Tina Fey (L), 2004’s “Mean Girls” movie poster (R).Photo:gettyTheMean Girlsmusical film almost includedits original four leading ladies.In an interview withThe New York Timespublished Wednesday,Tina Feyconfirmed that there were talks about gettingLindsay Lohan,Rachel McAdams,Amanda Seyfried, andLacey Chabertto play small roles in the new film.“We’ll never know,” said Fey when asked what their roles would’ve looked like in the film out on Friday. “They’re busy people, so it didn’t come together, but we tried, and we all love each other.““Mean Girls” Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Rachel McAdams.CBS via Getty ImagesFey wrote the original screenplay and starred alongside the ensemble cast as math teacherMs. Norbury. She reprised her role in the new film and wrote its screenplay.Her appeal to revisit the 2004 film, which alsospawned a Broadway show,came from a state of gratitude.“I have other things that I’d like to do. But I have so much gratitude that this movie seemed to stick with people,” she told theTimes. “When I look at it, I am reminded of how hard I worked on it in the first place. I feel like the bricks and mortar of it were the absolute best possible job I was capable of at the time. It’s not perfect, but it holds water.“However, when asked if she would ever work on a sequel that brought back the original cast to play their characters as adults, she said that she has not really “thought much about that.“Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan at the premiere of “Mean Girls” held at AMC Lincoln Square on January 8, 2024 in New York City.Kristina Bumphrey/getty"To me, part of why the stakes are so high in the story is because everyone’s so young and feelings are huge, love is huge and friendship is huge in a way [that it isn’t with] middle-age moms. I love writing about middle-aged people, but I don’t know,” she told the outlet.McAdams, who played Regina George in the original,confirmed that shewas interested in appearing in the new screen adaptation while speaking toVarietyin December.“Tina [Fey] and I sort of dabbled with a few ideas, but it was tough to make it all work in the end,” she told the publication.She also addressed why she didn’t appear with Lohan, Seyfried and Chabert in November’sMean Girls-inspired Walmart commercial.“I guess I wasn’t that excited about doing a commercial if I’m being totally honest. I’ve never done commercials, and it just didn’t feel like my bag,” said McAdams. TheAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaretstar noted that she also “didn’t know that everyone” was participating in the ad.“I would, of course, always love to be part of aMean Girlsreunion and hang with my Plastics. But yeah, I found that out later,” she said.Avantika plays Karen Shetty, Angourie Rice plays Cady Heron, Renee Rapp plays Regina George and Bebe Wood plays Gretchen Wieners in new “Mean Girls” adaptation.Jojo Whilden/ParamountNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lohan attended the premiere of the new filmstarringAvantika,Angourie Rice,Reneé Rapp, andBebe Woodin New York City on Monday. When asked if she identifies as a “cool mom” after welcoming herson Luaiover the summer, Lohan told PEOPLE exclusively with a laugh, “I hope so.“Mean Girlsopens in theaters on Jan. 12.
Tina Fey (L), 2004’s “Mean Girls” movie poster (R).Photo:getty
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TheMean Girlsmusical film almost includedits original four leading ladies.In an interview withThe New York Timespublished Wednesday,Tina Feyconfirmed that there were talks about gettingLindsay Lohan,Rachel McAdams,Amanda Seyfried, andLacey Chabertto play small roles in the new film.“We’ll never know,” said Fey when asked what their roles would’ve looked like in the film out on Friday. “They’re busy people, so it didn’t come together, but we tried, and we all love each other.““Mean Girls” Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Rachel McAdams.CBS via Getty ImagesFey wrote the original screenplay and starred alongside the ensemble cast as math teacherMs. Norbury. She reprised her role in the new film and wrote its screenplay.Her appeal to revisit the 2004 film, which alsospawned a Broadway show,came from a state of gratitude.“I have other things that I’d like to do. But I have so much gratitude that this movie seemed to stick with people,” she told theTimes. “When I look at it, I am reminded of how hard I worked on it in the first place. I feel like the bricks and mortar of it were the absolute best possible job I was capable of at the time. It’s not perfect, but it holds water.“However, when asked if she would ever work on a sequel that brought back the original cast to play their characters as adults, she said that she has not really “thought much about that.“Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan at the premiere of “Mean Girls” held at AMC Lincoln Square on January 8, 2024 in New York City.Kristina Bumphrey/getty"To me, part of why the stakes are so high in the story is because everyone’s so young and feelings are huge, love is huge and friendship is huge in a way [that it isn’t with] middle-age moms. I love writing about middle-aged people, but I don’t know,” she told the outlet.McAdams, who played Regina George in the original,confirmed that shewas interested in appearing in the new screen adaptation while speaking toVarietyin December.“Tina [Fey] and I sort of dabbled with a few ideas, but it was tough to make it all work in the end,” she told the publication.She also addressed why she didn’t appear with Lohan, Seyfried and Chabert in November’sMean Girls-inspired Walmart commercial.“I guess I wasn’t that excited about doing a commercial if I’m being totally honest. I’ve never done commercials, and it just didn’t feel like my bag,” said McAdams. TheAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaretstar noted that she also “didn’t know that everyone” was participating in the ad.“I would, of course, always love to be part of aMean Girlsreunion and hang with my Plastics. But yeah, I found that out later,” she said.Avantika plays Karen Shetty, Angourie Rice plays Cady Heron, Renee Rapp plays Regina George and Bebe Wood plays Gretchen Wieners in new “Mean Girls” adaptation.Jojo Whilden/ParamountNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lohan attended the premiere of the new filmstarringAvantika,Angourie Rice,Reneé Rapp, andBebe Woodin New York City on Monday. When asked if she identifies as a “cool mom” after welcoming herson Luaiover the summer, Lohan told PEOPLE exclusively with a laugh, “I hope so.“Mean Girlsopens in theaters on Jan. 12.
TheMean Girlsmusical film almost includedits original four leading ladies.
In an interview withThe New York Timespublished Wednesday,Tina Feyconfirmed that there were talks about gettingLindsay Lohan,Rachel McAdams,Amanda Seyfried, andLacey Chabertto play small roles in the new film.
“We’ll never know,” said Fey when asked what their roles would’ve looked like in the film out on Friday. “They’re busy people, so it didn’t come together, but we tried, and we all love each other.”
“Mean Girls” Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Rachel McAdams.CBS via Getty Images
Fey wrote the original screenplay and starred alongside the ensemble cast as math teacherMs. Norbury. She reprised her role in the new film and wrote its screenplay.
Her appeal to revisit the 2004 film, which alsospawned a Broadway show,came from a state of gratitude.
“I have other things that I’d like to do. But I have so much gratitude that this movie seemed to stick with people,” she told theTimes. “When I look at it, I am reminded of how hard I worked on it in the first place. I feel like the bricks and mortar of it were the absolute best possible job I was capable of at the time. It’s not perfect, but it holds water.”
However, when asked if she would ever work on a sequel that brought back the original cast to play their characters as adults, she said that she has not really “thought much about that.”
Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan at the premiere of “Mean Girls” held at AMC Lincoln Square on January 8, 2024 in New York City.Kristina Bumphrey/getty
Kristina Bumphrey/getty
“To me, part of why the stakes are so high in the story is because everyone’s so young and feelings are huge, love is huge and friendship is huge in a way [that it isn’t with] middle-age moms. I love writing about middle-aged people, but I don’t know,” she told the outlet.
McAdams, who played Regina George in the original,confirmed that shewas interested in appearing in the new screen adaptation while speaking toVarietyin December.
“Tina [Fey] and I sort of dabbled with a few ideas, but it was tough to make it all work in the end,” she told the publication.
She also addressed why she didn’t appear with Lohan, Seyfried and Chabert in November’sMean Girls-inspired Walmart commercial.
“I guess I wasn’t that excited about doing a commercial if I’m being totally honest. I’ve never done commercials, and it just didn’t feel like my bag,” said McAdams. TheAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaretstar noted that she also “didn’t know that everyone” was participating in the ad.
“I would, of course, always love to be part of aMean Girlsreunion and hang with my Plastics. But yeah, I found that out later,” she said.
Avantika plays Karen Shetty, Angourie Rice plays Cady Heron, Renee Rapp plays Regina George and Bebe Wood plays Gretchen Wieners in new “Mean Girls” adaptation.Jojo Whilden/Paramount
Jojo Whilden/Paramount
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Lohan attended the premiere of the new filmstarringAvantika,Angourie Rice,Reneé Rapp, andBebe Woodin New York City on Monday. When asked if she identifies as a “cool mom” after welcoming herson Luaiover the summer, Lohan told PEOPLE exclusively with a laugh, “I hope so.”
Mean Girlsopens in theaters on Jan. 12.
source: people.com
