″ on your forehead.
  6. Sit cross-legged in front of your local mall, douse yourself in kerosene, and threaten to set yourself on fire unless every showing is sold-out and all popcorn is free.
  7. Bakesale!

If you pass this email along to 1800 of your closest friends and family and they pass it to 1800 of their closest friends and family and if everyone who reads this brings 74 people with them to the multi-plex in the first 3 days of release, I have calculated that 1.7 Billion people will see THE ROCKER, making it the 3rd most viewed film in human history.

Also, it’s funny.

Estonia, Sting and I thank you for your time.

Rainn Wilson

Besides sending spam email, Rainn also hijacked Jenna Fischer’s MySpace page today. Is the man completely shameless?

August 5

Tipster: This_is_Tito

July 29

Tipster: Stewie

July 24

Tipster: Deanna

July 20

Tipster: Andy

July 17

  • Dwight Schrute does the weather on CNN.
  • Rainn’s busy press tour continues with these appearances:
    MTV TRL - Airs live on July 21st
    TODAY SHOW - Airs live on July 22nd
    FOX BUSINESS CHANNEL: HAPPY HOUR - Airs live on July 22nd
    SPIKE: WEEKEND PRE-GAME – Airs on July 24th
    TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO - Airs on July 30th
    CRAIG FERGUSON - Airs on August 1st
    LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY - Airs on August 11th
    Schedule may change without notice.

Tipster: Peggy

July 16

Tipsters: Arlie ♥ Jim, Andrea

July 15

  • Wed, July 16: Screening of ‘The Rocker’ followed by Q&A session with Rainn Wilson, Atlanta. More info
  • Thu, July 17: Screening of ‘The Rocker’ followed by Q&A session with Rainn Wilson, Miami. If you guys see more info on this, please post a comment!
  • Fan report by Dundie All-Star in Birmingham!

Tipster: Meggan

July 14

  • The release date has moved out from July 30 to August 20.
  • Rainn Wilson will appear for a Q&A following the screening of ‘The Rocker’ tomorrow, July 15 in Philadelphia! He’ll be at the Ritz 5 Theater, 214 Walnut Street, 7:30pm.

July 6

Rainn Wilson will appear in person at a Dallas screening of ‘The Rocker’ on Wednesday, July 9th! For details on how to attend, check out Sonic’s MySpace page.

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83 comments

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  1. No! I feel awful that the movie bombed! I’m so sorry, Rainn! We love you and you didn’t deserve for this to happen to you on your first starring movie role!

    83 | Kristina  Tue. Aug. 26, 2008 at 7:50pm

  2. I did my part this weekend. My theater was just about empty. Unfortunately, it was just really bad. Sorry Rainn. I still love you though. I applaud you for a very creative marketing strategy, which was very entertaining :)

    82 | Sticious  Mon. Aug. 25, 2008 at 9:11pm

  3. I know that part of the problem is that it isn’t in enough theatres - I’m from a smaller town and it didn’t make it here, so we’re going to drive about 30 minutes away to go see it this week.

    81 | Tobyfan  Mon. Aug. 25, 2008 at 1:09pm

  4. This was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I really didn’t get a good laugh once, and this is supposedly a comedy. I had a few chuckles, but that was about it. The characters are horrible, the story is stupid, and the actors had no charisma. Perhaps the biggest problem: the movie is called “The Rocker” and the music doesn’t rock in any way. It’s a bunch of bland pop music that you might hear on a teeny-bopper station. Neither the music not the comedy have any edge to them. Your 12 year-old might like this movie, but everyone else should avoid.

    80 | cdollaz  Mon. Aug. 25, 2008 at 12:21pm

  5. Wow. It didn’t even crack the Top 10 this week! Where was everyone?

    79 | Jim  Mon. Aug. 25, 2008 at 5:37am

  6. I love his playlist! Wow, I never realized Rainn and I have the same taste in music. His playlist is now my go-to driving mix. Thanks, Rainn!

