Friday Night Lights - New Film Directed by David Gordon Green

[CagleMtnVol]

Universal Sets David Gordon Green To Quarterback ‘Friday Night Lights’ Film
by Mike Fleming Jr - May 9, 2018

Stronger helmer David Gordon Green is negotiating to direct a new film for Universal Pictures based on Friday Night Lights, the Buzz Bissinger non-fiction book that captured the glory, heart, sweat, heartbreak and pressure that goes into small town America’s obsession with high school football each fall Friday night. Brian Grazer will produce for Imagine Entertainment, as he did on the original film.

The book was the basis for that terrific Peter Berg-directed 2004 Universal film that starred Billy Bob Thornton as coach of the Permian High Panthers, which spawned an arguably better Emmy-winning NBC series that ran from 2006-2011. That series starred Kyle Chandler as the head coach of the Dillon High Panthers from the fictional town of Dillon, Texas. Along with an avalanche of accolades, that series launched careers that include Michael B. Jordan, Taylor Kitsch, Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons and numerous others.

These are lofty standards for Green to live up to, but no different than what high school teams with feverish fan bases in states like Texas do each season as kids graduate and rosters turn over.

Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone and Creative Executive Lexi Barta will oversee production for Universal.

Green is represented by CAA.

Source: -Deadline



:dunno: Not real sure why this needs a new film so soon after the series and only 14 years since the original film. Hollywood I guess!:loco:



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[bignewt]

I love David Gordon Green but I don't get this.

 

[davethevol]

The series was great. The movie, not so much.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

The series was great. The movie, not so much.

Incorrect.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Friday Night Lights was really the first series we binge-watched. Loved it.

 

[BigOrange15]

But...why?

 

[37L1]

Lack of creativity and originality balanced by the need to make $ = Hollywood remakes.

And we support it by going to see this.

Wonder how it ends. . .

 

[RDU VOL#14]

But...why?

Eggsactly. Why? I enjoyed the movie and loved the series. It’s a little soon, a lot soon for a remake of the movie, I knew that they were talking about doing a movie with the characters from the show, but I guess not now. The real question is if Explosions in the Sky will be doing the music .

 

[bigeasy]

Eggsactly. Why? I enjoyed the movie and loved the series. It’s a little soon, a lot soon for a remake of the movie, I knew that they were talking about doing a movie with the characters from the show, but I guess not now. The real question is if Explosions in the Sky will be doing the music .

Agreed!!!

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Also a vey important question

Spoiler

Will Landry kill again?

 

[bignewt]

All I know is if they want to win they better put Boobie in.

 

[butchna]

Also a vey important question

Spoiler

Will Landry kill again?

Spoiler

With Tyra shacking up with Riggins? Lot of fools getting a bloodbath! Jesse Plemons will channel his Breaking Bad Todd character. :scare:

 

[davethevol]

Also a vey important question

Spoiler

Will Landry kill again?

That was one of the weirdest things to ever happen with a show’s character. I’m pretty sure that season occurred during a writer’s strike.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

That was one of the weirdest things to ever happen with a show’s character. I’m pretty sure that season occurred during a writer’s strike.

That was definitely during the writers strike. That’s the only time I was disappointed with the show.

 

[davethevol]

That was definitely during the writers strike. That’s the only time I was disappointed with the show.

I almost stopped watching the show at that point, but I’m glad I didn’t. The last 2 seasons were so good.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Find a way to bring back Aimee Teegarden and I’m all in

 

[happy-go_vol]

I have actually been watching the series now. Rick Barnes actually did a cameo with smash Williams
He offered him a scholarship. That series is wonderful as is the movie. Cinematography was great. It really set the mood. Not sure about this remake

 

[happy-go_vol]

Find a way to bring back Aimee Teegarden and I’m all in

She was a brat in the show. Williams mom and Matt's grandmother were amazing in that show.

 

[butchna]

I have actually been watching the series now. Rick Barnes actually did a cameo with smash Williams
He offered him a scholarship. That series is wonderful as is the movie. Cinematography was great. It really set the mood. Not sure about this remake

You mean Mack Brown. Smash sucked at basketball.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

She was a brat in the show. Williams mom and Matt's grandmother were amazing in that show.

I wasn’t referring to how great her character was. She was just a thing of beauty.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

I wasn’t referring to how great her character was. She was just a thing of beauty.

She was in this past season of The Ranch on Netflix. Yeah, shes still hot!!

 

[butchna]

She was in this past season of The Ranch on Netflix. Yeah, shes still hot!!

She should be...she’s only 28.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

She should be...she’s only 28.

I should've clarified. Shes HOTTER now than she was on FNL.

 

[bignewt]

I preferred adrianne palicki.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Minka Kelly ftw. Although, you can’t wrong with any of them.