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The “Mean Girls” movie musical is headed for the big screen. ET can confirm the film will now be treated to a theatrical release, following initial news that the project would go straight to streaming.
The movie, a filmed version of the Broadway musical adapted from Tina Fey’s 2004 hit comedy, will hit theatres on Jan. 12, 2024.
The exciting news comes just a few weeks before fans will celebrate the annual Mean Girls Day on October 3, a reference to the scene from the 2004 flick in which protagonist Cady Heron tells love interest Aaron Samuels what day it is. “It’s October 3rd,” she responds.
The star-studded project features Angourie Rice as Heron, originally played by Lindsay Lohan in 2004. She’s joined by Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
In May, Rice told ET she “just had the greatest time” making the film, which had recently finished filming.
“So I’m not too worried about it being too similar or too different,” she said of comparisons between the musical and the original film. “I think it’s going to be what it is, and I can’t wait for people to see it.”
Rice even added that her Cady Heron would be slightly different than Lohan’s. “I think no matter what, no two people are going to do the same thing the same way. So I think no matter what, it’s going to be different,” she said. “Even if you got two actors in a room to say the exact same speech, it’s just going to be different.”
Rapp returns as Regina George in the film, after previously taking over the role on Broadway. Fans may best know Rapp for her role on Max’s “The Sex Lives of College Girls”. The actress
When Gutenberg! The Musical! debuted Off Broadway 17 years ago, critics wondered whether it was ready for Broadway. Perhaps they should have asked whether Broadway was ready for Gutenberg!
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on TikTok for free. The “Mean Girls” Broadway musical is also coming to theaters on Jan.
Mean Girls is getting the movie musical treatment!
Mean Girls movie has officially been shared online.Paramount launched an official TikTok account for the movie today (October 3) and made the film available in 23 parts. You can view it below.It is also currently available on Paramount+ and Amazon Prime Video and free to watch on YouTube with ads in the US.
TikTok, hoping to introduce the cult classic to a younger audience and made the entire one hour, 47 minute film available for free on the platform.The account quickly mushroomed from 700 to 77.9K followers and growing and the page already has over 1.1M likes. “Get in loser, we’re going shopping, the bio for the official “Mean Girls” TikTok account reads.Written by Tina Fey, “Mean Girls” originally hit theaters in 2004 and starred Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese and Amy Poehler.According to the film’s official synopsis, “After living in Africa with her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lohan) must brave the wilds of high school where she is taken under the wing of the popular girls, The Plastics, led by the cool and cruel Regina George (McAdams).”Directed by Mark Waters, “Mean Girls” grossed over $86M stateside and $130M worldwide and inspired a hit Broadway musical.The new “Mean Girls” movie based on the musical stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Happy Mean Girls Day to all who celebrate! In observance of the date, Paramount Pictures launched an official account for “Mean Girls” on TikTok (at this link) — and has made the entire one hour, 47 minute film available for free on the platform, broken up into 23 clips. The bio for the official “Mean Girls” TikTok account says, “Get in loser, we’re going shopping.” Mean Girls Day has become popular among fans of the 2004 film because of a scene where Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett) asks Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) what day it is, and she replies, “It’s Oct.
Mean Girls hit cinema screens in 2004 with Lindsay Lohan, leading a star-studded cast as outsider Cady Heron, who was raised in Africa and arrives at an American high school where she has to navigate the world of The Plastics. She's forced to deal with ringleader Regina George, played by Rachel McAdams, and her sidekicks Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert) and Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried), all while trying to win the affection of Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett).
Mean Girls has only grown in popularity since it was released in 2004.Directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey, the teen comedy film features breakout turns across its core cast, including Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron, Rachel McAdams as Regina George and Amanda Seyfried in her film acting debut as Karen Smith.The film follows Cady as she transfers to a public high school after being homeschooled her whole life, where she has to navigate the various cliques.Mean Girls Day, which is celebrated on October 3, derives from a scene early in the film where Cady (Lohan) explains how she’s been talking to her crush Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett) “more and more”.In the scene, Cady says in a voiceover: “On October 3, he asked me what day it was.” In the scene, Cady replies to Aaron: “It’s October 3.”The date has since become synonymous with Mean Girls, with many sharing the clip online each year to celebrate the film.Lohan previously acknowledged the date on Instagram in 2021, writing: “It’s October 3rd.”A post shared by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan)At the time of writing (October 3), Mean Girls is available to stream through Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+.The original film spawned made-for-TV sequel Mean Girls 2, which was released on ABC Family in 2011. None of the original cast reprised their roles except for Tim Meadows, as Principal Ron Duvall.A musical adaptation debuted on Broadway in 2018, which will be released as a film on January 12 next year.
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