    78 | kelseroo  Mon. Aug. 18, 2008 at 7:02pm

  7. oh wow, neutral milk hotel is my all time favorite band (well except for the beatles but they are in a league of their own). wow, i can’t believe aeroplane over the sea is on his playlist. he just went to a whole new level in my esteem for him.

    77 | tuna tuna tuna  Mon. Aug. 18, 2008 at 4:48pm

  8. OK, I gotta see The Rocker! And I’d do it even if Jenna’s life WASN’T at stake. :)

    76 | Diapers Schrute  Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 at 2:23pm

  9. omg knowing that rainn loves most of the same artists as me (and is an indie kid in his own respect) is just AWESOME! BAH!

    yay for indie rock! i love this playlist!!

    75 | hannah  Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 at 12:21pm

  10. Knowing that Rainn loves Radiohead as much as me just made my morning!

    Thanks for the links!

    74 | Cher is Bonto  Sun. Aug. 17, 2008 at 10:43am

  11. Everyone listen to the yRock interview/takeover! yRock is one of the most fabulous programs you will find. As a Philadelphia native, yRock and WXPN keep me alive. It is a great station that really represents public radio and the city of Philadelphia very well. I am so happy that they were able to interview Rainn!

    73 | Mollie  Sat. Aug. 16, 2008 at 7:08am

  12. It looks like Rainn will be doing radio station interviews on the morning of August 18. I see he’s scheduled to be on KDWB here in Minneapolis around 8:30 a.m.

    72 | Laura  Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 at 3:38pm

  13. To add to your Rocker/Rainn tally, he is on the cover of BusinessWeek. There is a brief Q&A with him too, covering his worst job ever, the company he’d like to work for, and time management.

    I won’t have a chance to scan it, so perhaps someone else’s husband also chose to receive this magazine for free in exchange for miles that were about to expire.

    71 | Courage from Coals  Fri. Aug. 15, 2008 at 1:05pm

  14. It is also my birthday that day, I will be celebrating at the theater!

    70 | The Great  Thu. Aug. 14, 2008 at 4:38pm

  15. Bakesale!

    69 | xs  Tue. Aug. 12, 2008 at 9:42am

  16. Re: Rainn’s post on Jenna’s MySpace… Save the receptionist, save Rainn’s career. hahaha

    I’ll be there for you on 08/20, Rainn!

    68 | secondrink  Tue. Aug. 12, 2008 at 9:42am

  17. I love soup! Therefore I will see The Rocker, but probably not August 20. It’s kind of a school night. But don’t worry Rainn, we all want to save Jenna!

    67 | Diapers Schrute  Tue. Aug. 12, 2008 at 9:13am

  18. that was so hilarious. Love the blog, Rainn just always cracks me up. Can’t wait to see it!

    66 | Paulina  Tue. Aug. 12, 2008 at 9:02am

  19. hahhahahahaha bake sale! such a great idea. I like that it’s clearly the afterthought of dousing yourself with kerosene. nice touch.

    65 | Joanna CBM  Tue. Aug. 12, 2008 at 5:50am

  20. I have to be honest…the trailers for this movie weren’t really getting me that excited (even though I’m probably the target demographic for this type of movie). But after getting online and doing some more research, I may have to give it a viewing after all.

    So many awesome people are in it: Christina Applegate (Poor soul, I hope she gets better very soon), Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm, YAY! My favorite show EVER, after The Office of course–but that’s a given), Fred Armisen (does a mad Obama impression), Jason Sudeikis (does a mad Jim impression), and a nice cameo from Pete Best (He’s a poor soul, too…Can you imagine? I love Ringo, though, so perhaps it was for the best).

    And the email from Rainn just puts me over the top. I’m pretty excited now.

    64 | Andrew (the fifteen year old)  Mon. Aug. 11, 2008 at 9:21pm

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