Green DayThis year, a coming-of-age comedy film based on the real-life experiences of the members of Green Day is coming to cinemas.
The movie, entitled Nimrods, will be released by Inaugural Entertainment on Friday, 14 August. It’s set to star actors including Fred Armisen, Mckenna Grace, Sean Gunn, Jenna Fischer, Mason Thames, Angela Kinsey, and Bobby Lee and comes courtesy of Live Nation Studios, The Hollywood Reporter notes.
Nimrods focuses on three high-school friends who embark on an epic road trip, operating under the assumption that their little up-and-coming band will open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve. The film is loosely based on the adventures of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool, who lived in a van prior to the success of Dookie.
Sharing images of posters advertising the film and title cards going up at cinemas, Green Day wrote on social media, “Get ready, it’s time to hitch a ride down the boulevard of broken dreams.
“NIMRODS - A Green Day Comedy hits theaters on August 14th! Lots more soon 🎸#NimrodsMovie
“Directed by Lee Kirk and starring Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, Ryan Foust, and Mckenna Grace.”
Nimrods premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September under its original title, New Year’s Rev. Reviewing the film, SF Gate’s Dan Gentile wrote, “New Year’s Rev doesn’t necessarily reinvent the teen comedy formula, but as far as Green Day fanfic goes, it hits all the right notes.”
Green Day brought their Saviors tour—which included performances of American Idiot and Dookie in their entirety—to Australia last March.
Reviewing their show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, The Music’s Claire Dunton remarked, “As the crowd emptied Marvel Stadium, the crowds were buzzing with the most uniform-looking attendees we had ever seen. A sea of Green Day band shirts celebrating the 2024/2025 tour, as well as previous work tours, was seen on all ages, eager to wear a piece of a band important to so many.”
