Green Day hit the big screen: “Nimrods” is out. Here's the trailer and the new song for the soundtrack

Green Day are heading to the big screen with "Nimrods", a wild coming-of-age road-trip comedy inspired by the American band's early years and their tour adventures, back when Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool were crossing the United States in a van, long before the worldwide success of "Dookie". The film will hit cinemas around the world from August 11 to 18 as a special cinematic event, featuring an introduction by Green Day themselves and, after the screening, exclusive live footage filmed at the Palladium in Los Angeles. The band also appears in the film and is credited among its producers. The official trailer is below.

The story

At the heart of the story is Tommy, played by Mason Thames, a young musician who gets a phone call with some seemingly incredible news: his band has been chosen to open Green Day's New Year's Eve show. In reality, it's a prank cooked up by his older brother Wayne, played by Keen Ruffalo. But Tommy believes it, and convinced he's facing the chance of a lifetime, steals his brother's car and sets off with his bandmates from Kansas City to Los Angeles, aiming to get there in three days. Thus begins a chaotic journey across America, loosely inspired by Green Day's own early touring experiences and their original DIY attitude.
Written and directed by Lee Kirk and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, "Nimrods" stars Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, Ryan Foust, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Keen Ruffalo, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, Sean Gunn and Mckenna Grace, alongside Green Day themselves. The film is produced by Tim Perell for Process, along with Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, while Ryan Kroft, Michael Rapino and Jonathan Daniel serve as executive producers.

New track

To mark the announcement, Green Day have also released a new song, "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.", along with its accompanying video, now available on digital platforms. The song plays over the film's end credits and will be part of the official soundtrack.

The soundtrack features 30 tracks, including 22 Green Day songs chosen from across their entire career. Alongside "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.", it will include four previously unreleased live recordings taken from the band's performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles, as well as songs by The Paradox, Ultra Q and Mckenna Grace. Rounding out the collection are four tracks by the Analog Dogs, the fictional band at the center of the story.
The title "Nimrods" naturally echoes "Nimrod", the album Green Day released in 1997. The film will be presented in 4K, with screenings rounded out by the band's introduction and the exclusive live performances filmed at the Palladium.

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