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Green Day is taking a story to the big screen.<\/p>\n
On August 25, the popular rock band announced that they had created a movie<\/a>, in collaboration with director Lee Kirk and Live Nation Productions. According to Variety<\/a>, CAA Media Finance is handling sales for the film.<\/p>\n Titled New Years Rev, the comedy follows a garage band made up of three friends \u2014 played by Mason Thames, Kyler Coffman and Ryan Foust \u2014 who go on a cross-country road trip to Los Angeles, believing they\u2019ll be opening for Green Day. The twist? It\u2019s all a prank.<\/p>\n According to Green Day, the movie will be packed with many of the band’s most popular songs. Other stars include Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, McKenna Grace, Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Sean Gunn. The band members of Green Day \u2014 Billie Joe Armstrong, Tr\u00e9 Cool and Mike Dirnt \u2014 will also appear and perform in the film.<\/p>\n In the trailer, the rock band borrows a taxi and hits the highway, encountering cute girls and rock music on their way to LA.<\/p>\n \u201cComing soon: @newyearsrevmovie. The story of three young punks willing to risk it all to chase their dream \ud83c\udfb8\ud83d\ude95,\u201d the official Green Day Instagram account captioned the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Green Day rose to fame in the early 1990s with their breakthrough album Dookie, which brought punk rock into mainstream society. Known for their high-energy performances and political lyrics, the band has released multiple chart-topping albums, including American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. Over their decades-long career, Green Day has won numerous Grammy Awards, sold millions of records worldwide and still remains very influential in shaping today’s punk and alternative rock music.<\/p>\n The band has been on their Saviors Tour since May 2024, playing their newest album Saviors and performing their hit albums Dookie and American Idiot in their entirety. The tour concludes later this month in San Bernardino.<\/p>\n New Years Rev is set to premiere next Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, though a theatrical release date has not yet been announced. Fans can watch the trailer on YouTube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related: Iconic \u201990s Band Just Dropped Another New Song Ahead of Their First Album in Decades<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n