Your first and best boner of 2010: “The Runaways”

So this is making the rounds now and we’d be remiss (as fans of both gnarly punk rock and Kristen Stewart) not to join in: it’s the first official trailer for The Runaways, with K. Stew as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. Those two are the biggest names, but I’m probably even more excited about Scout Taylor-Compton portraying Lita Ford; Lita is by far my favorite Runaway (and not just because her and Nikki Sixx used to summon the power of the beast while they were shacked up in the ’80s; she also had a little song called “Kiss Me Deadly” that will gladly whup your ass every single time you hear it), and you’ll remember Taylor-Compton from the unconscionably awesome Rob Zombie Halloween flicks. The trailer is a  bit bare bones, but whatever – this looks like fucking rad:

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Oswald Hobbes is an award-winning journalist and internet celebrity. His best friends include Pete Wentz and Thomas Pynchon. He's intense, and a show pony. He's the music editor for Assault.it. Follow me on twitter
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