How He Found Rock God Russell Hammond
Stillwater’s lead guitarist and songwriter, Russell Hammond, was a crucial character in the film, and finding the right actor to play the part was imperative. It couldn’t have been just anyone. It couldn’t have been just any guy with a mustache and a bit of charm up his sleeve. Luckily, Crowe found just the right man.
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Billy Crudup. He brought wit, arrogance, and just the right amount of delusional attitude to the film. Of his time on set, the actor told The Independent: “It’s infectious getting to see somebody who is on the cusp of young adulthood try to manage such an exotic and thrilling atmosphere, in all the ways we want to imagine the Rock N’Roll lifestyle.”