Connie Britton just isn’t anticipated to be a part of Peacock‘s reboot of Friday Evening Lights.
Deadline reported in December that the streamer had landed the reboot of the soccer collection, wherein Britton performed Tami Taylor for the TV adaptation of the H.G. Bissinger 1990 novel.
In a brand new interview with Parade, Britton mentioned the reboot is “barely on her radar,” however she shared her hopes for the brand new forged to discover a “sense of discovery there by way of what they’re committing to and attempting to perform.”
Reflecting on her time on the drama collection, Britton mentioned she virtually didn’t tackle the position after having a small half within the 2004 film directed by Peter Berg.
“Within the movie, there was little or no for me to do and even much less so by the point it got here out — no matter I had carried out was totally on the cutting-room flooring,” Britton advised the publication. “And so when the TV present got here round, I mentioned, ‘No, thanks.’ I used to be actually hoping for one thing extra for myself than enjoying form of the fly-on-the-wall spouse character in a soccer present.”
Nonetheless, Berg was “very persuasive” and finally satisfied Britton to tackle the position saying, “I actually need to say, I labored fairly tirelessly with Pete, however then additionally with Jason Katims, who got here in to run the present, actually form of standing up for the lady’s voice in that neighborhood, in that world.”
Britton starred in Friday Evening Lights all through its five-season run alongside Kyle Chandler, Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemmons, Aimee Teegarden, and Michael B. Jordan.
Friday Evening Lights premiered on NBC in 2006 and adopted a highschool soccer workforce in rural Texas. After two seasons, the present was canceled however was saved by DirecTV, which ran for 3 further seasons ending its run in 2011.
Earlier this yr, Kitsch mentioned that he had “been requested” to be a part of the Friday Evening Lights reboot, saying on SiriusXM’s The Highlight with Jessica Shaw he was “flattered.”
“By no means say by no means, however I’d are available in and do one thing, possibly for an episode or one thing, however I don’t wanna go and do the entire thing. I’d go and have enjoyable however I don’t need to lead an FNL reboot or something. I really like the repeatedly difficult roles and to maintain pushing,” he mentioned, shutting down rumors he would tackle the position of the soccer coach.
