FRIENDS MOVIE - one step closer....maybe!

by Peter Lang - Hollywood is abuzz once again this week with word that a FRIENDS motion picture is one step closer to becoming a reality with one major report quoting everyone's favourite coffee shop waiter James Michael Tyler (Gunther) as the source behind the latest rumours.

Tyler told Britain's News of the World newspaper that a FRIENDS movie is definitely on its way.
"I still keep in touch with a lot of the cast and they say that they are really keen," he said.
"I am definitely on board to do the film. I am looking forward to meeting up with the old gang again," Tyler said.
"I just hope we can do justice to the show in a film."

I have to say at this point, I wouldn't be holding my breath until a more senior cast member, aka, one of the 'big six' actually signs up for the picture.

Of course 'Gunther' would want to be in the movie and see it happen, that's a no-brainer.

Being a huge FRIENDS fan nobody wants to see the movie more than me but with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry both enjoying recent big screen success and the other four major cast members all involved in other long term projects, I think a movie may be some way off.

They wouldn't want to wait too long however with all cast members in their early to mid 40s if too many more years pass by the movie will take place in a retirement village!

For the record this is how old the 'big six'currently are.

Jennifer Aniston, 40, Courteney Cox, 45, Lisa Kudrow, 46, Matt LeBlanc, 42, Matthew Perry, 40, and David Schwimmer, 42

Hot Shot #5 David Schwimmer

Okay, so Hot Shots doesn't always have to be of hot babes does it? Thanks to TMZ and SplashNewsOnline for this great shot of Friends star David Schwimmer during the week. Gee look what living on royalties does to your hair!!!

Missing Stars: Friends

Friends was one of the biggest comedy sitcoms of all time. It ran for 10 seasons from 1994-2004. It shot six unknown actors into super-stardom, and they earned over US$1 million each per episode at the shows peak. But where have they vanished to?

Jennifer Aniston (Rachel) still makes movies quite frequently, with ‘Marley & Me’ being her most successful. She’s never far from the media spotlight due to her relationship dilemmas.
Courtney Cox (Monica) has made a few TV show and movie appearances since Friends wrapped up. Up next for Courtney is a role in ‘Scream 4’ with her husband David.
Lisa Kudrow's (Phoebe) latest project is Executive Producer of a show called ‘Who do you think you are?’ in which celebrities trace their family tree.
Matt LeBlanc (Joey) starred in failed spin-off ‘Joey’ and now works with his production company making TV movies.
Matthew Perry (Chandler) has made a few television appearances since Friends. He recently starred with Zaz Efron on the big screen for ‘17 Again’ playing Efron’s character as an adult.
David Schwimmer (Ross) has probably been the most successful due to his roles in the ‘Madagascar’ series. He has also made a thriving directorial debut with ‘Run Fatboy Run’.

I was and still am a massive fan of Friends, I believe it’s right up there with Seinfeld as some of the best, well-written sitcoms of all time. There was recent talk of a Friends Movie, but it looks like that’s been shot down for the time being and I honestly can’t see them ever doing it. I really don’t think it would translate very well on the big screen, but maybe a TV style reunion special may work someday. Fingers crossed.