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With Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey. Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
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Mean Girls is a 2024 American teen musical comedy film directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. from a screenplay by Tina Fey. It is based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the 2004 film of the same name, both written by Fey, and based on the 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. [5]
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...
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- Angourie Rice
Jan 12, 2024 · Marya E. Gates January 12, 2024. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The 2004 teen comedy “ Mean Girls ,” written by Tina Fey and based on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes, has become a millennial cult classic in the twenty years since its release.
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is a 2024 American musical comedy film directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne in their feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Tina Fey. The movie it's based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Mark Waters's 2004 comedy film, both written by Fey. It features an ensemble cast including Angourie Rice, Auliʻi Cravalho, Reneé Rapp, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika Vandanapu, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Jenna Fischer, and Busy Philipps. Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their roles from the original film.
Paramount Players announced the film's development in January 2020, with Tina Fey returning to write the screenplay. Fey also serves as a producer alongside Lorne Michaels, who produced the 2004 film. Casting began in December 2022. Filming took place in New Jersey between March and April 2023. Composer Jeff Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin returned to rework their songs from the Broadway musical, while Richmond also composed the film's score. Mean Girls is scheduled to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2024.
•Angourie Rice as Cady Heron
•Auli'i Cravalho as Janis Imi'ike
•Reneé Rapp as Regina George
•Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard
•Avantika Vandanapu as Karen Shetty
•Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners
Development
In January 2020, Tina Fey announced that a film adaptation of the musical Mean Girls was in development. The musical itself is an adaptation of the 2004 film of the same name. In May 2021, Fey suggested to Variety that the cast members from the musical would likely not reprise their roles. In September 2021, Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne signed on to direct. The film was produced by Paramount Players, Broadway Video and Little Stranger.
Casting
In December 2022, Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey were cast in the roles of Cady, Regina, Janis, and Damian, respectively; Rapp previously portrayed Regina in the Broadway musical from 2019 until its closure in 2020. In February 2023, it was reported that the roles of Aaron, Gretchen, and Karen would be played by Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, and Avantika Vandanapu, respectively. Fey and Tim Meadows would reprise their roles from the film as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, respectively. In February 2023, Jenna Fischer joined the cast as Ms. Heron, Cady Heron's mom. Busy Philipps portrays Mrs. George, Regina's mother. Additionally, Ashley Park, who played Gretchen in the original Broadway production, made a cameo in the film. Mahi Alam, Connor Ratliff, and Jon Hamm joined in March as Kevin Gnapoor, Mr. Rapp, and Coach Carr, respectively.
Filming
Principal photography took place in Middletown Township, New Jersey from March to April 2023.
released in theaters on January 12, 2024 by Paramount Pictures after previously being set for an exclusive streaming release on Paramount+.
•Tina Fey, Tim Meadows and Reneé Rapp are the only cast members to reprised their role. Tina Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their roles as Sharon Norbury and Ron Duvall from the original film Mean Girls (2004). Reneé Rapp reprise her role as Regina George who played her in the Broadway musical Mean Girls.
•Avantika Vandanapu who plays Karen Shetty is the only main cast member who was born after the 2004 comedy film Mean Girls came out. Avantika was born in 2005 making her the youngest main cast member.
Nov 9, 2023 · "Mean Girls" is set for a January 2024 release. Jojo Whilden/Paramount. The trailer for the 2024 "Mean Girls" remake was released in November. Some of the cast members from the 2004...
