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A new comedy inspired by the early days of Green Day is now in development. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Green Day is now one of the most beloved punk-rock bands of all time. They were founded in 1987 by lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt, and the trio was later joined by drummer Tré Cool in 1990. The group has won four Grammys, first winning in 1994 for Best Alternative Music performance for their album Dookie.

As per Variety, a comedy inspired by Green Day is now officially in the works. The movie, titled New Year’s Rev, will be a coming-of-age story about three friends and bandmates who travel to Los Angeles because they think their (fictional) band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve. The friends will be played by Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust. Other cast members include The Office alums Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, as well as Keen Ruffalo and Ignancia Diaz-Silverado. It is produced by all three members of Green Day, along with Tim Perell and more. The film’s logline can be found below:

Their roadtrip is a rowdy and mischievous jaunt across the country filled with adventures, based on the exploits of Green Day and their years of living in a tour van.

With the announcement, Green Day frontman Armstrong also commented on the film and its subject matter:

Van days rule. You will drive all night on no sleep then play a show for 10 kids in a basement of a friend of a friend’s house 50 miles east of anywhere you’ve ever heard of. But you’ll do it again the next day, and the one after that. Because you’re doing it with your bandmates who become your family and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever known. It’s electric. Let the music and mischief ensue.

Live Nation Productions’ is producing the project, and the company’s head of film and TV, Ryan Kroft, also commented on the project:

With incredible guidance from Green Day, ‘New Years Rev’ tells the story of young artists chasing a dream — long nights, endless miles, and the electrifying rush of the stage fueling their journey. Brought to life by an incredible cast, it’s a tribute to the magic of live music.

What This Means For The Green Day Movie New Year’s Rev Will Honor Green Day’s Legacy

New Year’s Rev is, notably, not a music biopic about Green Day. Instead, it acts as both a loose adaptation of the band’s real story and a meta commentary on their legacy. The band at the core of New Year’s Rev is a fictional tribute to the kind of young artists that members of Green Day once were, but this same band exists in a universe wherein Green Day exists and opening for them would be a coveted honor. As such, the film may also honor the legacy and mystique behind Green Day themselves as a band, as the young artists look up to them.

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New Year’s Rev will not be the first movie involving a member of the Green Day team. Armstrong appeared in the 2016 film Ordinary World, wherein he played an aging punk rocker. As in the cast of New Year’s Rev, the film was not biographical, yet its plot still gave the sense that it was paying tribute to Armstrong and where he was at in his career. It will be interesting to see how New Year’s Rev honors Green Day at a much earlier point in their career.

Our Take On The Green Day Movie An Original Green Day Song Seems Likely

All three members of Green Day are entrancing personalities, so their influence on the road-trip music comedy will be welcome. The announcement did not say much about the actual music that will be in New Year’s Rev, other than the fact that the film will be a tribute to the live music scene. I would not be surprised if the film threw in an original Green Day song or two, in an attempt to get Best Original Song attention during awards season later on, or just to have something fresh for Green Day listeners.