‘Mean Girls the Musical’ Movie: Everything to Know About the Paramount Project, Tina Fey’s Involvement and More

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EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures‘ new Mean Girls film, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway show and the classic film comedy that inspired it, has found its Kevin G. in up-and-comer Mahi Alam (American Born Chinese), with veteran comedic actor Connor Ratliff (Search Party) also coming on for a role.

Mean Girls author Rosalind Wiseman has sought legal action against Paramount ahead of the film’s upcoming movie musical.Wiseman, whose book Queen Bees And Wannabes was adapted by Tina Fey into the hit 2004 film, alleged that Fey and Paramount have denied making additional net profits from the franchise, and that she has not been fairly compensated for the source material.The author sold the film rights for approximately $400,000 in 2002, but has not received additional payments for new projects such as the 2018 Broadway musical or the upcoming movie musical, which Fey is also producing.“For so long I was so quiet about it, so, so quiet, but I just feel like the hypocrisy is too much,” Wiseman told The New York Post. “I think it’s fair for me to be able to get compensated in some way for the work that has changed our culture and changed the zeitgeist.”Her legal team added in a statement: “We have reached out to Paramount to have things be more equitable, but Paramount is not interested in that.”Wiseman continued: “When I went to meet Tina and [producer] Lorne Michaels many years ago, it was very much a ‘we’re doing this together’ kind of experience.”She added: “We created this thing, Tina took my words, she did an extraordinary job with it.

a moment.The multi-talented performer first gained recognition on Broadway, and following her success on stage, Rapp transitioned to television and starred in the HBO Max series The Sex Lives of College Girls.Amazingly, her artistic range doesn’t stop there, as she is also a gifted musician. Rapp has recently been working on her music career, and her newest release Dedicated to You has already won the hearts of the LGBTQ community.For those who haven’t yet had the pleasure of experiencing Renee Rapp’s work, here are five things to know about her.1. She Has Always Been A Theater KidRapp got her start in musical theater in high school, when she portrayed Sandra in the musical adaptation of Big Fish.She was so great in the show, she won what’s called a Blumey Award, which honors young theatrical talent in the Charlotte area.She then went on to be nominated for a Jimmy Award, known as the most prestigious honor for high school-aged talents in theater.

Rosalind Wiseman is taking matters into her own hands.

Cameras are rolling on the movie adaptation of “Mean Girls The Musical”.

Ashley Park is returning to the Mean Girls world!

Ashley Park has been added to the cast of the upcoming movie musical from Paramount Pictures. While her character details are being kept under wraps, ET has confirmed she will have a cameo role in the adaptation after first originating the role of Gretchen Wieners in the Broadway musical. Park joins a sprawling ensemble cast that includes Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Christopher Briney and Bebe Wood.The film directed by Arturo Perez and Samantha Jayne and written by Fey is based on the latter's own musical adaptation of the 2004 hit film, which ran on Broadway from 2018 before permanently closing in 2021 after 833 performances. Park, who has since broken out as Mindy Chen on Netflix's, was part of the original  Broadway cast, playing Gretchen alongside Erika Henningsen (Cady), Taylor Louderman (Regina), Barrett Wilbert Weed (Janis), Grey Henson (Damian) and Kate Rockwell (Karen).

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Busy Philipps has joined the upcoming Mean Girls musical!

on Instagram Wednesday, nodding to the scene-stealing work of Amy Poehler in the original feature film. Based on the Tony-nominated musical, which itself was adapted from the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy film from 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, the upcoming movie musical begins production March 6. Fey and co-star Tim Meadows recently confirmed they’re returning to play their characters Ms.

 musical movie continues to add A-list actors to its cast! Based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical, Paramount Pictures' new  film will see the return of some familiar faces and a host of new ones too. With Busy Philipps confirmed in the role of Regina George's mom, and Jenna Fischer set to star as Cady Heron's mom, ET is taking a look at the cast — from newcomers like Reneé Rapp to the OG of the  squad, Tina Fey.Philipps will step into Amy Poehler's shoes, playing Mrs. George, Regina George's mother, the role the alum originated in the 2004 flick.

EXCLUSIVE: Busy Philipps (Girls5eva) has joined Paramount’s musical move Mean Girls, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway show of the same name and the feature comedy that inspired it.

Amanda Seyfried has been one of the most vocal stars of the original Mean Girls to speak out about the hopes of returning for the upcoming musical movie that was recently announced.

The movie Mean Girls resonated for a reason: everyone who went through high school knows the hell of dealing with that one clique! (If you don’t think your school had that clique, guess what? You were in it!) But most of those types of bullies grow out of that phase as we get older. At least we hope. Right?

 musical movie continues to add A-list actors to its cast! Based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical, Paramount Pictures' new  film will see the return of some familiar faces and a host of new ones too. With Jenna Fischer confirmed in the role of Ms. Heron, Cady Heron's mom, ET is taking a look at the cast — from newcomers like Reneé Rapp to the OG of the  squad, Tina Fey.Fischer will be taking on the role of Ms. Heron, a role originally played by Ana Gasteyer in the original 2004 film.

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The cast of the upcoming Mean Girls: The Musical movie is shaping up and there are now 10 actors announced for the Paramount+ film.

EXCLUSIVE: Primetime Emmy nominee Jenna Fischer is boarding the ensemble cast of Paramount Pictures’ new Mean Girls film based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical in the role of Ms. Heron, Cady Heron’s mom.

Amanda Seyfried is relishing all the awards season love for her performance in — and looking back at the role that started it all!The actress spoke with ET's Denny Directo on the red carpet at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday, where she opened up about how she and her co-stars are «100% into» making a cameo in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical.«It's been a long legacy for and I think we all kinda just need to hang,» Seyfried said of co-stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Lacey Chabert.While nothing's confirmed yet, Seyfried said she's «still hoping for a miracle» when it comes to an appearance in the upcoming Paramount+ film, which will also be written by Tina Fey and feature Reneé Rapp reprising her Broadway role as Regina George alongside Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey and more.«It's not it's not really up to us, is it?» she said of the film, but added, «All four of us are 100% into it.»As for ideas about who they could play? «Maybe the mothers of our characters?» she mused. «That's what I was thinking, but listen, I have not even seen the script.»It's been 20 years since changed everything for Seyfried, who told ET she was planning to go to college in the fall of 2003 before getting the role of ditzy Karen.