It could be the time of life for Green Day fans, as a comedy based on the legendary rock band is being released.
Inaugural Entertainment has acquired writer-director Lee Kirk’s film, which now bears the new title Nimrod, Hollywood Reporter I’ve learned. Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Sean Gunn, Bobby Lee and Fred Armisen star in the film, which hails from Live Nation Studios and was previously known as New General Pastor When it premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Nimrod is a coming-of-age film centered around three high school friends who set off on a wild road trip under the mistaken assumption that their fledgling band is booked to open for Green Day’s New Year’s Eve concert. The story is based on Green Day’s real-life adventures while living in a van before the success of the Green Day movie Dukitheir 1994 Grammy Award-winning debut album which has since been certified double diamond.
Kyler Kaufman, Ryan Foust, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, and Ken Ruffalo round out the cast. Kirk, who previously directed Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in Universal’s 2016 release Ordinary worldhelmets Nimrod From his own script that he developed with the band. Title references NimrodGreen Day’s 1997 album which included singles such as “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and went double platinum.
Serve as producers for Nimrod They are Green Day members Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool, along with Tim Perell in Process. Executive producers include Live Nation Studios’ Ryan Croft and Michael Rapinoe, as well as Jonathan Daniel.
“Nimrod “It’s exactly the kind of bold, audience-oriented narrative we’re excited about opening,” says Inaugural Entertainment CEO Kevin Weisberg. “It embodies a unique blend of humor, nostalgia and music that feels fresh and universally resonant. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the filmmakers and Green Day to bring this dynamic story to audiences everywhere.”
Croft, head of film and TV at Live Nation Studio, adds:Nimrod It’s a wild, funny, music-inspired story that reflects the culture surrounding Green Day and their deep fanbase. We’re excited to partner with Inaugural to bring this energy to movie theaters and continue expanding how Live Nation Studios projects connect with large audiences.
During an interview with THR At the time of the film’s TIFF premiere, Armstrong praised his chemistry with Kirk in their 2016 film, and also gave Thames credit for doing an “honest job” on the new project.
“I’ve always wanted to do a Green Day movie,” Armstrong said at the time. “Oh my God, from the beginning, all my heroes have always directed films, be it Rock and Roll High School By Ramones O [the Beatles’] Hard nightfrom Quadrophenia. “I just wanted to do the same thing.”
