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At Green Day Premiere, Weezer Guitarist Accidentally Spills the Beans on His Own Band's Movie

Asked about the Weezer movie's progress at the "Nimrods" premiere, Brian Bell said "I probably shouldn't say this" — then spilled everything anyway: the film's a wrap, dropping in 2027.

Skyler Kao, Social Editor
At Green Day Premiere, Weezer Guitarist Accidentally Spills the Beans on His Own Band's Movie

The scene was a bit ironic: the setting was the LA premiere of Green Day's new film "Nimrods," yet the question that came up was about a completely different band's movie. Weezer guitarist Brian Bell was there for the event when a host from local radio station Alt 98.7 cornered him and casually asked if his own band had a movie in the works too.

Bell's answer was honest — almost comically so. "We already shot it. I probably shouldn't say that. But yeah, it's a wrap, it's gonna be great, and you'll see it in 2027." Right after saying he "shouldn't say" anything, he went ahead and revealed the release year.

The film still doesn't have a title. Word first broke last year when frontman Rivers Cuomo let it slip onstage at Coachella, telling the crowd, "We've been spending the last few weeks in LA shooting a Weezer movie." He also hinted at the time that Jack Black would be in it, though a band rep later denied that. Other reports have suggested Keanu Reeves will play the villain, with the film's tone described as somewhere between "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" — part comic-book-style action comedy, part self-deprecating rock biopic parody.

Movie news aside, Weezer's been busy lately. The band just announced a 2026-2027 world tour hitting the UK, Europe, North America, and Japan, kicking off this fall in support of their 20th studio album, "The Gold Album," dropping August 21 via Reprise/Warner. Around the same time, the band was also announced as part of the lineup for the rhythm game "Stage Tour" — billed as a spiritual successor to "Guitar Hero" — set to launch this winter.

The film's title, official cast, and release details have yet to be announced.

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