The cast of 'Friends' are said to have signed up to a movie version of the hit TV series after being impressed by the box office success of 'Sex and the City: The Movie'.
According to The Daily Telegraph, all six members of the cast are reported to have signed with Warner Bros for a movie version, with filming scheduled to start within the next 18 months.
'Friends' came to an end in 2004 following a 10-year run, however rumours of a reunion have been rife following the mixed success elsewhere of the show's six stars - Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc.
A source is quoted in The Telegraph as saying: "Jennifer, Courtney and the rest of the cast are keen to reprise their roles, under the right circumstances. The success of 'Sex and the City' has really got their wheels spinning about how a 'Friends' film could be just as big, if done right.
"Timing and the script are really important, but now that Courtney and Jen both have production companies, they can potentially get very involved in those decisions".
The source added: "As the biggest star of the 'Friends' franchise, Jennifer can't help but look at what's happened with Sarah Jessica Parker and the 'Sex and the City' film and be a little jealous. What's held back a 'Friends' movie so far is that people were worried that Jennifer had simply become too famous to play Rachel again.
"But the truth is that Jennifer is finally willing to do it, and she'd love to work with that whole team of actors and producers again. She says she and Courtney have already talked this summer about what they want out of a 'Friends' movie, and if deals can be made with them, everything else can fall into place rather quickly.
"It really comes down to money, and I don't think Jen has a problem with all of the 'Friends' getting huge paydays for the movie. In that sense, it's 'Sex and the City' all over again. There's no movie unless you can reunite the whole cast and keep them all happy financially."
