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The twelvemonth was 2020 when Tina Fey archetypal announced plans for a reprisal of her beloved 2004 comedy, Mean Girls. And by precocious 2022, determination was a coagulated program successful place, with the Saturday Night Live fable announcing casting successful December of that year. “I’m precise excited to bring Mean Girls backmost to the large screen,” the 30 Rock prima told Playbill of the impending task successful 2020. “It’s been incredibly gratifying to spot however overmuch the movie and the philharmonic person meant to audiences. I’ve spent 16 years with these characters now. They are my Marvel Universe, and I emotion them dearly.”
The formed of the archetypal ‘Mean Girls’ film, Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacy Chabert, and Rachel McAdams. (Moviestore/Shutterstock)
But since the archetypal movie took the movie satellite by tempest with its fierce consciousness of wit and unapologetic sarcasm, a lot’s changed — its star, Lindsay Lohan, has become a mother, for 1 thing. So what’s the program for the caller version? We’ve got answers below.
Mean Girls Musical Movie Release Date
Lights. Camera. Plastics. 🎬 #MeanGirlsMusical pic.twitter.com/74TY0zGYc4
— MEAN GIRLS connected Broadway (@MeanGirlsBway) March 7, 2023
According to the authoritative Mean Girls philharmonic Twitter relationship successful March, the movie has already begun filming successful New Jersey. Though nary merchandise day has yet been announced, it’s expected to watercourse exclusively connected Paramount + upon its release.
Mean Girls Musical Movie Cast & Crew
For starters, 2 of the archetypal film’s astir recognizable faces will, indeed, beryllium back. Tina and fellow SNL alum Tim Meadows will instrumentality successful the roles of teacher Ms Norbury and Principal Duvall, respectively, already having announced plans to instrumentality for the Paramount + film. In a 2021 interrogation with Variety, Tina mused connected however she mightiness attack casting. “The archetypal clip we had caller actors play these roles [on Broadway], it was similar breaking the seal, like, ‘Now these roles beryllium to much than 1 acceptable of actors,'” she said astatine the time. “I’m excited to spot who ends up being successful the movie.”
According to PEOPLE, present we know. Renee Rapp, who played the iconic “Plastics” queen Regina George (originally Rachel McAdams) connected Broadway, volition revisit her unforgettably mean relation for the movie musical. Angourie Rice volition play pb Cady Heron, and Moana prima Auli’i Cravalho takes implicit the relation of Janis. Bebe Wood has been formed arsenic Gretchen, played successful the movie by Lacey Chabert, and Avantika is acceptable to play dingbat Karen, antecedently played by Amanda Seyfried. Aaron Samuels volition beryllium played by Christopher Briney.
In an unexpected casting move, Jon Hamm of Mad Men fame volition play Coach Carr. Jenna Fischer volition instrumentality connected a relation antecedently played by Ana Gasteyer, Cady’s mother, portion Busy Philips volition instrumentality implicit for Amy Poehler arsenic Regina George’s affluent “cool mom.” Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. are expected to squad up arsenic directors. Tina’s hubby Jeff Richmond notably wrote the music.
As for the archetypal formed returning, it doesn’t look galore of them too Tina and Tim volition marque appearances. Still, Amanda erstwhile said she’d beryllium down for a cameo. “It’s been a agelong bequest for Mean Girls, and I deliberation we each kinda conscionable request to hang,” the histrion told Entertainment Tonight backmost successful Feb. 2023.
