As the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival kicks off, IMDb is showcasing two new infographics that offer a unique look at the career of festival co-founder (and film legend), Robert De Niro. Created by Tableau-user Paco Llano and using IMDb movie data, the interactive visualizations display De Niro's acting credits in a "deconstructed filmography."
The charts break down De Niro’s career using design elements to represent different facets of IMDb movie data, including genre, IMDb rating, number of user votes, and more. These are just two of more than 600 infographics and interactive displays created by Tableau users who were encouraged to dive in and experiment with the data, thanks to a partnership between the business intelligence company and IMDb.
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival features the opening night world premiere of the documentary ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge.” Also featured are this year are high-profile narrative films like ‘Firebrand,’ starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, and more buzzworthy documentaries such as ‘America's Burning,’ narrated by Michael Douglas, and ‘Avicii - I'm Tim’ about the late DJ.
Take a tour of some of our favorite visualizations of IMDb data by Tableau users, including Robert De Niro's Deconstructed Filmography, deep dives on ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ‘Mean Girls,’ the films of Steven Spielberg, and more.
IMDb X Tableau: Infographics and Data Visualizations...
The charts break down De Niro’s career using design elements to represent different facets of IMDb movie data, including genre, IMDb rating, number of user votes, and more. These are just two of more than 600 infographics and interactive displays created by Tableau users who were encouraged to dive in and experiment with the data, thanks to a partnership between the business intelligence company and IMDb.
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival features the opening night world premiere of the documentary ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge.” Also featured are this year are high-profile narrative films like ‘Firebrand,’ starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, and more buzzworthy documentaries such as ‘America's Burning,’ narrated by Michael Douglas, and ‘Avicii - I'm Tim’ about the late DJ.
Take a tour of some of our favorite visualizations of IMDb data by Tableau users, including Robert De Niro's Deconstructed Filmography, deep dives on ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ‘Mean Girls,’ the films of Steven Spielberg, and more.
IMDb X Tableau: Infographics and Data Visualizations...
- 6/5/2024
- by IMDb Editors
- IMDb News
Paramount announced on Monday that its new, musical take on Mean Girls will begin streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on March 5th, coming to international markets at a later date.
Based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical and the beloved 2004 film that inspired it, Mean Girls watches as new student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika).
When Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay...
Based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical and the beloved 2004 film that inspired it, Mean Girls watches as new student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika).
When Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay...
- 3/4/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Mean Girls is back! Not a crappy straight-to-dvd sequel this time or the promised version that follows the misadventures of Lindsay Lohan‘s Cady Heron as an adult. This time, Tina Fey reimagines the film into a musical. The original movie that came out in 2004 – that was adapted from Rosaling Wiseman‘s Queen Bees and Wannabes – is a cultural sensation that’s managed to live on for decades. The film has been a huge success on Broadway, and this updated version is sort of a remake, but not from the 2004 film. The overall premise remains the same: New student...
- 2/23/2024
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
If you ask anyone over the age of 25, they'll probably tell you that there's no dollar amount in the world that could ever make them want to go back to high school, and for good reason — high school can be hell. Teen films have been a popular and profitable subgenre for decades, but few films have become a cultural phenomenon quite like "Mean Girls." The film centers on teenager Cady Heron who is starting public school for the first time as a high school junior, having been spared from the cruel cliques or popularity warfare on campus. After a few less-than-stellar days, she catches the eye of Queen Bee Regina George, the leader of a popular clique known as The Plastics who rule North Shore High School with perfectly manicured nails and hair insured for $10,000 (or full of secrets).
Cady's new friends Janis and Damian are outcasts, and they convince...
Cady's new friends Janis and Damian are outcasts, and they convince...
- 2/4/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Graphic: Images: Bleecker Street, David Apuzzo/Mainframe Pictures, Moris Puccio/Legendary Entertainment, Amazon MGM Studios
January is always a challenging month for moviegoing, and this January was particularly tough sledding, what with the impact of the actor’s and writer’s strikes taking a steep toll on an already-limited schedule of theatrical releases.
January is always a challenging month for moviegoing, and this January was particularly tough sledding, what with the impact of the actor’s and writer’s strikes taking a steep toll on an already-limited schedule of theatrical releases.
- 2/1/2024
- avclub.com
Mean Girls is back! Not a crappy straight-to-dvd sequel this time or the promised version that follows the misadventures of Lindsay Lohan‘s Cady Heron as an adult. This time, Tina Fey reimagines the film into a musical. The original movie that came out in 2004 – that was adapted from Rosaling Wiseman‘s Queen Bees and Wannabes – is a culture sensation that’s managed to live on for decades. The film has been a huge success on Broadway, and this updated version is sort of a remake, but not from the 2004 film. The overall premise remains the same: New student...
- 1/28/2024
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Within hours of Mean Girls’ (2024) box office-topping release, bootleg video of Avantika’s song-and-dance number, “Sexy,” circulated social media to the praise of people far and wide.
Avantika plays a new take on Amanda Seyfried’s Karen in Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.’s film adaptation of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls Broadway musical, which was based on Fey and Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy classic. (The original Mean Girls was also based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabes.) Like the Karen before her, Avantika’s version of the character is also endearingly slow on the uptake, often garnering the film’s best jokes and biggest laughs, but Fey, who returned as screenwriter, opted to not just play all the hits again, such as Karen’s “weather report.”
Avantika didn’t get the chance to meet Seyfried before or during production, but a couple of days after the...
Avantika plays a new take on Amanda Seyfried’s Karen in Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.’s film adaptation of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls Broadway musical, which was based on Fey and Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy classic. (The original Mean Girls was also based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabes.) Like the Karen before her, Avantika’s version of the character is also endearingly slow on the uptake, often garnering the film’s best jokes and biggest laughs, but Fey, who returned as screenwriter, opted to not just play all the hits again, such as Karen’s “weather report.”
