American Idiot Film Coming Soon
 

Universal is in negotiations to pick up the screen rights for American Idiot, with Michael Mayer to direct and Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black to write.

sweet, ill probably check it out

When will it stop?

Oh, come on. Wasn't the play enough? I mean, I like the album and band just as much as the next guy, but wasn't the massive success of the album and Broadway musical enough to get the point across? I guess it's all about making money though, which is a bummer.

Thought this was that AI documentary on first glance. Wanted to see that for ages.

Could be good, could be awful. Wait and see.

I don't know how I feel about this. Is it really necessary to make a film?

Will most likely watch multiple times, screw tha h@terz.

UH Tom Hanks is a producer, this can't end up being all that shitty can it?

isn't Tom Hanks an actor? sure this could be shitty lol. devils advocate.

for some reason, when I try to picture an American Idiot movie, I think of that movie Suburbia with Giovanni Ribisi... just like setting-wise haha.

To be fair, they were talking about doing an AI movie before the play even happened.

Plus this way I might actually be able to see the stupid fucking thing.

this is getting out of hand with all of the American Idiot stuff.

i agree, a little overboard with american idiot, but im deffinetly going to check it out anyway

lolwut

This. Except I don't like Green Day, haha.

but they were just about to go back to being a normal band? cigarettes and valentines :(

This doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be a film, a lot of screen rights are bought with no film ever coming to fruition as a result.

There's been talks of this for quite a while. I was iffy about the musical, but after seeing it? It was pretty fuckin' great. I'm curious to see how (or if) this turns out.

damn.

I can't believe that album is still being overrated like this, it's absolutely ridiculous.

:yawn:

it better be a more enjoyable movie the the Mamma Mia movie Universal put out a few years ago.

I loved Mamma Mia and I'm not ashamed to admit it! haha

it felt too cheesy lol

Cool.

They have brought milking-an-album-for-all-it's-worth to a new level.

Idiot America will eat this up.

fuck that, give me a dookie movie.

but kinda forserious, i think The Early November's "Mother, Mechanic, and Path" would be a very, very good indie movie if done right.

QFT

Why not? I mean it's already on broadway. Would be kinda cool!

Eh, if it looks good, I'll check it out.

tom hanks playtone producing this makes me think of that thing you do, so i'm pumped hahah

The dude from 'N Sync is writing it? Awesome.

It won't work well as a live action film, the entire energy/atmosphere is based on the limitations of the stage imo (as someone who's seen it on Broadway.)

This would be cool if it was still 2005.

The play is also devastatingly embarrassing to watch. Awful high school level acting.

Oh well. Some people need money right?

Get over yourself. I mean let's be real. was American Idiot a landmark album....NO. Has it all become just a gimmick..YES.

Nice haven't' got the chance to see it live. I'd be down for a film version. As long as it doesn't suck

Oh lawdy.

Tom Hanks directed parts of Band of Brothers and The Pacific.... i believe he also was producer for both of those. Both of which are awesome.

True, but he also produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Polar Express, and Evan Almighty, so there's no guarantee that his involvement will be a positive influence.

Very cool. One of my favorite records of the past ten years

I'm a huge fan of Dustin Lance Black, though I was thrown off a little to see him involved.

hello!..this album sucked!

they shouldn't make it a musical movie, just a normal one.

Martin Scorsese should direct this and get Di Niro in as the main character!

...well i can at least dream about it.

fuck, Martin Scorsese could direct a My Little Pony movie and I'd see it.

I'm glad they still can make music for kids in high school to enjoy. Nothing about this band is talented, interesting, or even catchy. They will never and have never expanded their sound. It is all the same four chord crap that I was playing at the age of 8 when I first started playing. To come out with a broadway show was just a little extreme. Now, they want to make a movie to add some more $$$ to their bank accounts. Believe it or not, there is actually real music out there. They just need to be heard by the masses.

haha i wonder which movie will be better american idiot by green day or love by angels and airwaves

Hey The Who did it, and in some cases if you really link of it, they're kinda the modern equivocation if you follow they're careers, if we're all being honest here.

Now THERE'S some competition for worst movie of the year. I'd say love will be worse only because American idiot has somewhat of a decent story.

Anything tom delonge has touched in the last 6 years has been shit.

Bring back Boxcar Racer!

Never seen a piece of media stretch across so many different outputs. If anything, good for Green Day. American Idiot was great and deserves all the success it gets.