But then the internet had to get very un-excited about it because it has now been confirmed from a spokesperson for the band that Jack Black is not slated to star in the forthcoming Weezer film.

Black’s appearance isn’t entirely unexpected, of course. Black previously toured with Weezer in 2001 as a member of Tenacious D, while wife Tanya Haden was the cellist on Weezer’s cover of ...

Many fans have been left curious about whether Jack Black will join the cast of the Weezer movie alongside Keanu Reeves after an AI poster was posted online by the frontman of the rock band ...

The poster features photos of Cuomo and Black, as well as the band, and reads: “Weezer costarring Jack Black.” Cuomo added in a caption, “Nope, it’s real.” More from Rolling Stone ...

Weezer and Black go way back. Tenacious D supported the band back in 2001 and a couple of years later Black’s wife Tanya Haden played cello on Weezer’s cover of Green Day’s Worry Rock.