Sorry, But There Will "Never" Be a Friends Reunion Movie 

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While the Internet nearly broke after it was announced that five of the six

stars would be reuniting for an NBC special honoring James Burrows, with Matthew Perry sitting out, fans shouldn\'t expect the real-life reunion to lead to an on-screen one.  

At the 2016 Winter TCA Press Tour to promote her Netflix series

co-creator Marta Kauffman crushed any hopes of a big-screen team-up for the iconic group. 

reunion movie," she said. (Kauffman has said this before, telling E! News, "

was about that time in your life when your friends are your family and once you have a family, there\'s no need anymore.")

David Schwimmer Is Sad That Matthew Perry Won\'t Be There for the

But wait, how did the topic of Friends come up during a panel for

reunion on the series with its stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and their former co-star Dolly Parton.

And it seems like Kauffman is not a fan of on-screen reunions. "Season two is not the right time, spoiler alert. But here\'s the deal. We\'re still, I feel, creating a world. And the world is

," she explained. "The minute you bring Dolly in, whom I love by the way, it\'s

Still, it sounds like it will happen if Fonda and Tomlin have their way, as they\'ve already come up with an idea to bring Parton on. And Kauffman is open to it, saying, "It\'s a good idea, we\'re just not ready," before adding, "I will not say never on Dolly Parton."

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