Hilary Duff Says She’s ‘Optimistic’ Another ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Series Could Happen After Canceled Reboot

This is what dreams are made of! Hilary Duff appeared connected the Jan. 26 occurrence of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and revealed she’s not giving up connected a imaginable Lizzie McGuire reboot. The aboriginal 2000s deed amusement had a reboot successful the works successful 2020, but it was later scrapped aft Hilary and Disney disagreed with the absorption they wanted to instrumentality her quality in.

“Disney+ was precise new,” Hilary told big Andy Cohen, connected WWHL arsenic she explained what had initially happened with the archetypal reboot. “And I deliberation they were figuring retired their …” she said, trailing off, earlier adding, “And we were figuring retired our …” She was evidently being cautious astir what she said, but she did accidental she’s “optimistic” astir different reboot happening successful the future.

Lizzie McGuire premiered connected the Disney Channel successful 2001 and ran for 2 seasons earlier ending successful 2004. The show, however, besides spawned a 2003 theatrical movie The Lizzie McGuire Movie. And portion determination had been discussions astir imaginable spinoffs implicit the years, it wasn’t until 2019 that a sequel bid starring Hilary and the archetypal cast was confirmed with Disney+. Two episodes were filmed, but arsenic Hilary said, her and the network’s visions for Lizzie didn’t align, truthful the task was aboriginal scrapped.

Hilary Duff arsenic Lizzie McGuire vs. now. (The Everett Collection/AP)

“I deliberation they are truly trying to fig retired what benignant of content they privation surviving connected Disney+, and that doesn’t wholly align with, like, wherever I spot Lizzie close now,” Hilary said during a May 2021 quality connected SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show. “I’m precise protective of her and they’re precise protective of her.”

Fortunately, present that immoderate clip has passed, Hilary seems to beryllium hinting that she and Disney are getting person to reviving Lizzie McGuire. Sing to us, Paolo!

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