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‘Bill & Ted’ Writer Really Wanted Eddie Van Halen in Sequel

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar legend who died Tuesday at 65, has obtained tributes from numerous rockers and celebrities — together with the fictional Wyld Stallyns from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”

“Bill & Ted” author Ed Solomon stated that he and co-writer Chris Matheson desperately needed Van Halen to make a cameo of some variety on this yr’s sequel “Bill & Ted Face the Music” and that his music significantly formed the narrative course of the movie.

“Super sad to hear about the passing of Eddie Van Halen. He was a big influence on Chris and me as we were writing ‘Bill & Ted.’ In fact, when director Stephen Herek was reading the script he got three pages in, stopped, put on ‘1984’ and resumed. We wanted the movie to be a cinematic ‘Jump,’” Solomon wrote on Twitter. “We tried to get him to do something — anything — in ‘Face the Music,’ but they said he was unavailable and wouldn’t tell us why. Sadly, I think I know now.”

Van Halen died Tuesday at 65 after a years-long battle with throat most cancers, his son Wolfgang confirmed on Twitter.

Of course. an Eddie Van Halen cameo in “Face the Music” would’ve been actually glorious, as each Bill S. Preston (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves) have an awesome scene early on within the unique 1989 movie about why they want Van Halen on lead guitar of their band.

Both Solomon and the movie’s star, Alex Winter, shared that clip from the movie Tuesday, and Winter captioned the clip together with his personal disillusioned “ugh.”

“Bill & Ted Face the Music,” directed by Dean Parisot, opened this August in theaters and on-line and reunited Winter and Reeves because the lovable Californian slackers. And the movie did function some rock cameos, together with one scene that includes Dave Grohl.

See Solomon’s tweets beneath:

Super unhappy to listen to in regards to the passing of Eddie Van Halen. He was a giant affect on Chris & me as we have been writing Bill & Ted. In reality, when director Stephen Herek was studying the script he acquired three pages in, stopped, placed on 1984 & resumed. We needed the film to be a cinematic “Jump.” pic.twitter.com/B2oTnDMWdH

— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) October 6, 2020

We tried to get him to do one thing – something – in Face the Music, however they stated he was unavailable and wouldn’t inform us why. Sadly, I feel I do know now.

— Ed Solomon (@ed_solomon) October 6, 2020