Avril Lavigne is working on a film inspired by her classic hit single Sk8er Boi.
The 2002 track helped propel the Bite Me hitmaker to international superstardom, following her breakout hit Complicated, and ahead of its 20th anniversary she revealed plans to revisit the tune.
Speaking on the She Is The Voice podcast on iHeartRadio, Avril said: “Recently with it being almost the 20th anniversary, a lot of people have been asking me to play this song on TV shows, so it keeps getting brought back up and people will always reference it to me.
“And so, I’m actually going to turn this song into a film and take it to the next level,” she explained.
“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. It’s kind of like a missed opportunity at love.
“The skater boy is in love with the preppy girl and 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.”
According to Metro, Sk8er Boi was touted for a film adaptation back in 2003, when Paramount Pictures hired ER writer David Sabel to create a film based on the song.
It’s unclear if Avril’s new project ties in with that adaptation or is a separate venture.
Earlier this year, Avril recruited original skater boy Tony Hawk to help make her TikTok debut, with a clip of the singer – who dons a sleeveless black T-shirt and striped necktie – and Tony skating to the tune.
