Thames & Grace Filmed 'Nimrods' Before 'Regretting You' — SkimNews
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Filming the indie Nimrods first means their on-screen rapport was built on a smaller passion project, giving the studio adaptation a tested dynamic rather than an untested pairing.
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- Mason Thames revealed he and McKenna Grace filmed the Green Day-inspired movie 'Nimrods' before 'Regretting You,' calling the back-to-back collaboration 'a wild coincidence' as 'Nimrods' arrives in theaters nearly a year after 'Regretting You' premiered last October
- In 'Nimrods,' Thames plays Tommy of band Analog Dogs, who steals brother Wayne's (Keen Ruffalo) car for a cross-country roadtrip from Kansas City to Los Angeles after being invited to open for Green Day on New Year's Eve—unaware his older brother is pulling an elaborate prank
- Tommy meets Grace's fellow punk character Olivia along the way, striking up a flirtation after seeing her perform live; both actors also appear on the film's soundtrack
- The songs for Analog Dogs were written by Jakob Armstrong, son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, and Thames rehearsed and worked on the tracks
- Director Lee Kirk praised both actors as 'fantastic' and 'the nicest kids,' saying Grace specifically wanted to include her own song in the film to add authenticity
- The real-life couple said they'd only take another project together if it were 'so special and so awesome,' with Thames adding, 'whenever that moment arises, we're going to snatch it up'
Why it matters: Two consecutive romantic pairings for an off-screen couple is unusual in young Hollywood casting, and the fact that Thames-Graves shot 'Nimrods' first means 'Regretting You' was greenlit partly on chemistry they'd already proven to a smaller director. The Jakob Armstrong songwriting credit also makes this a genuine Green Day-adjacent project rather than a vanity soundtrack tie-in.
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