Nimrods is a 2025 American coming-of-age road comedy film directed and written by Lee Kirk and starring Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust alongside Jenna Fischer, Mckenna Grace, Angela Kinsey, Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, and Sean Gunn. The film follows three teenagers who travel to Los Angeles under the belief that their band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.
Produced by Live Nation Productions, Nimrods premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2025.
On April 9, 2026, the film was acquired by Inaugural Entertainment and retitled from New Years Rev to Nimrods.[1]
Premise
Three teenagers travel to Los Angeles under the false pretense that their band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.
Cast
- Mason Thames
- Kylr Coffman
- Ryan Foust
- Jenna Fischer
- Mckenna Grace
- Angela Kinsey
- Keen Ruffalo
- Ignacio Diaz-Silverio
- Fred Armisen
- Bobby Lee
- Sean Gunn
- Jolene Blalock as Deborah
- Green Day as themselves
Production
In June 2022, director Lee Kirk appeared on the podcast Office Ladies, hosted by actresses Jenna Fischer, his wife, and Angela Kinsey. During the podcast, Kirk revealed that he was working on another film with Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of punk rock band Green Day.[2] Kirk had previously worked with Armstrong on the comedy-drama film Ordinary World (2016), which featured Armstrong as the lead.[3]
In February 2025, Live Nation Productions, the film and television production branch of Live Nation Entertainment, announced that a comedy film inspired by Green Day was in production, with Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust in lead roles, and Fischer, Kinsey, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, and Keen Ruffalo in supporting roles.[4] Later that month, Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, and Sean Gunn were cast in supporting roles in the film.[5]
In April 2026, it was announced that the film, originally known as New Years Rev, was acquired by Inaugural Entertainment and retitled Nimrods.[6]
Nimrods is based on Green Day’s limited success as a band before the release of their breakout album Dookie (1994).
Release
Nimrods premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2025 under its original title New Year’s Rev.[7][8] It will officially release on August 14, 2026.
Reception
Dan Gentile of SFGate gave the film a positive review, praising the three “spot-on” lead performances and stating that the film “hits all the right notes.”[9]
References
- ^ “Green Day-Inspired Comedy Movie ‘New Years Rev’ Gets New Title and Distribution (Exclusive)”. Yahoo Entertainment. April 9, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ^ “New comedy film called NEW YEARS REV featuring Green Day starts filming soon”. Green Day Community. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ “Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Reveals How a Movie Inspired by the Band’s Story Finally Happened”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ “Green Day-Inspired Comedy Movie in the Works From Live Nation Productions (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ “Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee and Sean Gunn Join Green Day-Inspired Comedy Movie (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ “Green Day-Inspired Comedy Movie ‘New Years Rev’ Gets New Title and Distribution (Exclusive)”. Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ^ “‘New Years Rev’ Trailer: Green Day Fans Take a Rock ‘n’ Roll Road Trip in Coming-of-Age Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ “Green Day Say TIFF Premiere of Comedy Film ‘New Years Rev’ Is ‘Just the Beginning’“. Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ “Green Day just made the next great teen comedy”. SFGate. Retrieved September 28, 2025.