Green Day to Produce Comedy Film ‘New Years Rev’ About the Band’s Years Touring in a Van

Welcome to paradise, Green Day fans. The punk icons are producing a comedy movie inspired by their time living in a tour van during their early days as a rock trio.

The film is called “New Years Rev,” it’s a comedy written and directed by Lee Kirk (“Ordinary World”), and it is already in production in Oklahoma. Let’s hope this movie about the early days of a musical icon is more successful than the scrapped one based on Pharrell Williams’ childhood.

Here’s the official synopsis: “New Years Rev” is a coming-of-age story about three friends — played by Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust — who journey to Los Angeles, mistakenly believing that their band is opening for Green Day on New Years Eve. Their roadtrip is a rowdy and mischievous jaunt across the country filled with adventures, based on the exploits of Green Day and their years of living in a tour van.

“The Office” stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey also star in the film, as do Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Keen Ruffalo.

“New Years Rev” is a Live Nation Productions film, and Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool are all producers on the project. Other producers include Tim Perell for Process and Stella Bulochnikov for Pat Solitano Productions. Ryan Kroft and Michael Rapino are executive producing for Live Nation Productions, as is Jonathan Daniel.

“Van days rule. You will drive all night on no sleep then play a show for 10 kids in a basement of a friend of a friend’s house 50 miles east of anywhere you’ve ever heard of,” Armstrong said in a statement. “But you’ll do it again the next day, and the one after that. Because you’re doing it with your bandmates who become your family and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever known. It’s electric. Let the music and mischief ensue.”

“With incredible guidance from Green Day, ‘New Years Rev’ tells the story of young artists chasing a dream — long nights, endless miles, and the electrifying rush of the stage fueling their journey. Brought to life by an incredible cast, it’s a tribute to the magic of live music,” said Ryan Kroft, head of Film & TV, Live Nation Productions.

Green Day last year toured on behalf of the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album “Dookie” and the 20th anniversary of their smash hit “American Idiot,” both of which they played live in their entireties. The band’s most recent album “Saviors” released last year. At one point a movie adaptation of Green Day’s stage production/rock opera “American Idiot” was in the works for HBO, but the project never materialized.

Some of Live Nation’s upcoming film projects include “K-Pops” and the documentary “Billy Idol Should Be Dead.” The company was previously a producer on “A Star Is Born” and docs such as “Love, Lizzo,” “Gaga: Five Foot Two,” and “Moonage Daydream.”

Variety first reported the news.