Who put the kibosh on the Friends reunion?
src="/celebrities/pic/2008/06/13/20080613221426K.jpg" />Well, folks, it looks like
about a possible Friends reunion had some merit. According to
a reunion was in the works, but one of the guys turned down the offer. She didn’t specify which, but she made a point of
saying that it was one of the guys, not Jennifer Aniston, as the prevailing scuttlebutt had stated. Hmm…
wonder who turned the offer down? I bet it was Schwimmer; he always seemed to be the one who wanted to do anything
other than act.
[via Pop Candy]
NBC denies Friends reunion rumors - UPDATE
Last night, Jonathan wrote about a report that claimed the six main actors from Friends were going to reunite for a series of one-hour specials. It also mentioned that the three male leads — Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer — were going to star in a spin-off. Readers responded by either getting their hopes up or cursing NBC for digging up the corpse of a series that died a year and a half ago.
Well, we’ve got more news for you: It ain’t gonna happen, at least according to NBC.
Here’s the update from Jonathan:
“Consider this rumor dead as most of us wisely assumed from the get go. Access Hollywood had this to say earlier today, with a direct quote from Jeff Zucker (CEO of NBC Universal’s TV Group) squashing the rumors.
Also, many thanks to TV’s own Ryan j Budke, who spent numerous hours on the phone this morning with NBC’s Media Relations Department, who had this to say: ’There are currently no plans to have any follow-up to Friends other than Joey, which is still a major part of our comedy line-up and we whole-heartedly support. The rumors started this weekend are just that; rumors. We wish the rest of the cast of Friends continued success in their careers, and would welcome them back at any time, but there are currently no plans for them to appear in their Friends roles.’ “
The rumor that never dies: the potential Friends movie
If there is one rumor that never dies it’s the one about the possibility of a Friends reunion. Since the series finale aired in May 2004, rumors about a reunion popped up here, there and everywhere. Sometimes the rumor takes the form of “there will be another spinoff” (remember Joey?) but most of the time it’s a “there are talks about a movie but one of the stars doesn’t want to commit.” This week’s revival of the rumor is of the latter kind.
According to Showbiz Spy, Courteney Cox Arquette, who played Monica on the hit NBC series for 10 seasons, is desperate for a big-screen adaptation of Friends. Yeah, I know, Showbiz Spy isn’t the most legit source out there, but being a Friends fan, I can’t help myself but wonder if it’ll happen or not even though I’m not too keen on a reunion now since I doubt it would live up to my extremely high expectations.
Wonder why I chose a picture from the show that doesn’t include Rachel, played by Jennifer Aniston? Well, it’s because the Showbiz Spy article claims that Aniston is the only one not ready to reprise her role. Supposedly, the actress is afraid of being stereotyped by a movie version of the series and that it would prevent her from getting more serious roles.
Interestingly, David Schwimmer announced last September that he would not take part in a Friends reunion if there ever was one. So if the Spy article is legit, why did he change his mind? Is it for the big pay check that he would get from a reunion? Is it to get some exposure to be able to advertise his other projects? Who knows!
It’s no surprise that this rumor is revisited this week since the Sex and the City movie is currently airing in theaters and is not doing too bad at the box office.
So let me ask the question for the 1000th time, do you want a Friends reunion? If so, what type? Movie? TV special?
[via AOL]
Jennifer Aniston: Hello New York!
Jennifer Aniston: Hello New York!
East coasters are about to get another famous celebrity neighbor. Former Friends actress Jennifer Aniston is packing her bags and moving to New York City.
The big move has been pretty hush-hush until now. She’s dropped hints like telling press that she’s sick of life in Los Angeles, but that’s been about it.
But now Jen has announced that she has purchased a new home in New York, and we all know what that means… Broadway. The rumors that the Good Girl actress may be hitting the stage for the next phase of her career are looking pretty likely.
A friend of Jen’s told press, “Her mind is made up. She’s been keeping a lot of the details to herself - until now.” Her friend also said that Jen hopes to make the cross country move by the end of the year.
Though she’s been very adamant about declining to do a Friends reunion, maybe Jen wants to get back to the Central Perk area after all!