Tag: Connie Britton

Producer/director/actor Peter Berg, who brought Friday Night Lights to television and will direct the big-screen continuation of the series, says he will reprise his role as real estate mogul – and Tami Taylor’s ex-boyfriend – Mo McArnold. Berg told Digital Spy that the character, who appeared in the second-season episode “May the Best Man Win,” will be “madder and richer than ever.” The Berg-directed Battleship, the big-budget action film based on the popular board game, hits theaters May 18. The film also stars FNL alum Taylor Kitsch. Fans of the series still have an opportunity to own a piece of Friday Night Lights by bidding on wardrobe items worn on-screen by the cast. Current auctions include wardrobe items from Kyle Chandler (who plays Coach Taylor), Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor), Jesse Plemons (who pays Landry Clarke) and many more! Click here to see all of the Friday Night Lights auctions and place your bid today!

Taylor Kitsch’s mega-budget Mars spectacle John Carter may not have rocked the box office like a Tim Riggins hit rocks opposing quarterbacks, but Friday Night Lights fans don’t have to worry about the breakout star’s burgeoning film career. Kitsch returns to theaters this summer for another major action release – Battleship (pictured above) – in which he re-teams with Friday Night Lights executive producer Peter Berg, who directs the high-seas thriller. After that, Kitsch stars in the Oliver Stone drama Savages, opposite Hollywood heavyweights John Travolta and Benicio Del Toro. In other words, like Johnny Depp, Robin Williams and George Clooney, Kitsch remains on the verge of becoming a major film star, and fans still have an opportunity to own a piece of the show that started it all! A shirt worn on-screen by Kitsch in the series is available now at the Friday Night Lights page at VIP Fan Auctions. You’ll also find screen-worn wardrobe items from other cast members, including Connie Britton (Tami Taylor) and Minka Kelly (Lyla Garrity) and more! Check out all the Friday Night Lights auctions by clicking here – and place your bid today before it’s too late!

“We’re not done with Friday Night Lights,” executive producer Peter Berg told MTV News earlier this month. He explained that the script for a new Friday Night Lights film by FNL executive producer Jason Katims is nearly complete, and Berg (who will direct the film) indicated that one storyline would see Coach Eric Taylor (played by Kyle Chandler) mirror the headline-grabbing story of former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach.

“[Katims] has come up with a really great storyline that parallels what happened to Mike Leach, one of my heroes, a coach at Texas Tech who was unjustly fired and unjustly accused of mistreating a player with a concussion, which was proven to not have been the case. He’s now at Washington State getting ready for what I think will be a great redemption story,” Berg told MTV. “It would be critical that we get Kyle (Chandler) and Connie (Britton) [onboard for the film] — we anchored the show around them — and then bring in Riggins, Tyra, Lyla and all other characters as we could get them. But the idea is to really revolve it around the coach.”

Leach appeared in a 2009 FNL episode “After the Fall,” in which he delivered a pep talk to Coach Taylor.

As fans eagerly await the FNL film, there are a number of wardrobe items from the series currently available at the Friday night Lights page at VIP Fan Auctions. Each item was worn on-screen – including a robe worn by Kyle Chandler, a sweater worn by Minka Kelly (who played Lyla Garrity), a shirt worn by Connie Britton (who played Tami Taylor). There is also plenty of Dillon Panthers gear available. Check out all of the FNL auctions by clicking here – and place your bid today!

From the very first episode of Friday Night Lights, fans knew the series was going to be special – thanks to stellar writing, a timeless story and a phenomenal cast. One of the many breakout stars from the series is Connie Britton (who played Coach Taylor’s wife, Tami), and VIP Fan Auctions is offering an opportunity to hold on to a piece of her debut. Right now, a complete outfit Britton wore on-screen in the series premiere – including her jeans, tank top, v-neck, purse and necklace – is available to the highest bidder. Click here to place your bid – or to see close-up images of each wardrobe item. Go Panthers! And Lions!

If the end of Friday Night Lights left a void in your television-watching heart, there’s still a little more to see – sort of. An Easter egg hidden on the fifth season DVD reveals an alternate ending to the series finale. Entertainment Weekly reports that a farewell speech by Coach Taylor (played by Kyle Chandler) was originally planned to play over the final minutes showing where the main characters’ lives took them (the voiceover was ultimately replaced by the song “Devil Knows You’re Dead.”) To access the alternate ending, go to the menu screen on the Season 5 DVD, turn the commentary off, and then select the football that appears. Of course, you can also keep a piece of Friday Night Lights for yourself – literally. Check out the Dillon Panthers and East Dillon Lions gear (and other outfits) actually worn on-screen by cast members Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Adrianne Palicki, Taylor Kitsch and more at VIP Fan Auctions.

Fans of Friday Night Lights know that Connie Britton is one of television’s most talented actresses, and even though her run as Tami Taylor has come to an end, her talent remains a hot commodity in Hollywood. Britton has as many as six feature films currently in production (she is currently filming Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with a star-studded cast that includes Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), William Petersen (CSI) and Steve Carrell (The Office). Whether you’re a fan of the actress, Friday Night Lights – or both – a stunning dress Dillon High School’s principal wore on-screen (pictured above) in Season Three’s “How the Other Half Live” is up for auction at VIP Fan Auctions. Place your bid today – the auction ends June 21.

This unique item is from the television show Friday Night Lights.

This is Tami Taylor’s (Connie Britton) screen worn wardrobe item.

“It would be a really lovely testament to this show we love so much to have it recognized in its final season,” Friday Night Lights star Connie Britton (who plays Tami Taylor) said to Los Angeles Times entertainment columnist Tom O’Neil on June 7, referring to the possibility of the series (finally) being recognized by the Emmy Awards as television’s best drama. “It would be poetic.” As the series continues to close out its critically acclaimed run on broadcast television, VIP Fan Auctions is opening a vault of television history – including the actual game ball from Season 5’s “Perfect Record” episode when Coach Taylor’s East Dillon Lions crush the Dillon Panthers to cap a memorable rivalry week. Place your bid on the one-of-a-kind piece of sports memorabilia/television prop (as well as a number of screen-worn wardrobe items) and add it to your trophy case.

Coach’s wife, guidance counselor, concerned mother – as Tami Taylor, Connie Britton is one of the many highlights of Friday Night Lights each week. And while you won;t find her in a football jersey very often, the current crop of wardrobe auctions now available at VIP Fan Auctions features several items worn on-screen by one of the top actresses on television. On the block is a black Ann Taylor dress worn by Britton in the third season, as well as the Dillon Panthers hoodie she wore on-screen during the second season. Check out the auctions and take home a piece of FNL history before they end April 26.



Friday Night Lights stars reunited in San Antonio to raise money for a worthy cause founded by the father of a courageous young man whose heartbreaking story helped shape the first season of the series. Kyle Chandler (Coach Eric Taylor), Connie Britton (Tami Taylor), Porter, Jesse Plemons (Landry Clarke), Madison Burge (Becky Sproles), Dana Wheeler Nicholson (Angela Collette) and Brad Leland (Buddy Garrity) gathered April 22 for a Gridiron Heroes fundraiser – a charity that provides services to high school football players who suffer spinal cord injuries. The cast members helped present a wheelchair-accessible van to an injured player. For more about the event, click here.