American Idiot' headed for the silver screen

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First it was an album, then it was a Broadway play and now it looks as if American Idiot is headed for the silver screen. Universal is reportedly in negotiations to pick up the movie rights to the Broadway musical based on the Green Day album of the same name and have hired Michael Mayer, the director of the stage production, to shoot the film.
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While nothing is confirmed, Dustin Lance Black (who won an Oscar for directing Milk) is in talks to write the screenplay and the band will serve as the producer alongside Tom Hanks. While this pairing might sound weird on paper, it’s really not that strange when you consider that Hanks and his business partner were producers of the film adaption of Mamma Mia, a musical based on the music of ABBA.