AMERICAN IDIOT's Armstrong & Mayer Talk IDIOT Film & Future Projects

As revealed in the New York Times, Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer may continue their collaboration on an original musical in the near future.

Says Armstrong at the New York Times Arts and Leisure Weekend yesterday, January 9, "I think I'd be interested in the future of really getting into writing specifically for a show - that's something I'd really love to do...The kind of music that I like is very immediate and very catchy, and you identify with it quickly, and I try to write that way. And in musical theater it's the same thing: you identify with the songs immediately, the good ones anyway."

Neither Armstrong or Mayer, who was also part of the talk, offered any specifics on a potential project. Mayer did, however, reveal that American Idiot could get big screen treatment soon. he says: "We're definitely in talks. There are people who have the ability to make it happen, who have expressed genuine interest in it, and we want to do it, so I think it could happen."

Armstrong joined The cast of the show on January 1 in the role of St. Jimmy. He will play the role for 50 performances through February 27. Armstrong previously played the part from Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2010.

American Idiot is currently running at the St. James Theatre.