Avantika didn’t get the chance to meet Seyfried before or during production, but a couple of days after the...
- 1/22/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Mean Girls reboot is one of the various adaptions spawned from the 2004 original film of the same name. Mean Girls (2004) was written by Tina Fey who also starred in the American teen comedy film headlined by Lindsay Lohan. The film also boasts a star-packed cast, including Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried in her film debut. The film’s concept is based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabes and Fey’s personal experience at Upper Darby High School. The 2004 film was a critical and commercial success which inspired a lot of awards, especially for Lohan’s...
- 1/22/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Paramount musical Mean Girls launches in 647 cinemas at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, as it aims to end the six-week run of Wonka atop the chart.
From first-time feature directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls is based on the Broadway musical of the same name; which in turn was based on Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy; itself based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes.
Both films were written by Tina Fey, who reprises her role as maths teacher Ms. Norbury in the new title. Angourie Rice leads the film as teenager Cady Heron, who transfers...
From first-time feature directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls is based on the Broadway musical of the same name; which in turn was based on Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy; itself based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes.
Both films were written by Tina Fey, who reprises her role as maths teacher Ms. Norbury in the new title. Angourie Rice leads the film as teenager Cady Heron, who transfers...
- 1/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Originally gracing our screens in 2004, the seminal Mean Girls movie emerged as a cultural touchstone, capturing the essence of the early 2000s through its endlessly quotable lines and resonant exploration of millennial teenage angst. Penned by the comedic genius Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) and featuring the talents of a youthful Lindsay Lohan (The Parent Trap), the film artfully depicted high school as a tumultuous battleground defined by archetypal cliques.
Fast forward to 2018, and Tina Fey’s original screenplay underwent a theatrical transformation, landing on Broadway as the dazzling Mean Girls: The Musical. However, this triumphant debut was abruptly halted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, bringing the curtains down on its promising run.
Now, the narrative takes an intriguing turn with the latest iteration of Fey’s beloved tale. This fresh adaptation not only draws inspiration from the original screenplay but also enlists several stars from...
Fast forward to 2018, and Tina Fey’s original screenplay underwent a theatrical transformation, landing on Broadway as the dazzling Mean Girls: The Musical. However, this triumphant debut was abruptly halted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, bringing the curtains down on its promising run.
Now, the narrative takes an intriguing turn with the latest iteration of Fey’s beloved tale. This fresh adaptation not only draws inspiration from the original screenplay but also enlists several stars from...
- 1/15/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
"I read this script and thought, 'This is the best script I've read in God knows how long.'" That's what director Mark Waters told Entertainment Weekly in 2014 about his reaction to reading Tina Fey's script for "Mean Girls." At the time, it was called "Homeschooled" but the title didn't matter. What mattered was what was on the page. Those words on those pages would inspire one of the most successful movies about the high school experience ever made.
"I had been wanting to try to learn how to write a movie. I had been looking for a subject matter for me for a couple of years," Fey, who was then working as the head writer on "Saturday Night Live," told...
"I read this script and thought, 'This is the best script I've read in God knows how long.'" That's what director Mark Waters told Entertainment Weekly in 2014 about his reaction to reading Tina Fey's script for "Mean Girls." At the time, it was called "Homeschooled" but the title didn't matter. What mattered was what was on the page. Those words on those pages would inspire one of the most successful movies about the high school experience ever made.
"I had been wanting to try to learn how to write a movie. I had been looking for a subject matter for me for a couple of years," Fey, who was then working as the head writer on "Saturday Night Live," told...
- 1/13/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS (Getty Images), Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures, Moris Puccio/Legendary Entertainment, Disney/Pixar, Daniel Pockett (Getty Images), Amazon MGM Studios, Focus Features, Image: Courtesy of Netflix, Courtesy of HBO, Lucasfilm, Graphic: The A.V. ClubHere’s why you know that song from Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig...
- 1/13/2024
- avclub.com
Actor Tina Fey drew inspiration from her own life when adapting Mean Girls for the big screen. She even based the series’ most sinister villain partly on her mother.
What Tina Fey’s mom had in common with Rachel McAdams’ Regina George Tina Fey | Jason Mendez/Getty Images
Fey sprinkled a little bit of her own life into the 2004 comedy Mean Girls. The film was loosely based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which Fey felt had an interesting premise for her feature. The idea for the adaptation grew into a story about a girl from Africa transferring to a Suburban high school ruled by a clique. Apart from the book, Fey used her own high school experience to inform the material.
“Conversations that I remember. People that I kinda knew in High School. Shoved in on all different spots,” she once told Black Film.
A lot of the...
What Tina Fey’s mom had in common with Rachel McAdams’ Regina George Tina Fey | Jason Mendez/Getty Images
Fey sprinkled a little bit of her own life into the 2004 comedy Mean Girls. The film was loosely based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which Fey felt had an interesting premise for her feature. The idea for the adaptation grew into a story about a girl from Africa transferring to a Suburban high school ruled by a clique. Apart from the book, Fey used her own high school experience to inform the material.
“Conversations that I remember. People that I kinda knew in High School. Shoved in on all different spots,” she once told Black Film.
A lot of the...
- 1/13/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This article contains spoilers for "Mean Girls."
Every stage-to-film musical adaptation requires reimagining, rearranging, or removing elements that wouldn't gel well with the camera and the editing room. Retelling "Mean Girls" (every version of which has been penned by Tina Fey) involves the monumental assignment of adapting layers-upon-layers of its sources, starting with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 nonfiction parent book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," and then moving onto the original 2004 Mark Waters-directed film based on Wiseman's book, the 2018 Casey Nicholaw-directed Broadway stage musical adaptation (which also features music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin), and, finally, the 2024 "Mean Girls" movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Naturally, the "Mean Girls" movie musical had to scrap several songs and gags from the Broadway stage musical to leave space for makeovers. Theatre heads who've experienced the stage version are bound to notice some major exclusions, including those listed below.
