Tina Fey and Rajiv Surendra on Jan. 8, 2024.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Several legacyMean Girlsstars had a 20-year class reunion on Monday.
At the New York City premiere of the new movie musical reimagining of the 2004 comedy,Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance, posing withwriter and costar Tina Fey, producer Lorne Michaelsand the young new cast.
Other North Shore High School alums in attendance for the red carpet includedDaniel Franzese, who played Damian two decades ago. He told PEOPLE at thepremiere “we all want” to make a sequel. He added of his former costars, “We all talk when we can. It’s very difficult. We were all really busy, but I love them also.”
“So honored to be a part of the new @meangirls movie premiere tonight! Congrats to the new cast, y’all did a fantastic job!“Surendra, now a YouTube chef,wroteon Instagram.
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Damian actors Jaquel Spivey and Daniel Franzese on Jan. 8, 2024.Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
It’s not the first originalMean Girlsreunion in recent months. Back in November, Lohan,Amanda Seyfried,Lacey Chabertand more reprised their characters in acommercial for Walmart.
One person who was missing?Rachel McAdams, who played Regina in the original film and said in a recent interview withVarietythat she “didn’t know that everyone” — including Lohan, 37, Seyfried, 38, and Chabert, 41, as her fellow “Plastics” —was participating in the ad.
Rajiv Surendra in 2004’s “Mean Girls”.CBS via Getty Images
CBS via Getty Images
“I would, of course, always love to be part of aMean Girlsreunion and hang with my Plastics,” said McAdams, 45. “But yeah, Ifound that out later.”
As for not being part of the new movie, McAdams said she and Fey “sort of dabbled with a few ideas, but it wastough to make it all workin the end.”
“I think the direction it went in will be fantastic, and I cannot wait to see it,” she added.
From left: Auli’i Cravalho, Angourie Rice, Christopher Briney, Lindsay Lohan and Avantika on Jan. 8, 2024.John Lamparski/WireImage
John Lamparski/WireImage
The new movie musical starsAngourie Riceas Cady,Reneé Rappas Regina (reprising her Broadway role),Auli’i Cravalhoas Janis, Jaquel Spivey as Damian, Anantika as Karen, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen.
Rice, 23, told PEOPLE at the premiere that Lohan’s “performance in that [original] movie is, is one of my favorites. It’s so iconic. It’s so nuanced and detailed. I just went into it hoping that this performance would add to the legacy of Cady Heron that’s very different.”
Cravalho, the voice of Disney’sMoana, added that she was “1000% nervous” about stepping into the belovedMean Girlsworld.
Mahi Alam, who plays Kevin G in 2024’s “Mean Girls,” on Jan. 8, 2024.John Lamparski/WireImage
“I’m a friend and a fan of the original, and I’m not looking to remake the perfection that isMean Girlsfrom ‘04,” said Cravalho, 23. “But when Tina Fey is a part of a project that is a re-imagination ofMean Girlsthat also incorporates music from the Broadway musical, my little theater kid was over the moon. I was so excited to be a part of this.”
Fey, 53, announced she was adapting theMean Girlsmusical into a movie musical in January 2020; the movieofficially unveiled its castin December 2022.
In February 2023, Fey revealed that she andTim Meadows, who played Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall in the original film, wouldreprise their roles.
“It was about: How do we do the best of the musical, plus the best of the original?”Lorne Michaels, who produced both the original film and the new movie, toldEntertainment Weeklyin Decemberof the newMean Girls. “It isn’t a remake, it’s a new interpretation. It feels like a familiar enough story, but it’s for today.”
Mean Girlsis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
