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Billie Joe Armstrong To Star In ‘American Idiot’ Film Adaptation
Tuesday, 14 June 2011 Written by James Conlon


Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong will star in the film adaptation of successful Broadway musical ‘American Idiot’, it has been revealed. Despite months of hushed tones regarding the film’s creation, it has now been revealed that Tom Hank’s Playtone Productions is currently developing the film version of the hit show.

Fans can expect a similar affair to the stage adaptation of the band’s 2004 album with which it shares its name. As well as Armstrong returning to his role as the play’s lead St. Jimmy, the show’s director Michael Mayer will also be at the helm of the film adaptation.

Some may not immediately associate Tom Hanks and Playtone Productions with musical cinema, but the company were responsible for the 2008 hit ‘Mamma Mia!’ and 1996 musical comedy ‘That Thing You Do’.

Speaking about ‘American Idiot’ as a film project, Playtone’s Gary Goetzman said: “Mamma Mia! proved that if the musical is right, obviously it can go into the stratosphere, as far as box office gross. We’re always looking for musicals.”

He continued: “If we can do that, it’d be a genre that’s as respected as any produced by the studios. Maybe there will be three musicals a year, maybe five. I think that’s important otherwise we’d just have this tentpole mentality where if it’s not based on a comic book or cost $200 million, you're stacked in like pillars. We need all these genres to be respected and we need the studios not to be afraid of them.”
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