Every stage-to-film musical adaptation requires reimagining, rearranging, or removing elements that wouldn't gel well with the camera and the editing room. Retelling "Mean Girls" (every version of which has been penned by Tina Fey) involves the monumental assignment of adapting layers-upon-layers of its sources, starting with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 nonfiction parent book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," and then moving onto the original 2004 Mark Waters-directed film based on Wiseman's book, the 2018 Casey Nicholaw-directed Broadway stage musical adaptation (which also features music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin), and, finally, the 2024 "Mean Girls" movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Naturally, the "Mean Girls" movie musical had to scrap several songs and gags from the Broadway stage musical to leave space for makeovers. Theatre heads who've experienced the stage version are bound to notice some major exclusions, including those listed below.
- 1/12/2024
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
We don’t really need a reboot of Mean Girls, or indeed a film adaptation of the stage musical. But there you go, we are where we are. And that’s 2024, 20 years after the release of the seminal high school movie starring Lindsay Lohan which was based on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. Fashions have changed, social media is now ubiquitous, but teenage girls are still cliquey and judgey so the story hasn’t required a massive update. Perhaps that’s to its detriment, because this movie, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., is really an example of pop culture eating itself. The musical came because people liked the film. Now the new film exists, presumably for people who like the musical, while not having the unique selling point of it being on the stage. But if you can get over the audacity...
- 1/11/2024
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
With last weekend’s Night Swim failing to garner the type of numbers other horror films have seen in January and landing in the second place spot to the holiday juggernaut that is Wonka, this weekend should finally see the first new number one movie of 2024. The question is: will it be the remake/ broadway adaptation Mean Girls or the Jason Statham revenge tale The Beekeeper?
It’s going to be Mean Girls. It wasn’t really much of a question if I am being honest. Mean Girls should easily land on top of the weekend box office as it is based off a property that is still very much in the zeitgeist. Twenty years ago SNL head writer Tina Fey brought to screens an adaptation of the book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. That book was more of a straight laced “how to” book for parents about...
It’s going to be Mean Girls. It wasn’t really much of a question if I am being honest. Mean Girls should easily land on top of the weekend box office as it is based off a property that is still very much in the zeitgeist. Twenty years ago SNL head writer Tina Fey brought to screens an adaptation of the book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. That book was more of a straight laced “how to” book for parents about...
- 1/11/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
A lot has changed in the 20 years since Regina George and the Plastics first stalked the halls of North Shore High. Every teenager now has a smartphone. Social media has given several generations new ways to slay, shame, and talk shit. The Internet is one massive Burn Book. And yet, if Mean Girls 2024 proves anything, it’s that some things truly are forever: There will always be cliques, there will always be drama, mathletes will always rap about their calculus skills, school buses are still a hazard, and high...
- 1/10/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Avantika, Renee Rapp, Bebe Wood, and Angourie Rice in Mean GirlsPhoto: Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures
What exactly are we meant to get from a remake of Mean Girls? This is, of course, the existential quandary of any remake: to find a purpose beyond simply being a brand regurgitation of...
What exactly are we meant to get from a remake of Mean Girls? This is, of course, the existential quandary of any remake: to find a purpose beyond simply being a brand regurgitation of...
- 1/10/2024
- by Leigh Monson
- avclub.com
Mean Girls 2024, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., and starring a vibrant ensemble including Renée Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, Angourie Rice, Tina Fey (who also wrote the screenplay), Jaquel Spivey, and many others brings the classic 2004 teen comedy into the modern era with updated cultural references and a more diverse cast. However, the film struggles to justify its existence beyond surface-level changes and ultimately falters in delivering a coherent, impactful story that offers little new or compelling.
Mean Girls is adapted from Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes and became a Broadway musical in 2018 featuring music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. The new movie closely follows the plot of the original film and centers around Cady Heron (Rice), a naive teenager who spent her childhood in Africa with her parents. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she moves to the United States...
Mean Girls is adapted from Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes and became a Broadway musical in 2018 featuring music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. The new movie closely follows the plot of the original film and centers around Cady Heron (Rice), a naive teenager who spent her childhood in Africa with her parents. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she moves to the United States...
- 1/10/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the Mean Girls red carpet premiere in New York City. The actress, who starred in the original 2004 film, posed for pictures with creator Tina Fey as well as the rest of the cast of the musical adaptation.
Angourie Rice, is the actress that plays Lohan’s role in the 2024 film. Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood, Busy Philipps and Megan Thee Stallion were also on the red carpet.
Bravo stars and Giggly Squad podcast hosts Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner also showed their support for the new film.
While on the red carpet, Deadline talked to Rice about stepping into the role of Cady Heron, calling Lohan’s performance one of her favorites.
“In my mind, [Lohan’s performance] was always there, and I hope this performance is adding to the legacy of Cady Heron,” Rice said.
Rice also noted that Fey gave them “freedom to...
Angourie Rice, is the actress that plays Lohan’s role in the 2024 film. Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood, Busy Philipps and Megan Thee Stallion were also on the red carpet.
Bravo stars and Giggly Squad podcast hosts Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner also showed their support for the new film.
While on the red carpet, Deadline talked to Rice about stepping into the role of Cady Heron, calling Lohan’s performance one of her favorites.
“In my mind, [Lohan’s performance] was always there, and I hope this performance is adding to the legacy of Cady Heron,” Rice said.
Rice also noted that Fey gave them “freedom to...
- 1/9/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The tracklist for the “Mean Girls” soundtrack is out, and it turns out some of the songs “can’t sit with” others that have made it into Tina Fey’s film adaptation of the Broadway musical, which comes out Jan. 15.
The fourth iteration of the high school dramedy — it’s adapted from the stage musical that was based on the 2004 original film which was adapted from the 2002 parenting book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by Rosalind Weisman — stars Angourie Rice (“The Last Thing He Told Me”) as Cady Haron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janice and Jaquel Spivey (lead in “A Strange Loop” on Broadway) as Damien.
