Nick Jonas is trading his usual look for face paint, a black wig, and a rock star’s swagger as he prepares to portray KISS co-founder Paul Stanley in the upcoming biopic 'Shout It Out Loud.' The McG-directed film,

Nick Jonas will star as KISS lead singer Paul Stanley in Shout It Out Loud, the McG-directed film about the formation of the venerable '70s rock band.

Nick Jonas is your new Paul Stanley. A boybander of a different era, Jonas is in “final talks” to star in Shout It Out, the KISS biopic helmed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Uglies). Jonas is currently starring in the Broadway production of The Last Five Years,