Green Day are taking their tour-van origin story to the big screen. The punk-rock trio helped develop ‘NIMRODS’, a comedy film arriving in theaters August 14.
The film, previously titled ‘New Years Rev’, was acquired by Inaugural Entertainment from Live Nation Studios earlier this year and has since partnered with Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company. It was developed by writer-director Lee Kirk alongside Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt, with production by Tim Perell for Process.
The premise pulls straight from the band’s own early days. ‘NIMRODS’ follows three friends, played by Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust, who take a cross-country road trip to Los Angeles, mistakenly convinced their band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve. The coming-of-age story is packed with misadventures drawn from Green Day’s years living in a tour van, and it’s exactly the kind of chaotic, rebellious comedy the band’s history invites.
The cast runs deep. Alongside the three leads, the film features Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Keen Ruffalo, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, and Sean Gunn. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025, where Legion M co-founders Jeff Annison and Paul Scanlan say they fell for it instantly.
The team behind it is betting on a shared-screen experience. Annison and Scanlan framed the project around giving fans a stake in the film, calling it bold, original, and designed to be experienced together. Inaugural Entertainment founder and CEO Kevin Weisberg echoed that, saying ‘NIMRODS’ captures the humor, chaos, and rebellious spirit that made Green Day a cultural force while telling a genuinely entertaining coming-of-age story.