Renée Rapp, who played Regina George in the musical, will reprise her role in the film. Avantika (“Senior Year”) will play Karen and Bebe Wood will play Gretchen.
Aside from Cady and her oscillation between Janice and Damien and “The Plastics,” she will also feel a...
The fourth iteration of the high school dramedy — it’s adapted from the stage musical that was based on the 2004 original film which was adapted from the 2002 parenting book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by Rosalind Weisman — stars Angourie Rice (“The Last Thing He Told Me”) as Cady Haron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janice and Jaquel Spivey (lead in “A Strange Loop” on Broadway) as Damien.
Renée Rapp, who played Regina George in the musical, will reprise her role in the film. Avantika (“Senior Year”) will play Karen and Bebe Wood will play Gretchen.
Aside from Cady and her oscillation between Janice and Damien and “The Plastics,” she will also feel a...
- 1/4/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The official trailer and teaser poster for Mean Girls have been released. The musical/comedy will be in theaters on January 14, 2024!
Synopsis: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Synopsis: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
- 11/11/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are together again!
On Friday (November 10), the 64-year-old Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram to share a super cute selfie with the 37-year-old Mean Girls actress during a recent outing.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Too late. You Grew Up and So Beautifully!” Jamie captioned the below selfie with Lindsay.
Jamie then called out Disney to start working on a Freaky Friday sequel so that she and Lindsay could reunite on screen.
“Well, it’s Friday, and the strike is over so hopefully, we can switch places again in the near future!” Jamie added.
Jamie and Lindsay have remained very close after starring together in 2003′s Freaky Friday.
The two have been campaigning for years to get Disney to make a sequel to their beloved movie.
Find out what Jamie sent Lindsay after welcoming her first son Luai earlier this year!
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On Friday (November 10), the 64-year-old Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram to share a super cute selfie with the 37-year-old Mean Girls actress during a recent outing.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Too late. You Grew Up and So Beautifully!” Jamie captioned the below selfie with Lindsay.
Jamie then called out Disney to start working on a Freaky Friday sequel so that she and Lindsay could reunite on screen.
“Well, it’s Friday, and the strike is over so hopefully, we can switch places again in the near future!” Jamie added.
Jamie and Lindsay have remained very close after starring together in 2003′s Freaky Friday.
The two have been campaigning for years to get Disney to make a sequel to their beloved movie.
Find out what Jamie sent Lindsay after welcoming her first son Luai earlier this year!
View this post...
- 11/11/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
by Cláudio Alves
Maybe this trailer deserves the "Yes, No, Maybe So" treatment, but why do all that work when the answer is a resounding No? Though the musical of Mean Girls isn't an especially well-regarded Broadway property, there was some hope regarding its transfer to the screen. That was before it kept getting delayed until landing on the dumping ground of January 2024. Everything's pointing to it being a disaster, and the first trailer only accentuates those doubts rather than dispelling them. And no, it's not just because it's so eager to make the original audience for Tina Fey's teen comedy feel as old as Methuselah…...
Maybe this trailer deserves the "Yes, No, Maybe So" treatment, but why do all that work when the answer is a resounding No? Though the musical of Mean Girls isn't an especially well-regarded Broadway property, there was some hope regarding its transfer to the screen. That was before it kept getting delayed until landing on the dumping ground of January 2024. Everything's pointing to it being a disaster, and the first trailer only accentuates those doubts rather than dispelling them. And no, it's not just because it's so eager to make the original audience for Tina Fey's teen comedy feel as old as Methuselah…...
- 11/9/2023
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
The upcoming "Mean Girls" live-action musical movie, rebooting the 2004 teen comedy feature, is directed by Arturo Perez and Samantha Jayne, starring Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, releasing January 12, 2024 in theaters followed by streaming on Paramount+ :
"...new High School student 'Cady Heron' is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called 'The Plastics', ruled by the conniving queen bee 'Regina George' and her minions 'Gretchen' and 'Karen'.
"However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend 'Aaron Samuels', she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs.
"As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends 'Janis' and 'Damian'...
"...she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school."
Click the images to enlarge.
"...new High School student 'Cady Heron' is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called 'The Plastics', ruled by the conniving queen bee 'Regina George' and her minions 'Gretchen' and 'Karen'.
"However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend 'Aaron Samuels', she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs.
"As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends 'Janis' and 'Damian'...
"...she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school."
Click the images to enlarge.
- 11/9/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Lacey Chabert’s Gretchen Wieners is back for another Mean Girls Walmart Black Friday ad.
The new ad spot (below) sees Gretchen’s new clique that she formed after her days at North Shore High School: the Wieners household.
“I am so getting you white gold hoop earrings for Hanukkah,” she says to her teen daughter. “What gold? It’s giving 2004,” her daughter replies before Chabert quickly cuts in, “Irregardless, I don’t think your grandfather, the inventor of Toaster Strudel, would be too pleased to hear you using that tone with me.”
Later, Chabert also tried to make “bop” happen, while listening to ‘Milkshake’: “Throwback Wednesday! I love this song. What a bop.” But her daughter was not having it, telling her mom, “Please don’t say bop.”
The commercial references several memorable lines from the original 2004 film, including Amanda Seyfried’s Karen Smith making an appearance to ask Chabert,...
The new ad spot (below) sees Gretchen’s new clique that she formed after her days at North Shore High School: the Wieners household.
“I am so getting you white gold hoop earrings for Hanukkah,” she says to her teen daughter. “What gold? It’s giving 2004,” her daughter replies before Chabert quickly cuts in, “Irregardless, I don’t think your grandfather, the inventor of Toaster Strudel, would be too pleased to hear you using that tone with me.”
Later, Chabert also tried to make “bop” happen, while listening to ‘Milkshake’: “Throwback Wednesday! I love this song. What a bop.” But her daughter was not having it, telling her mom, “Please don’t say bop.”
