He’s a pusher! At Mean Girls the Musical The film is officially Go – and the creator Tina Fey is ready to bring more pink to the big screen.
“I am very excited to bring it It means Girls back to the big screen,” said Fey in a statement to Playbill in January 2020. “It’s incredibly gratifying to see how many movies and music have meant to the audience. I have spent 16 years with the character now. They are the Marvel Universe, and I love them so much.
Fey wrote the 2004 film It means Girlsthe star Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron), Rachel McAdams (Regina George), Amanda Seyfried (Karen Smith) and Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners). At Saturday Night Live alum, for his part, played the teacher Ms. Norbury in the comedy alongside a long time friend Amy Poehler as Mrs. George.
Jonathan Bennett (Aaron Samuels), Lizzy Caplan (Janice Ian) and Daniel Franz (Damian) was also featured in the original film, which follows new girl Cady as she explores the woods she attends high school after being homeschooled for years. When he first clicks with the popular crowd, The Plastics, he quickly learns that some friendships don’t last.
In 2018, Fey brought the hit film to Broadway with It means Girls the music. Now, he’s bringing his musical production back to film with a new film — and some familiar faces.
Rene Rap will play queen B, Regina George, in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film after playing the role on Broadway.
“I’m on the treadmill. I’m in front and I’m walking and I’m just done for the day College girls filming and my agent called me,” the Types of Lives of College Girls the actress told Entertainment Tonight in December 2022 on how he learned he got the part. “My mom rushed into the house … She was like, ‘Renee!’ ’cause they obviously know because everyone in my family and my team is in cahoots.
Rapp explains that “It means Girls was a big part of my childhood” noted that it had a “big impact” on him and his generation. “It will be very interesting, take the original what It means Girls it and what It means Girls it meant a lot to us as kids,” he added.
Original star Seyfried, meanwhile, hinted that she and the other Plastics would be happy to return if Fey wanted them.
“All four of us are 100 percent into it,” Ing deficiency the actress told ET in February 2023. “Maybe the mothers of our characters? That’s what I’m thinking, but listen, I haven’t even seen the script yet.”
While the comedian didn’t confirm or deny the possibility of Seyfried’s cameo, he did tease an “incredible cast” during his appearance on the show Last night with Seth Meyers show in February 2023. “We have an amazing cast,” Fey. “I’m really excited about the players.”
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