Avril Lavigne to Adapt Hit Song ‘Sk8er Boi’ into a Film for 20th Anniversary

Ask and you shall receive. Avril Lavigne is bringing back her hit single "Sk8er Boi" in a way you’ve never seen before. With the 20th anniversary of the song just around the corner, the singer has decided to celebrate the song's cultural impact through film. 

In an interview with the iHeartRadio podcast She is the Voice, Lavigne gushed about the popularity and significance of the song to the general public. “Recently, with it being almost the 20th anniversary, a lot of people have been asking me to play this song on some TV shows, so it keeps getting brought back up and people will always reference it to me,” says Lavigne. “And so, I’m actually going to turn this song into a film and take it to the next level.”

The singer then went on to delve deeper into her thought process behind the project. “You know what it was like in high school, you have all the different groups and cliques, and there’s like skaters, preps, jocks,” Lavigne continues. “It’s kind of like a missed opportunity at love. The skater boy is in love with the preppy girl, but like she’s 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.” 

And we have no doubt that this story arc will do well as a film. After all, the tune did win her multiple awards and even got her nominated for a Grammy back in 2003. Not to mention, it's the same trope of most successful romantic comedies. Think Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles’ 10 Things I Hate About You, Shane West and Mandy Moore’s A Walk to Remember, and more. Lavigne’s "Sk8er Boi" protagonists are sure to join the never-ending list of popular east-meets-west couples already held dear to us in film, with a more realistic ending. 

Although Lavigne did not particularly disclose any additional details about the upcoming movie, it’s safe to assume that the project will not be in the works until her upcoming Bite Me Tour ends in March next year.