So You Think You Can Dance judge Adam Shankman has signed on to produce and direct the big screen adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Rock of Ages — starring Constantine Maroulis and Amy Spanger.

Variety says Shankman, who directed the 2007 comedy remake Hairspray, is plotting a boisterous production that is expected to slam into theaters in 2011.

“I had the best time of my life making Hairspray and badly wanted another musical, and when I watched ‘Rock of Ages,’ I was struck by the fact that not only had much of the audience seen it more than once, every guy in the audience knew the words to the songs,” Adam told Variety Tuesday. “What an extraordinary opportunity to open the genre to an audience that otherwise wouldn’t go see a musical…..I’m thinking big, and absolutely am going to attempt to cast with movie stars. Now that musicals are working again, actors are much more open to it.”