Mean Girls Musical Movie: everything you need to know
Get in loser! We've got all there is to know about the upcoming musical movie adaptation!
A new generation of “Plastics” is set to return to the big screen, but “Jingle Bell Rock” isn’t all they’ll be performing.
The 2004 cult classic Mean Girls by writer and creator Tina Fey was adapted into its own Tony-nominated Broadway musical in 2018. Now, Paramount Pictures is bringing the fan-favorite to the big screen… again. Here’s everything you need to know about the film so far:
A Cast List That Is So Fetch
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ILL HEAR CHRIS BRINEY AND RENEE RAPP SINGING TOGETHER MEAN GIRLS MOVIE MUSICAL I LOVE YOU ALREADY #chrisbriney #reneerapp #MEANGIRLS pic.twitter.com/tsYAlxzlTs
— Erin (@Erin25358303) February 8, 2023
Following the announcement in December 2022, fans erupted with excitement at the rounding out of the main cast.
Angourie Rice (Senior Year) will play our beloved Cady Heron bookended by Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) who will reprise her Broadway role as Regina George.
Avantika (Senior Year) will ignite her “ESPN” by taking on Karen Smith and Bebe Wood (Love, Victor) will be our queen of Toaster Strudel Gretchen Wieners.
Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho will play Janis with Jaquel Spivey (Broadway’s A Strange Loop) playing Damien. Additionally, Christopher Briney, breakout star of The Summer I Turned Pretty, is set to play Aaron Samuels.
Tina Fey announced in February 2023 that she will be reprising her role as Ms. Norbury alongside Tim Meadows reprising his role as Principal Duvall.
We can’t forget about our parents! Jenna Fischer (The Office) will play Cady’s mother and Busy Philipps (Girls5Eva) has been added to take on Regina’s totally not regular “cool mom.”
Can the Original Cast Sit With Us?
Amanda Seyfried confirms to @etnow that the original ‘Mean Girls’ cast wants roles in the musical movie:
“I'm still hoping for a miracle. It's not really up to us. Is it? All four of us are in. 100% into it.” pic.twitter.com/yoY6fEQKeL
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 27, 2023
Last month, it appeared to be in talks that our original “Plastics” Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried would make cameos in the upcoming adaptation. The rumor was even addressed by Amanda Seyfried who confirmed that all 4 girls were on board to appear in the film. However, talks have seemed to come to a stand-still as Paramount Pictures allegedly has offered “disrespectful” salary negotiations to the acclaimed actresses.
4 For You Tina Fey! You Go, Tina Fey!
tina fey writing and starring in the original mean girls and then writing the musical and then writing and starring in the musical movie based on the musical based on the movie is a 30 rock joke in and of itself
— nell (@lesIiebens) February 28, 2023
The film will be directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne in their first directorial project on a major movie. In addition to acting, Tina Fey will be writing and producing the musical adaptation in partnership with Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live). The songs are written by Fey’s husband Jeff Richmond with lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and viral YouTube choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to choreograph.
It’s October 3rd
Production was set to begin in New Jersey this month, but dedicated fans of Rapp have noted that pre-production has already been in the works via her TikTok.
@reneerapp no one is wearing pink btw
@reneerapp bringing back the lack of vowels
The actual release of the film on Paramount+ is TBD. Wednesday or not, we will be wearing pink!
