Mean Girls is coming back to the big screen!
The Tony-nominated show will be adapted into a movie by Paramount Pictures, continuing the popularity of the 2004 film and 2018 Broadway musical of the same name.
Tina Fey, who authored both the original film and the musical, first revealed plans for the musical movie in January 2020 followed by the official cast list presented in December 2022.
“I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big screen,” Fey said in a statement to Playbill at the time. “It’s been incredibly gratifying to see how much the movie and the musical have meant to audiences. I’ve spent 16 years with these characters now. They are my Marvel Universe, and I love them dearly.”
Since its release almost two decades ago, the original movie, starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried, has established itself as a cult classic with several catchphrases and even a national holiday.
Who is starring in the Mean Girls Musical movie?
Angourie Rice, who starred in Senior Year, will play Cady Heron, and Renée Rapp, who played Regina George on Broadway, will reprise her role.
Janis will be portrayed by voice actress Auli’i Cravalho from the 2016 film Moana, and Damian will be played by Jaquel Spivey from the Broadway production of A Strange Loop.
The Plastics teammates Karen and Gretchen will be played by Avantika and Bebe Wood, and Aaron Samuels will be played by The Summer I Turned Pretty actor Christopher Briney.
Fey confirmed in February 2023 that she and Tim Meadows would reprise their roles as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall in their respective films.
In addition, Busy Philipps has been recruited as Mrs. George, and Jenna Fischer, a former cast member of The Office, has been hired as Cady’s mother.
Will any of the original Mean Girls stars appear in the movie?
There have been rumors that the original Mean Girls cast, including Lohan, McAdams, Chabert, and Seyfried, could participate in the new movie in addition to Fey and Meadows reprising their respective roles as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall.
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Who is on the creative team for the revival of Mean Girls Musical?
Along with writing and performing in the movie musical adaption, Fey is also producing the project with “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels. The musical’s original melodies were written by Fey’s husband, Jeff Richmond with lyrics by Nell Benjamin. While the movie’s choreography is being done by Kyle Hanagami, who is well-known for his popular YouTube videos.
When will the musical be released?
Although production is currently in full-swing, there isn’t an official release date yet. The musical movie will be available to preview on Paramount+.
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