We all know it's the women-- Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, et al.-- who will get the meatiest roles in The Runaways, the biopic about the serious bad-asses who formed the first all-girl punk band in the 70s. But that isn't keeping the menfolk for singing up for roles. Brett Cullen, a.k.a. Goodwin on Lost and Wayne Sutry on Damages, has just joined to play the alcoholic, abusive father of band member Cherie Currie (Fanning), according to THR.

No telling how big the role will be, though I imagine the film will focus more on the band's life together rather than their pasts. And what is it with Dakota Fanning completely unable to get a decent dad? Paul Bettany beat her up in Secret Life of Bees, David Morse was her good-for-nothing pop in Hounddog, and John Hodgman was unable to save her from evil Spider-Mom in Coraline. At least this time she gets to revolutionize rock and roll as payback.