Green Day Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Nimrods’ Starring Mason Thames and Mckenna Grace Heading to Cannes

“Nimrods,” writer-director Lee Kirk’s comedy based on the rock band’s adventures while living in a van before the success of their 1994 album “Dookie,” will be rolling into the Cannes market.

Palisades Park Pictures has acquired international sales on the feature, which has a global theatrical launch set for August, with Inaugural Entertainment handling U.S. distribution.

The film, which premiered in Toronto, stars Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Sean Gunn, Bobby Lee and Fred Armisen, while Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt also appear and perform.