'Friday Night Lights' Movie: Peter Berg Says The Script Is Done, Wants Kyle Chandler And Connie Britton Back (VIDEO)

With clear eyes and full hearts, "Friday Night Lights" is coming to the big screen.

While at a preview for "Battleship," "Friday Night Lights" executive producer Peter Berg told MTV News that showrunner Jason Katims is "about done with the script." Now, they need to get all of the original actors back on board.

"So much of these things become scheduling," said Berg. "Kyle [Chandler] is busy, Adrianne [Palicki] is busy, Taylor is busy, Connie Britton is busy, but if we can get everyone in the same room at the same time, we all want to do it. We're not done with 'Friday Night Lights.'"

As for the script, the "Friday Night Lights" moving would focus on what Coach and Mrs. Coach are up to now.

"[Katims] has come up with a really great storyline that parallels what happened to Mike Leach, one of my heroes, a coach at Texas Tech, who was unjustly fired and unjustly accused of mistreating a player with a concussion, which was proven to not have been the case," Berg told MTV News. "It would be critical that we get Kyle and Connie -- we anchored the show around them -- and then bring in Riggins, Tyra, Lyla and all other characters as we could get them. But the idea is to really revolve it around the coach."

Back in October 2011, Mrs. Coach seemed to be excited for the film. "It's happening for realsies," Connie Britton told Us Weekly. Britton earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Coach Taylor's wife -- Tami Taylor.

In August, the show's executive producer Peter Berg announced his plans to adapt the cult hit series into a movie, and it looks like Kyle Chandler's surprising Emmy win has kept the movie momentum going.

Watch the video below for more info on the anticipated "Friday Night Lights" film.

Comments

[FreeSpeech4All]

05:19 AM on 02/16/2012

Loved this show. I hope the original cast members return. There's so little left on network TV worth watching.

[jbshu]

12:38 AM on 02/16/2012

Only see about five movies a year...but this would be one I would definitely spring for. Great series, great actors, intelligent TV, never missed an episode...would love it on the big screen! But please, don't recast a single character.

[dvx99]

12:20 AM on 02/16/2012

As long as they can get the original cast, it would awesome. Throw in a PG-13 rating even better!

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[Conrad Wesley Clough]

09:16 PM on 02/15/2012

Really? Do we really need a movie based on a TV show based on a movie?

[Kalia lia]

07:08 PM on 02/15/2012

Soo the show wasn't based on the movie starring Billy bob Thornton!?

[SoonerNspring]

08:18 PM on 02/15/2012

The show was based on the book Friday Night Lights, which the movie was based on

[Activation]

07:00 PM on 02/15/2012

If they show Lyla nekkid, I will go...

[Diana Scrimger]

06:54 PM on 02/15/2012

We think that NBC should show the movie instead of the theatre.

[judge jake]

05:55 PM on 02/15/2012

a show that was canceled cause no one watched gets a movie...and holly wood wonders why tix sales are in toliet...but hell if footloose got remade then hey roll on

[AIPChristina]

07:09 PM on 02/15/2012

It had a lot of support though and a very VERY loyal following. Plus, the fact that it wasn't killing it in the ratings doesn't take away from the fact that it was one of the most widely praised shows on TV while it was on the air.

[ry1susan]

12:00 AM on 02/16/2012

Agreed!!! Was the Best show on tv!!! I say bring it back to TV so it can be enjoyed again weekly.

[buzzyseed]

05:53 PM on 02/15/2012

HELL YEAH! BRING IT ON! BEST SHOW EVER!

[bigseylee]

05:52 PM on 02/15/2012

YEAH!!!! I loved the show!!!! and I'm not a teen!!! lol

[Joshua Falk]

05:42 PM on 02/15/2012

The show had a great ending; a movie now will only ruin it--the story is done, there is nothing left to tell. The story was more about the Panthers and the Lions than it was about coach. I loved the show but I don't see a need to continue the story.

[maculae]

10:57 PM on 03/30/2012

It was more about the people on the teams than about the teams themselves. If that makes any sense. The fact that we could cheer for the Panthers, and then cheer for the Lions against the Panthers means that it wasn't just about the teams. And the one connection between the two teams was the coach and his family.

But I agree, it was probably the best ending I've seen for any show. I teared up during the ending montage. Great way to end one of the best shows on TV.