The commercial references several memorable lines from the original 2004 film, including Amanda Seyfried’s Karen Smith making an appearance to ask Chabert,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Check out the new trailer for Mean Girls.
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Based on the stage musical “Mean Girls,” with music by Jeff Richmond,...
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Based on the stage musical “Mean Girls,” with music by Jeff Richmond,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On Wednesday, Paramount Pictures released the first trailer for the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical. The basis of this film is the 2017 Broadway musical adaptation of the similarly named 2004 film.
The plot of the film revolves around Cady Heron (Angourie Rice), a new student who is welcomed into the group known as “The Plastics,” which is comprised of Regina George (Reneé Rapp), the leader of “The Plastics,” and the other two members, Karen Shetty (Avantika) and Gretchen Wieners (Bebe Wood).
Heron ends up angering George when she falls in love with her ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney). Now, Heron needs to dethrone George with the help of her friends, Janis ‘Imi’ike (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian Hubbard (Jaquel Spivey) while also learning to be herself and dealing with high school.
Tina Fey, the writer and producer of the original film and its musical, plays Ms. Norbury in the film. She...
The plot of the film revolves around Cady Heron (Angourie Rice), a new student who is welcomed into the group known as “The Plastics,” which is comprised of Regina George (Reneé Rapp), the leader of “The Plastics,” and the other two members, Karen Shetty (Avantika) and Gretchen Wieners (Bebe Wood).
Heron ends up angering George when she falls in love with her ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney). Now, Heron needs to dethrone George with the help of her friends, Janis ‘Imi’ike (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian Hubbard (Jaquel Spivey) while also learning to be herself and dealing with high school.
Tina Fey, the writer and producer of the original film and its musical, plays Ms. Norbury in the film. She...
- 11/8/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Fans who have been looking forward to the Mean Girls movie musical are not happy with the trailer released by Paramount Pictures.
The 2024 remake of Mean Girls is based on the recent Broadway musical and features the music that fans fell in love with from the stage show… but you wouldn’t know that from the trailer.
While the teaser trailer did have Renee Rapp singing Regina George’s famous intro line, the official trailer features no music from the musical and instead features Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Get Him Back.”
The trailer even teases that the remake is a “new twist from Tina Fey,” except they don’t reveal that the twist is the movie is a musical.
So, what are fans saying?
Keep reading to find out more…
“confused why im hearing an olivia rodrigo song and not like any music from your musical movie,” one fan said.
Someone else wrote,...
The 2024 remake of Mean Girls is based on the recent Broadway musical and features the music that fans fell in love with from the stage show… but you wouldn’t know that from the trailer.
While the teaser trailer did have Renee Rapp singing Regina George’s famous intro line, the official trailer features no music from the musical and instead features Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Get Him Back.”
The trailer even teases that the remake is a “new twist from Tina Fey,” except they don’t reveal that the twist is the movie is a musical.
So, what are fans saying?
Keep reading to find out more…
“confused why im hearing an olivia rodrigo song and not like any music from your musical movie,” one fan said.
Someone else wrote,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Paramount Pictures has debuted the trailer for ‘Mean Girls,’ from the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic.
New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Jon Hamm plays Coach Carr in Mean Girls from Paramount Pictures. Photo: Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures.
New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Jon Hamm plays Coach Carr in Mean Girls from Paramount Pictures. Photo: Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures.
- 11/8/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Millennials, prepare to feel very old. You probably already do as time inexorably marches on – but any anxieties you have about losing your edge are about to be exacerbated by the first trailer for Mean Girls. “Ah!”, we hear you cry, “but the very recent movie :a[Mean Girls]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/mean-girls-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} already exists!” Until we point out that the seminal teen movie – in which formerly homeschooled-in-Africa kid Cady Heron moves to a regular American high school and learns some intense lessons on cliques – actually came out nearly 20 years ago, and there’s a whole kid generation who were barely even alive when it first hit the screen. So, yes, Mean Girls is back in cinematic form – except, this version is a film adaptation of the hit stage musical, bringing the Plastics into pop mode. Not that this...
- 11/8/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
The official trailer for Mean Girls – the 2024 version – opens with the disclaimer: “This isn’t your mother’s Mean Girls.” It then goes on to confirm it’s pretty much the Mean Girls you know and love, but updated for the TikTok generation.
The trailer drop was accompanied by a batch of photos along with details on the plot.
The updated Mean Girls stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners. Christopher Briney is Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer is Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps is Mrs. George, Ashley Park is Madame Park, Tina Fey is Ms. Norbury, and Tim Meadows is Mr. Duvall.
The original 2004 was directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Tina Fey, based on Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes. The new...
The trailer drop was accompanied by a batch of photos along with details on the plot.
The updated Mean Girls stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners. Christopher Briney is Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer is Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps is Mrs. George, Ashley Park is Madame Park, Tina Fey is Ms. Norbury, and Tim Meadows is Mr. Duvall.
The original 2004 was directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Tina Fey, based on Rosalind Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes. The new...
- 11/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
On Wednesdays, we release trailers for the upcoming movie adaptation of the “Mean Girls” musical.
Paramount has debuted the first teaser for the new comedy from original “Mean Girls” screenwriter Tina Fey, who adapted her winning script into a Broadway musical and has now turned the stage adaptation back into a feature.
As with the 2004 comedy classic, Fey again stars as the school’s put-upon guidance counselor, Ms. Norbury. Tim Meadows also returns from the film to play Principal Duvall. From the Broadway musical, Renee Rapp stars again as Regina George, the character made famous by Rachel McAdams. (Rapp replaced original Broadway star Taylor Louderman in the role.) Ashley Park, who played Gretchen Wieners in the stage musical, also features in this new film, albeit in a different role.
Angourie Rice stars as Cady Heron (played by Lindsay Lohan in the film), with “Moana” voice actress Auli’i Cravalho as Janis...
