A 'Friends' Movie, Complete With Nudity, In The Works

Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at 11:44 AM Central

by Tim Briscoe

It's been confirmed that the big six will be back for a tenth season of "Friends" on NBC. But now that that rumor has been laid to rest, another has surfaced about a possible theatrical movie based on the series.

The rumor says that Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry's deals were cinched with a deal to make the movie. Each actor will be paid close to a million dollars for each episode next season. In addition, each star will also receive $9 million for participation in the movie, plus a percentage of the profits.

Reportedly the film Friends will be much racier than the broadcast TV version. One source says that includes big screen nudity. The source claims LeBlanc's Joey will be the one to appear nude.

It's no secret that each of the six has aspirations of a successful film career but none has truly had the success they've seen on the small screen. They undoubtedly hope the theatrical film will be the one that finally propels each of them.