Heads Up Emo Kids, an Avril Lavigne ‘Sk8er Boi’ Movie Adaptation Is Coming Your Way

“Sk8er Boi” the Movie?

If you still can’t believe it, neither can we. But it’s the real deal. Your favorite pop-punk banger is going to be made into a movie real soon. Avril herself announced the awesome news when she was on the “She Is The Voice” podcast for iHeartRadio. She shared that a lot of fans still ask her to play the song during shows and that it’s “still one of her favorites to play live to this day.” Avril wrote the song for her debut album, Let Go, when she was just a mere 16 years old. If the nostalgia is strong for the fans, what more for the singer herself who is now 37 years old?

 

What is “Sk8er Boi” about?

“He was a boy / She was a girl / Can I make it any more obvious? / He was a punk / She did ballet / What more can I say?”

It was the decade’s pop-punk anthem about how if you let society dictate who you should like, you’ll only end up in regret. Avril sings about the titular skater boy who likes a girl that’s the total opposite of him, a ballerina. She liked him too but ended up following the ill advice of her stuck-up friends because “he wasn’t good enough for her.” Apparently, his pants were too baggy. Years later, she’s a single mom and he’s a hotshot superstar musician. Worse, all her friends back then are huge fans of his now.

“You know what it was like in high school, you have all the different groups and cliques, and there’s like skaters, preps, and jocks,” explains the singer during her podcast guesting. “It’s kind of like a missed opportunity at love… And it’s like the skater boy is in love with the preppy girl and she’s like too cool for him, but then five years from now she’s feeding the baby and she’s all alone and she wishes she would have followed her heart and not tried to live up to society’s expectations.”

Although the song is just three minutes long, the lyrics already tell a story that could stretch to fit the big screen perfectly. Who knows, it might be the next hit summer rom-com movie.

 

Why did Avril Lavigne write “Sk8er Boi”?

As for the deeper meaning behind the song, no one truly knows. The bridge reveals that the story is being narrated by Sk8er Boi’s current girlfriend who seems to be gloating over Ballerina Girl’s failed romance and single motherhood. It could be Avril just trying to tell the story of the fictional Sk8er Boi and his failed love or she was actually narrating a real-life experience. Artists are known to do that (read: Taylor Swift). Word on the street is that the story happened IRL but Avril just changed the gender. But another rumor says that it’s actually about Avril’s then-boyfriend, Sum41’s Deryck Whibley, and a girl who wouldn’t go out with him in high school. Whatever it’s about, let’s just thank what inspired Avril since it gave us this banger of a masterpiece.

 

Not the first attempt at a movie adaptation

If you’re an Avril fan, news about the movie adaptation might not have surprised you. As early as 2003, there were already talks about a “Sk8er Boi” film from Paramount Pictures headed by writer/producer David Zabel (ER) but it was never made. This time, it seems like everything has been given a green light to push through.

 

Dream cast: Sk8er Boi

Although there are no details yet of when the movie is set for production or release or even who the cast is going to be, we went ahead and speculated. We’re thinking of someone who would look unassuming and plain in baggy pants with a skateboard strapped across their bag while at the same time could transform into a believable rock star. Our bet is on Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard, one of the most sought-after actors these days. Hear us out, we know he was a kid the last time you saw him on the show. But he’s now an 18-year-old adult who is also actually a musician IRL. Finn could pass off as a loser skater boy who later becomes a cool band bro. Another actor in the running could be Riverdale‘s Cole Sprouse. Thoughts?

 

Dream cast: Ballerina Girl

Nobody else is on our mind except for the girl of the hour, Olivia Rodrigo herself. Olivia has had a stellar year where she released her debut album SOUR that won her a number of awards including AMA’s New Artist of the Year. She is also an actress who plays the main role Nini Salazar-Roberts in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Plus, Olivia is just 18 years old, an actual teenager for a teenager role. She could totally do Ballerina Girl justice.

 

While you’re waiting, check out Avril’s new music

And if you think the pop-punk princess has put down her crown, you couldn’t be more wrong. She just recently released her latest single “Bite Me” which marks her return to the pop-punk scene. The music video shows her with Travis Barker, Blink-182’s drummer. It’s as if decades haven’t gone by since she hit the scene. Avril still looks as young and beautiful as she was back then — complete with her signature eye makeup — with high-energy punk music made for headbanging at gigs.

 

Avril Lavigne’s concert in the Philippines

In other news, Pinoys still have a chance to scream their hearts out to “Sk8er Boi” live. Avril has rescheduled her Philippine concert to May 2, 2022, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was originally scheduled for May 20, 2020, but since the pandemic messed with the timeline of our lives, everything else was pushed back. Buy your tickets here if you haven’t yet.

 

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