Paramount has debuted the first teaser for the new comedy from original “Mean Girls” screenwriter Tina Fey, who adapted her winning script into a Broadway musical and has now turned the stage adaptation back into a feature.
As with the 2004 comedy classic, Fey again stars as the school’s put-upon guidance counselor, Ms. Norbury. Tim Meadows also returns from the film to play Principal Duvall. From the Broadway musical, Renee Rapp stars again as Regina George, the character made famous by Rachel McAdams. (Rapp replaced original Broadway star Taylor Louderman in the role.) Ashley Park, who played Gretchen Wieners in the stage musical, also features in this new film, albeit in a different role.
Angourie Rice stars as Cady Heron (played by Lindsay Lohan in the film), with “Moana” voice actress Auli’i Cravalho as Janis...
- 11/8/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Mean GirlsPhoto: Jojo Whilden/Paramount
If the original Mean Girls illustrated how nightmarish it was to be a teenage girl in 2004, the trailer for Tina Fey’s new Mean Girls proves without a shadow of a doubt that it is so much harder now. Lindsay Lohan’s Cady Heron certainly...
If the original Mean Girls illustrated how nightmarish it was to be a teenage girl in 2004, the trailer for Tina Fey’s new Mean Girls proves without a shadow of a doubt that it is so much harder now. Lindsay Lohan’s Cady Heron certainly...
- 11/8/2023
- by Emma Keates
- avclub.com
It’s not a regular remake, it’s a cool remake: Paramount has shared the official trailer for their 2024 iteration of Mean Girls, out in theaters January 12th.
Like a set of pink-clad Russian dolls, this new Mean Girls film is adapted from the Broadway musical Mean Girls, which was adapted from Tina Fey’s 2004 comedy classic Mean Girls. Fey wrote the book for the stage version, which landed on Broadway in 2018, and is back as screenwriter for the 2024 film, too.
For the uninitiated: Mean Girls (2024) stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, whose notably Caucasian family has just moved back to the states after a stint in Africa. She befriends two fellow outcasts at her new high school, Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), and the three hatch a plan to take down the Plastics, an elite clique led by the infamous Regina George. It doesn’t go over so well.
Like a set of pink-clad Russian dolls, this new Mean Girls film is adapted from the Broadway musical Mean Girls, which was adapted from Tina Fey’s 2004 comedy classic Mean Girls. Fey wrote the book for the stage version, which landed on Broadway in 2018, and is back as screenwriter for the 2024 film, too.
For the uninitiated: Mean Girls (2024) stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, whose notably Caucasian family has just moved back to the states after a stint in Africa. She befriends two fellow outcasts at her new high school, Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), and the three hatch a plan to take down the Plastics, an elite clique led by the infamous Regina George. It doesn’t go over so well.
- 11/8/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Film News
For the 10-year anniversary of the Tina Fey comedy that solidified her as a comedy force outside of Saturday Night Live, she returns to write and reprise her role in the musical remake of Mean Girls. Paramount has released the new trailer, and from the looks of things — in high school, the more things change, the more they stay the same. This new incarnation features a cast that includes Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps as Mrs. George, Ashley Park as Madame Park, Jon Hamm as Coach Carr, Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury and Tim Meadows also returns as Mr. Duvall.
The official synopsis from Paramount reads,
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey...
The official synopsis from Paramount reads,
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey...
- 11/8/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Audiences at the Taylor Swift concert film already got a glimpse of a teaser for the new Mean Girls movie musical, and now Paramount is giving everyone else a chance: The studio released the first official trailer today.
Watch it above.
The film, based on the 2018 Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 film, stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps as Mrs. George, Ashley Park as Madame Park, Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury, Tim Meadows as Mr. Duvall.
The trailer does a nice job of establishing the cliques of cool kids, outsiders and, of course, the mean girls. What it doesn’t really showcase, for some reason, are the musical numbers, so maybe that’ll come in the next trailer.
Watch it above.
The film, based on the 2018 Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 film, stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps as Mrs. George, Ashley Park as Madame Park, Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury, Tim Meadows as Mr. Duvall.
The trailer does a nice job of establishing the cliques of cool kids, outsiders and, of course, the mean girls. What it doesn’t really showcase, for some reason, are the musical numbers, so maybe that’ll come in the next trailer.
- 11/8/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
"You could be really hot if you change, like... everything." Paramount has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the 2024 update on Mean Girls, a big screen version of the Mean Girls musical from Broadway (which closed in 2020). It's not really a remake, it's not really a sequel, it's kind of a re-imagining but as a musical even though it borrows the same story and setup from the original 2004 Mean Girls movie. Paramount Pictures Presents, a Broadway Video/Little Stranger Production, arriving in theaters nationwide in January 2024. Get in loser, we're going to the movies. Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, A-list girl clique at her new school and she makes mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. Angourie Rice stars in this as Cady, with an ensemble cast of fresh young faces including Auli'i Cravalho, Reneé Rapp, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Ashley Park,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It took many years to admit it, but “Mean Girls” (2004) is a classic teen comedy and arguably launched the careers of Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried. Written by Tina Fey, she goes back to the “Mean Girls” well once more for a reboot with a twist.
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Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
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- 11/8/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
The first trailer for the movie adaptation of the “Mean Girls” musical has officially arrived, so get in loser, we’re going back to Northshore.
Much like the teaser that ran ahead of the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film, the footage not only introduces the new Plastics, Cady, Janis and more, but also contains plenty of moments from the original movie — and even an easter egg for the stage production.
We first meet Angourie Rice’s Cady, who is of course struggling in her new school. But, as we know, she quickly befriends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), who protect her from Regina George (Renee Rapp) — who apparently causes lights to flicker when she enters.
We also get a look at the performance of “Jingle Bell Rock” — though apparently, much more, uh, explicit, this time — along with Tina Fey’s Ms. Norbury and Tim Meadows’ Mr.
