A film version of Green Day’s upcoming Broadway musical is in the works, according to reports.
Tom Hanks’ Playtone Company — which brought ABBA’s Mamma Mia! to the big screen in 2008 — is in negotiations to turn Green Day’s American Idiot stage production into a movie. The play is based on the band’s award-winning 2004 album of the same name.
After scoring sellout shows in California, American Idiot opens at the St. James Theatre on Broadway later this week.