Music Prepares Unpublished Movie While Tour and Family Drama follow

Even in the midst of a turbulent phase – after the bassist’s wife Scott Shrinerhave been shot and arrested by the Los Angeles police – the Weezer Follows with a new ambitious project: a movie of the band. Confirmation came straight from the singer Rivers Cuomo During the group’s surprise presentation in Coachellalast Saturday (13).

“We spent the last few weeks in Los Angeles recording the movie Weezer”, He said Cuomo to the public on the stage Mojave. “But when the Coachella called saying ‘hey, Weezerdo you bump a surprise participation? ‘, We replied,’ Of course, yes! ‘ It’s great to be here and let go of these emotions with you. ”

Fans were already speculating about the feature, especially after some were invited to a “private session of filmed autographs” scheduled for June 21 – described as part of an unveiled video. Apparently, the project goes beyond a simple documentary. In an interview with Men’s Healtha few years ago, Cuomo He said, “We’re talking about making a movie. Not a performance movie. A movie.”

During the tour of the Blue album In 2024, in the presentation in Los Angeles, the actor and director Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) also appeared on stage and recorded a scene with the public. “Weezer is fighting great villains,” he explained Schwartz. “I will say that someone punches one of the members, and you react. Then I say that the Weezer Give the change, and you react again. ” It is still unclear if Schwartz It is driving the feature, but a video of the recording circulates in the networks.

So far, besides the speech of Cuomo node Coachellathe band did not disclose more official details about the movie. But the evidence suggests that something is much bigger than we imagined. It is the mystery in the air – and curiosity as well.

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