Much like the teaser that ran ahead of the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film, the footage not only introduces the new Plastics, Cady, Janis and more, but also contains plenty of moments from the original movie — and even an easter egg for the stage production.
We first meet Angourie Rice’s Cady, who is of course struggling in her new school. But, as we know, she quickly befriends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), who protect her from Regina George (Renee Rapp) — who apparently causes lights to flicker when she enters.
We also get a look at the performance of “Jingle Bell Rock” — though apparently, much more, uh, explicit, this time — along with Tina Fey’s Ms. Norbury and Tim Meadows’ Mr.
- 11/8/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
The first trailer for Mean Girls the musical is finally here!
Here’s the synopsis: New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Keep reading to find out more…
The cast also features Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps as Mrs. George, Ashley Park as Madame Park,...
Here’s the synopsis: New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Keep reading to find out more…
The cast also features Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps as Mrs. George, Ashley Park as Madame Park,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Life as a Plastic still is fantastic, 20 years later. But this time, it’s a new era of high school cliques.
The “Mean Girls” movie musical adaptation, starring Broadway breakout and “Sex Lives of College Girls” alum Renée Rapp as Regina George, debuted its first teaser in theaters ahead of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” concert film. It’s now been made available online.
“Mean Girls” follows a new crop of popular girls, led by Regina (Rapp) and rounded out by Karen (Avantika) and Gretchen Wieners (Bebe Wood). “Mare of Easttown” and “Senior Year” star Angourie Rice plays new girl outsider Cady, the character originated by Lindsay Lohan. Auli’i Cravalho stars as Janis and “Strange Loop” actor Jaquel Spivey plays Damian, the fellow misfits who befriend Cady and orchestrate a covert mission for her to infiltrate the Plastics to ultimately take down Regina’s reign once and for all.
The “Mean Girls” movie musical adaptation, starring Broadway breakout and “Sex Lives of College Girls” alum Renée Rapp as Regina George, debuted its first teaser in theaters ahead of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” concert film. It’s now been made available online.
“Mean Girls” follows a new crop of popular girls, led by Regina (Rapp) and rounded out by Karen (Avantika) and Gretchen Wieners (Bebe Wood). “Mare of Easttown” and “Senior Year” star Angourie Rice plays new girl outsider Cady, the character originated by Lindsay Lohan. Auli’i Cravalho stars as Janis and “Strange Loop” actor Jaquel Spivey plays Damian, the fellow misfits who befriend Cady and orchestrate a covert mission for her to infiltrate the Plastics to ultimately take down Regina’s reign once and for all.
- 11/8/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Will 2024 finally be the year that fetch catches on?
Paramount has released the first trailer for “Mean Girls,” adapted from the 2018 Tony-nominated musical based on the 2004 comedy.
Reneé Rapp (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) will play the infamous Regina George, reprising her role on Broadway. Joining the cast are Auli’i Cravalho (“Moana”), Angourie Rice (“Mare of Easttown”), Christopher Briney (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) and Jaquel Spivey (“A Strange Loop”).
Rice portrays Cady Heron, the new girl at school who is taken in by Janis and Damian, played by Cravalho and Spivey, respectively. Janis and Damian instruct Cady to infiltrate the school’s queen bees, known as the Plastics. Cady starts to fall for Regina’s boyfriend Aaron Samuels, played by Briney, and soon finds herself more and more entrenched in the lives of the most popular girls in school.
Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, who starred in the first movie,...
Paramount has released the first trailer for “Mean Girls,” adapted from the 2018 Tony-nominated musical based on the 2004 comedy.
Reneé Rapp (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) will play the infamous Regina George, reprising her role on Broadway. Joining the cast are Auli’i Cravalho (“Moana”), Angourie Rice (“Mare of Easttown”), Christopher Briney (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) and Jaquel Spivey (“A Strange Loop”).
Rice portrays Cady Heron, the new girl at school who is taken in by Janis and Damian, played by Cravalho and Spivey, respectively. Janis and Damian instruct Cady to infiltrate the school’s queen bees, known as the Plastics. Cady starts to fall for Regina’s boyfriend Aaron Samuels, played by Briney, and soon finds herself more and more entrenched in the lives of the most popular girls in school.
Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, who starred in the first movie,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
If you're one of the millions of people who attended the opening weekend screenings of "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," this is old news, but for the rest of the world, the trailer for "Mean Girls: The Musical" is finally here! And this doesn't seem to be the same teaser that played in front of "The Eras Tour," but rather a full trailer.
The new movie is directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, with Tina Fey serving as the screenwriter. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the film of the same name, with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. Fey also wrote the original film, which was directed by Mark Waters and based on Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes." Watch the trailer above.
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The new movie is directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, with Tina Fey serving as the screenwriter. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the film of the same name, with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. Fey also wrote the original film, which was directed by Mark Waters and based on Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes." Watch the trailer above.
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- 11/8/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Everyone has a high school movie that rings uncomfortably true to their own experiences as a teenager. For some, it's a bitingly satirical portrait like "Heathers" or "Mean Girls," while for others, it's a brutally honest dramedy like "The Edge of Seventeen." But for me, there's only one film that really captures what my time was like as a non-Mormon attending a predominantly Mormon high school in a small Utah town in the early 2000s, and that's "Napoleon Dynamite." True, writer/director Jared Hess' 2004 cult hit takes place in the filmmaker's hometown of Preston, Idaho, but ... well, let's just say that if you know anything about small-town Utah and Idaho Mormon culture, then you know they weren't exactly worlds apart when the film was made.
I was fortunate enough to have graduated from high school literal weeks before "Napoleon Dynamite" arrived, which spared me from having to listen to my...
I was fortunate enough to have graduated from high school literal weeks before "Napoleon Dynamite" arrived, which spared me from having to listen to my...
- 11/8/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The hit 2004 movie Mean Girls is getting a musical update!
Based on the original movie and the Broadway musical adaptation, this new version gives a fresh, updated take on the story that is more with the current times than the early 2000s like it’s predecessor.
