Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch issues major update about whether he will join hotly-anticipated reboot

Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch has confirmed that he has been approached to play a part in the upcoming reboot.

The beloved series ran on NBC from 2006 to 2011 and has been long been hailed as one of the best high school sports dramas to hit the small screen.

The show saw Taylor, 43, star as Dillon Panthers' bad boy fullback Tim Riggins and the star has now revealed whether he would be open to the idea of returning as No. 33.

In a new interview on SiriusXM's The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, the John Carter star explained: 'I know I've been asked, and we'll leave it at that.'

When pressed if he was asked to appear as a coach, he continued: 'No. But to be a part of some kind of reboot. I'm always flattered. Never say never. 

'But I would come in and do something - maybe for an episode or something. But I don't want to go and do the whole thing.'

He added: 'I'd go and have fun. But I don't want to lead or anything. I love the continuous, challenging roles and to keep pushing.'

Jessica then pushed: 'Would you want to go in for, like, an episode as Riggins or a totally different character?'

To which the Battleship actor responded: 'Yeah, I would do both. That's a good point. I could create something that could be, hopefully, pretty fun. 

'But I think if you saw me as someone else, you'd be like, "That's Riggins," especially in that element, if you're in Texas or doing it the way they're going to do it.'

He concluded: 'I'd maybe play an opposing team's coach or something, and be on screen for like, eight seconds. I would do that, sure.'

Back in November it was revealed that a reboot of the beloved high school series Friday Night Lights was in development with new characters.

The franchise started life as a 1990 nonfiction book called Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team And A Dream by H. G. Bissinger about high school football in Texas.

In 2004, a movie adaptation was released starring Billy Bob Thornton as the coach amid a cast including Garrett Hedlund, Connie Britton and Tim McGraw.

But the most famous version of the property was the acclaimed show starring Connie and Kyle Chandler. 

The show also featured such names as Michael B. Jordan, Jurnee Smollett, Minka Kelly, Jesse Plemons, Scott Porter, Aimee Teegarden, Zach Gilford and Adrianna Palicki. 

When asked if he had been approached about reboot during an appearance on the Today show on Wednesday, Kyle revealed: 'I have not. No calls. Nothing... I don't know what I'll say [if I'm asked].'

Friday Night Lights gained a modest but devoted fanbase and was a critical darling before its cancelation in 2011.

The reboot percolating at Universal Television is allegedly generating fierce competition over the streaming rights.

Netflix, Amazon and Peacock are claimed to be locked in a 'bidding war' to acquire the upcoming project, according to a new report in Puck.

Peter Berg, who directed the movie and developed the TV series, is also part of the creative team for the revival, according to Deadline.

So are Jason Katims, who was the showrunner of the series, and Brian Grazer, who produced the film and was an executive producer on the TV version.

Elsewhere, Taylor's former co-star Minka Kelly recently opened up about her 'toxic' relationship with the actor in her memoir titled, Tell Me Everything.

The Euphoria actress, 44, admitted that her on and off again relationship with Taylor not only affected her, but also her interactions with other cast members.

'All the effort I might have invested in connecting consistently with the girls on the show went to Taylor,' she expressed in her book. 'So when my relationship with Taylor became toxic, I had no one to turn to.' 

Minka notably portrayed the role of a cheerleader named Lyla, while Taylor also played her love interest on the show.

The star, who is currently dating Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds, admitted that she had 'shacked up' with her co-star, although a producer on the show, Peter Berg, had warned her to do otherwise. 

The actress explained that both she and the actor had broken up and gotten back together 'more times than [she] [could] count.' 

She also added, 'Life became very difficult both on and off set whenever we broke up. We were young and had very few tools to handle our emotions and personal grievances.' 

Minka then opened up what days had been like on set when they were not dating. 

'On the days we had to work together and were broken up, he didn't want to be in the hair and makeup trailer at the same time I was.'

'We couldn't ride in the van together from base camp to set for the same reason,' the Titans star wrote in her memoir, detailing that 'tensions' were 'high' on days such as those, and that, 'everyone felt the awkwardness.' 

Minka then opened up about how her co-stars jumped to support Taylor rather than her after they had split, and revealed that the main reasoning was due to the actor being more open about his 'feelings' with other castmates.

'I'd show up to work with a smile on my face thinking I was being professional, while everyone else felt sorry for the guy whose heart had just been broken.' 

She continued, 'My co-workers weren't taking me out for drinks after work to mend my broken heart,' and added that, 'they were taking him out.' 

Minka had starred on the series for the first three seasons, and only briefly appeared in the fourth season.

Taylor, on the other hand, remained on the series for five seasons.