Is "Friday Night Lights" Heading to the Big Screen Again?
by Chris Harnick
posted Jul 15th 2011


Get ready to talk about a new "Friday Night Lights" movie ... for the next few years. Yes, another critically-acclaimed TV show that was never a ratings smash hit may become a film.

Peter Berg, executive producer of the TV series and original director of the Friday Night Lights film starring Billy Bob Thornton, reportedly wants to continue the "FNL" story with Connie Britton and Kyle Chandler on the big screen.





Bill Simmons, editor-in-chief of Grantland.com tweeted this:

"Peter Berg told us he wants to do an 'FNL' movie with Chandler/Britton off the final episode."

TVLine reports Berg is working behind the scenes to get the film made, but Universal Pictures told the site, "We do not currently have a 'FNL' project in development."





The original FNL film came out in 2004 and grossed over $61 million.

The TV series debuted in 2006 and struggled to find an audience. One of its highest-rated episodes was seen by more than 8 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

The series recently picked up a handful of Emmy nominations, one for Best Drama and one each for series stars Britton and Chandler.

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