MikeyT Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Friends Movie On The Way? 2 July 2008 11:56 PM, PDT Actresses Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are reportedly keen to turn hit TV show Friends into a movie after witnessing the box office draw of Sex And The City: The Movie. Friends came to an end in 2004 after a 10-year run. Rumours of a reunion have repeatedly been denied by former castmembers Cox, Aniston, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow. But now it appears the stars may be ready to return to Central Perk to cash in on the sitcom's popularity following the success of Sex and the City, which was turned from a TV series into a big-screen film earlier this year. A source says, "Jennifer, Courteney and the rest of the cast are keen to reprise their roles, under the right circumstances. "The box office success of Sex and the City has really got their wheels spinning about how a Friends film could be just as big, if done right. "Jennifer says she and Courteney have already talked this summer about what they want out of a Friends movie." The news comes just one month after it was revealed Cox's controversial TV drama Dirt was cancelled by network bosses at FX after just two seasons. Sex and the City: The Movie, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall, has grossed more than $300 million (GBP150 million) to date worldwide since its release in May.
Katy Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Ahhh I love Friends so very much. Not sure what I think about a film yet though. It's always annoyed me in 'Joey' that he never mentions his best friends for the last 10 years in it.
MikeyT Posted 3 July 2008 Author Posted 3 July 2008 Ahhh I love Friends so very much. Not sure what I think about a film yet though. It's always annoyed me in 'Joey' that he never mentions his best friends for the last 10 years in it. Twas a bit poo though wasnt it!
purpleronnie Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Hope it doesnt happen, Friends was good, but movie sit coms are usually rubbish.
Darkzzz_ Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Friends was quality... A movie?? Now that could be pushing it... Leave friends as it is, Channel 4 repeats are how it should remain.
DBEightyFive Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Friends was awesome, the way they finished Season 10 was great...I hope they don't ruin that with a movie. They always turn out crap.
billyfox1 Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Noooooooooooooooooo. Leave it as it is, a movie will just ruin it. If they made one they would probably not get all the cast and then the first hour of the film would just be some stupid story as to why one was missing.
SamL Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Friends was quality. The movie should be good if it's made.
Daggers Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 This show was truly awful and over-rated. Bland TV pap.
Asha Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Was a legend series , and still is with repeats on E4. A movie would kill it though.
act smiley Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 This show was truly awful and over-rated. Bland TV pap. Truly awful is pushing it a bit, I would go for "incredibly mediocre".
Daggers Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Truly awful is pushing it a bit, I would go for "incredibly mediocre". Not for me - it induced extreme nausea and a desire to punch my wife in the face every time I heard the theme tune. For two years there was nothing else on our TV. Ever.
The People's Hero Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Friends is sh it. It really really really really is. Don't get me started on sodding will and sodding grace. Cooo nts.
Master Fox Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Not for me - it induced extreme nausea and a desire to punch my wife in the face every time I heard the theme tune. For two years there was nothing else on our TV. Ever. I'll be there for you... do do do do.......
MikeyT Posted 3 July 2008 Author Posted 3 July 2008 Not for me - it induced extreme nausea and a desire to punch my wife in the face every time I heard the theme tune. For two years there was nothing else on our TV. Ever. Is that not a bit extreme?
Joe. Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 I think a film could be successful, it'd certainly rake in the cash at the box office.
acooling08 Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 Not for me - it induced extreme nausea and a desire to punch my wife in the face every time I heard the theme tune. For two years there was nothing else on our TV. Ever. Fook off daggers!
MikeyT Posted 3 July 2008 Author Posted 3 July 2008 Fook off daggers! Do i detect a bit of animosity (sp?) At the end of the day he's entitled to his opinion and if he doesnt like Friends thats fair enough!
Corky Posted 3 July 2008 Posted 3 July 2008 I really hope there isn't a film, I cannot stand this show.
MikeyT Posted 3 July 2008 Author Posted 3 July 2008 I really hope there isn't a film, I cannot stand this show. It wont matter if you cant stand it then will it...you wont be watching it anyway!
MikeyT Posted 6 July 2008 Author Posted 6 July 2008 Studio Exec Denies Friends Movie Rumours 4 July 2008 8:57 AM, PDT Latest: A representative for Warner Bros film studio has quashed speculation of a Friends reunion movie. The hit TV sitcom - which starred Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc - came to an end in 2004 after a 10-year run. It was rumoured earlier this week (begs30Jun08) that Cox and Aniston were keen to reprise their roles for a movie version of the show, as long as the story was right. They were alleged to have been inspired by the massive box office success of Sex and the City: The Movie, which was turned from a TV series into a big-screen film earlier this year. But the claims have been refuted by executives at Warner Bros, the studio behind Friends. Jayne Trotman, Warner's director of publicity in the U.K., says, "(There's) no truth in the story." And publicists for both Cox and Perry have also stepped in to deny the rumours. Perry's spokeswoman, Lisa Kasteler, adds, "Nothing is happening in this regard, so the rumour is false."
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