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After speculation heightened in recent weeks, we can now confirm that COLIN MELOY is indeed working on a musical with Michael Mayer, the Tony Award winning director who brought Green Day's... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .

Filed under: News , Exclusive Dancap Actor/singer Jake Epstein is no stranger to angst. As Craig Manning on Canadian teen-soap ' Degrassi: The Next Generation ,' the aspiring rock star struggled with everything from physical abuse and drug addiction to bipolar disorder. As Melchior in the touring cast of the hit musical 'Spring Awakening,' he faced oppression at school, the suicide of a good friend and a tragic romance. Now, as one of the [...]

Picture by Doug Hamilton Toronto - Remember when Green Day was just a smartass punk band who wrote songs about masturbation and named their breakthrough album after a slang term for poop? Yeah, I know, it's kind of hard. After winning Grammys, penning ballads, having said ballad sung by a character on ER, they're no longer a little punk band but full on rock stars and as such, have moved into the next stage of their career - transforming their American Idiot album into a musical. Now I will admit right off the bat [...]

Theatre-going punks in Britain will get their chance to see Green Day 's American Idiot in the Fall 2012, when the Tony-winning musical opens across the UK and Ireland. Tickets for the various shows go on sale December 9th. Links and more information can be found here .

Rarely does an album title ever perfectly capture how well an album truly is and Green Day's latest album Awesome As F**k (the band's fifth live album) does just that. Even as their song "Fashion Victim" (from their album Warning) says, "What's in a name?" Green Day knows how to make an awesome album with a killer title. Ever since I could remember I have always been a huge fan of Green Day . Strike that. Since 1994, when I first heard Dookie , I have been a huge Green Day [...]

Secondo alcune indiscrezioni i Green Day starebbero discutendo con l'attore hollywoodiano Robert Pattinson (famoso prevalentemente per il suo ruolo nel polpettone adolescenziale Twilight ) per assegnargli il ruolo di protagonista dell'adattamento cinematografico del musical di America Idiot, a sua volta basato sull'omonimo album che la band ha pubblicato nel 2004. Il frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, interrogato sulle sue preferenze per il ruolo di protagonista, avrebbe dichiarato: «Chiederò di farlo a quel ragazzo di Twilight. È un bravo attore. Ha ancora molto da dire». Come vi avevamo già riportato , il film sarà prodotto [...]

Green Day have announced a benefit show for this Thursday, August 11th in Placentia, CA. Tickets will only be put on sale at the venue for $20 day of the show. The show proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and word is you should be ready to dance! Just a few days ago, bassist, Mike Dirnt and his wife Brittany went to the fourth annual Pipeline To A Cure Gala, which is a charity for cystic fibrosis research, buying some artwork whose proceeds went to charity as well as [...]

Green Day have announced a benefit show for this Thursday, August 11th in Placentia, CA. Tickets will only be put on sale at the venue for $20 day of the show. The show proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and word is you should be ready to dance! SECRET LIVE GREEN DAY SHOW The Tiki Bar 1700 Placentia, Costa Mesa, CA Doors at 8pm Tickets $20 at the door NO PRESALE, STRICT NO CAMERA, NO CELL PHONE POLICY 21 years and over

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Goodbye Broadway, hello Hollywood. After announcing their plans to adapt the hit stage production of Green Day 's American Idiot , Tom Hanks and his Playtone Productions have tapped the band's frontman Billie Joe Armstrong to reprise the role of St. Jimmy on the silver screen (via Spinner ). No word yet on any other additional casting info, but the film is slated to hit theaters in 2013 and will be directed by Michael Mayer (who also directed the Broadway version, along with the crowd pleasing Spring Awakening ). [...]

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is set to make his big screen debut in 2013. Armstrong has been casts to star in the forthcoming ' American Idiot ' movie, the big screen adaption of Green Days 2004 hit album. The movie which is still in early pre-production, will be released by Tom Hank 's production company Playtone Productions . Armstrong will star as St. Jimmy in the forthcoming film, a role he previously took on for a [...]

Filed under: News , Movies Slavin Vlasic, Getty Punk rock pioneer and recent Broadway star Billie Joe Armstrong is heading to the big screen for an adaptation of 'American Idiot,' based on Green Day 's landmark album and musical of the same name. According to the Hollywood Reporter (via Idolator ), Armstrong will be playing the part of St. Jimmy. 'American Idiot' the movie will be directed by Michael [...]

After making a loud and proud debut on Broadway , Billie Joe Armstrong is hitting the big screen. The Green Day frontman will play the role of St. Jimmy in the upcoming American Idiot movie. The film, produced by Tom Hanks' PlayTone Productions, will be directed by Michael Mayer (who helmed the stage show) and is set for a 2013 release. Though we had been campaigning for a certain over-the-top pop star to nab the role, we can't say we're disappointed with this news. [Via THR ]

Thanks to Shea Serrano for taking the bullet yesterday. After what felt like eons, the 10th season of American Idol lurched to its inevitable anticlimax last night. It was as especially torturou... Continue reading "Idol Beat: American Idiots" >

El exitoso álbum conceptual de los californianos Green Day tendrá finalmente su correspondiente adaptación fílmica gracias a Universal, la cual será conducida por el prolífico actor, director y productor Tom Hanks . Concebida por el mismo Billy Joe Armstrong como una " ópera punk-rock " en la línea de Tommy (1969) y The Wall (1979), American Idiot (2004) narra la historia del descarriado Jesus Of Suburbia y su búsqueda por el amor de Whatsername, a la par [...]

If only Bono could be so lucky . While the hugely successful stage adaptation of Green Day 's 2004 rock opera, American Idiot , is set to close the curtain for the final time on April 24th, it seems as though another door has opened for Billy Joe Armstrong & co. Reuters is reporting that Idiot , which has officially gone six-times platinum in the U.S. alone – is now going to be made into a movie. Universal is reportedly in talks to pick up screen rights and has [...]

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Filed under: News , Movies Buda Mendes, Getty Images Green Day 's ' American Idiot ' musical, based on the album of the same name, looks set to transfer from Broadway to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Universal are currently in negotiations to secure the screen rights and want Tom Hanks, who optioned the rights before 'American Idol' hit Broadway, to take on producer responsibilities. Hanks [...]

Looks like American Idiot is headed to the silver screen and Tom Hanks is helping it get there. The Oscar winning actor will be producing a film adaptation of the monster Green Day album which is about to finish it's run on Broadway. Reuters reports that the film is being distributed by Universal Studios and will be directed by Michael Mayer, who also directed the Broadway version of Idiot . Green Day will also be producing the movie as well. I'm just hoping that the music in [...]