Tina Fey, who wrote both the movie and the book for the Broadway musical, has updated the script from both, and has adapted it into a new movie version of the musical, with music by her husband Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin.
Here is the synopsis: “Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George.
Based on the original movie and the Broadway musical adaptation, this new version gives a fresh, updated take on the story that is more with the current times than the early 2000s like it’s predecessor.
Tina Fey, who wrote both the movie and the book for the Broadway musical, has updated the script from both, and has adapted it into a new movie version of the musical, with music by her husband Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin.
Here is the synopsis: “Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George.
- 11/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Mean Girls remains one of the most iconic teen movies, and that’s partly down to its perfect cast. Can you even imagine what it would have been like if the lineup of talent had been different?
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfied and Lacey Chabert grounded the cast as the members of The Plastics – teen royalty of North Shore High School.
They were joined in the movie by other talented young actors such as Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Franzese and Lizzy Caplan alongside comedy legends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
In 2023, the cast is forever associated with the characters that they played in the movie. However, Mean Girls almost looked very different.
For starters, the three of The Plastics auditioned for other parts in the movie before they were finally cast. Several other actresses were also in the running for parts, and an A-list actor up to play Jonathan‘s character Aaron Samuels.
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfied and Lacey Chabert grounded the cast as the members of The Plastics – teen royalty of North Shore High School.
They were joined in the movie by other talented young actors such as Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Franzese and Lizzy Caplan alongside comedy legends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
In 2023, the cast is forever associated with the characters that they played in the movie. However, Mean Girls almost looked very different.
For starters, the three of The Plastics auditioned for other parts in the movie before they were finally cast. Several other actresses were also in the running for parts, and an A-list actor up to play Jonathan‘s character Aaron Samuels.
- 11/5/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Lindsay Lohan and more of her Mean Girls co-stars are spilling on getting the gang back together again to film a commercial for Walmart.
If you missed it, earlier this week Lindsay, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert got into character as Cady, Karen and Gretchen in the commercial, which revealed what all three women had done with their lives since the movie.
They were joined by fellow co-stars Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra, who played Damian and Kevin Gnapoor, respectively!
Now that we’ve all had time to bask in the glory of the totally fetch commercial, its stars are opening up about the chance to reunite.
Read more about the Mean Girls reunion…
“It was so nice being back together after all these years,” Lindsay gushed to E! News. “It was great catching up with everyone.”
Lacey agreed, telling the outlet, “It was wonderful to spend the day with Amanda and Lindsay.
If you missed it, earlier this week Lindsay, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert got into character as Cady, Karen and Gretchen in the commercial, which revealed what all three women had done with their lives since the movie.
They were joined by fellow co-stars Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra, who played Damian and Kevin Gnapoor, respectively!
Now that we’ve all had time to bask in the glory of the totally fetch commercial, its stars are opening up about the chance to reunite.
Read more about the Mean Girls reunion…
“It was so nice being back together after all these years,” Lindsay gushed to E! News. “It was great catching up with everyone.”
Lacey agreed, telling the outlet, “It was wonderful to spend the day with Amanda and Lindsay.
- 11/5/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Rachel McAdams is apparently not interested in making “fetch” happen, and she is one of the core Mean Girls cast members to not return for a recent Black Friday ad for Walmart. Now who doesn’t even go here?
Nearly 20 years after Mean Girls was released, Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron), Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners) and Amanda Seyfried (Karen Smith) reunited in the name of good deals and, yes, pink. But Rachel McAdams, who played leader of The Plastics Regina George, was noticeably absent, taking away so much from the reunion and instead bringing most of the attention back to her. Wait, was this a meta Regina George move…?
Still, the ad (which you can watch here) does have plenty of nods and easter eggs to Mean Girls, in addition to showing how Cady, Gretchen and Karen all turned out: Cady has become a guidance counselor, Karen has become a professional...
Nearly 20 years after Mean Girls was released, Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron), Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners) and Amanda Seyfried (Karen Smith) reunited in the name of good deals and, yes, pink. But Rachel McAdams, who played leader of The Plastics Regina George, was noticeably absent, taking away so much from the reunion and instead bringing most of the attention back to her. Wait, was this a meta Regina George move…?
Still, the ad (which you can watch here) does have plenty of nods and easter eggs to Mean Girls, in addition to showing how Cady, Gretchen and Karen all turned out: Cady has become a guidance counselor, Karen has become a professional...
- 11/2/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Several of the Mean Girls cast have reunited for a fun Walmart commercial!
Three of the 4 original “Mean Girls,” Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert, all participated. In this commercial, which parodied the original film, Cady is back as a guidance counselor, Karen is still a very reliable weather girl, and Gretchen is now a stage mom!
Daniel Franzese‘s Damian and Rajiv Surendra‘s Kevin Gnapoor can also be seen.
“Some things never change. On Wednesdays we wear pink, but now we shop Walmart Black Friday deals,” Lindsay can be heard saying in a voiceover.
You may notice that Rachel McAdams‘ Regina George is totally absent. We now know why.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Rachel McAdams didn’t want to do it,” a source told Page Six. “They were all offered it. But the three of them loved being together for their reunion. They had a...
Three of the 4 original “Mean Girls,” Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert, all participated. In this commercial, which parodied the original film, Cady is back as a guidance counselor, Karen is still a very reliable weather girl, and Gretchen is now a stage mom!
Daniel Franzese‘s Damian and Rajiv Surendra‘s Kevin Gnapoor can also be seen.
“Some things never change. On Wednesdays we wear pink, but now we shop Walmart Black Friday deals,” Lindsay can be heard saying in a voiceover.
You may notice that Rachel McAdams‘ Regina George is totally absent. We now know why.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Rachel McAdams didn’t want to do it,” a source told Page Six. “They were all offered it. But the three of them loved being together for their reunion. They had a...
- 11/1/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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