A "Girls" movie might just be happening soon. Several reports revealed that Lena Dunham was planning to make a movie based on the popular series when the cast hits 40. This means that the movie will take at least 10 years or so, according to her plans.
Speaking to Variety, Lena Dunham talked about her "fantasies" of bringing "Girls" to the big screen.
"I have fantasies of us all coming back when we're 40. We'd have to wait long enough for something to have really gone down," she said.
She also says that "America has a tendency to push shows past their due dates." She states that she wants her show to follow the British model, "in and out."
She added that no matter how old the cast would be when they did the movie, she would not change the titular "Girls" to reflect elder ages and maturity.
It was said that Lena Dunham has already pitched the movie idea to HBO executives, however, it's still unclear if the producers will give the movie a green light given the time frame.
“I’ll have to get business affairs working on that. I don’t know if we can hold up people for that long," said HBO’s president of programming, Michael Lombardo.
Dunham, 28, is currently in the process of shooting the fifth season of "Girls," which revolves around the story of four young women from Brooklyn and their attempts at navigating their lives until they get to 30. "Girls" has received critical acclaim not only for its witty writing and excellent acting, but also for its realistic portrayal of women in an industry, which has a tendency to overly sexualize females.
The actress also revealed some spoilers about "Girls" season 5. She revealed that there would be a time jump in the forthcoming episodes.
“It’s not a year. It’s just months. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we jumped forward to 2022, and everyone was in weird power suits of future fashion?”
Dunham is very vocal about her feminism, and her production company, A Casual Romance, aims "to push the ball forward on gender and sexuality in interesting ways." Dunham has worked on feature films before including her semi autobiographical film "Tiny Furniture," "Happy Christmas," and "This is 40." Another one of A Casual Romance's projects is "It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise," which is a short documentary about the children's book illustrator Hilary Knight.
