But soon after the news was released, there were rumors that NBC executives had come forward to deny the news.
$5 million per person
According to the report of "Hollywood" website 65438+1October 22nd, before Christmas last year, the top management of NBC held a secret meeting with six stars of Friends-Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Coudereau, matt leblanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry, and signed a $5 million contract. This means that these six people will reunite and star in the happy special of Friends. It is understood that the special session is divided into four parts, each part 1 hour. At present, the screenwriter has begun to write lines for the special edition and is expected to meet the audience next year. In the first 10 season, "Friends" gained high ratings, won numerous TV awards, and brought a lot of wealth to NBC. NBC once again placed high hopes on this special reunion, saying that "high ratings will overthrow the ceiling at that time".
Aniston was the last one to sign.
Of the six people, Aniston was the last to agree to sign the role. She refused before, and once insisted that she would never play "Rachel" again. Because it was during the filming of Friends that she and Brad Pitt had a disagreement, which eventually led to the change of their feelings, which made her extremely sad. At the same time, it is reported that although this popular role made Aniston famous, she was once trapped in the aura of "Rachel".
After the curtain call of the last season of Friends, Aniston made many movies, hoping to get rid of the shadow of "Rachel" and start her film career again.
Unlike Aniston, the other five old friends are looking forward to meeting again. Courtney Cox, who plays Monica, expresses her yearning for Friends through The New York Daily. She said, "My friends grew up with me. For others,' Monica' may be meaningless; However, she brought me friends, experiences, money and joy. "
Endless friends
After Friends, NBC released a brand-new comedy "Joey" tailored for the role of "Joey", but the ratings were average. This time, Six Friends made another special feature, and NBC also announced that it will launch a new drama called "This is a man's business" around the three leading men of Six Friends-Joey, Chandler and Ross. A spokesman for NBC confirmed: "The details of the play are under discussion."
Maybe it's just a rumor
However, according to the latest news yesterday morning, the CEO of NBC TV Center immediately issued a response statement, officially denying the "amazing" news the night before: "At present, NBC has no plans to launch any programs related to Friends except Joey, and now all our energy is focused on Joey. Last night's "rumor", like its name, is a rumor. NBC gives its best wishes to the career prospects of six' old friends', but we have no plans to continue Friends at present. "