Mean Girls: The Musical is a musical comedy film adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which is based on the film of the same name.
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- Mean Girls: The Musical is an upcoming American musical comedy film.
- The film was directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne.
- The screenplay was written by Tina Fey.
- It was adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 2004 film of the same name.
- The movie itself loosely based on the 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman.
- The film stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey.
- Tina Fey and Tim Meadows also reprise their roles from the 2004 film.
- Development began in January 2020 while filming commenced in March 2023.
- Mean Girls: The Musical is set to be theatrically released in the United States on January 12, 2024, by Paramount Pictures.
- In January 2020, Tina Fey announced that a film adaptation of the musical Mean Girls was in development.
- 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.
- Principal photography took place in Middletown Township, New Jersey from March to April 2023.
- Jeff Richmond returned to compose the score for the film adaptation, with lyrics by Nell Benjamin.
- Tina Fey considered directing the film herself, but ultimately decided against it.
- There were discussions of the original Broadway cast reprising their roles for the film, but due to the time that has passed between the show’s opening and the production of the film, they were deemed too old. Reneé Rapp was the only Broadway cast member to reprise her role in the film.
- With the reprisal of his role here, Tim Meadows is the only cast member to have been in each movie as the same character, playing the role of Mr. Duvall in the original film and its sequel, as well as the musical.
- Directorial debut of Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne.
- Originally set to be released through Paramount+ as a streaming-exclusive, the film was changed to a theatrical release by September 2023.
- Renee Rapp played Regina George on Broadway
- Tina Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their characters of Ms. Norsbury and Mr. Duvall 20 years after the original Mean Girls movie.
- In December 2022, Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey were cast in the roles of Cady, Regina, Janis, and Damian, respectively.
- Renee 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.
- 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, is set to make a cameo in the film.
- Mahi Alam, Connor Ratliff, and Jon Hamm joined in March as Kevin Gnapoor, Mr. Rapp, and Coach Carr, respectively.
- Mean Girls: The Musical was initially announced as a Paramount+ original movie, but in September 2023, it was announced that the film would instead be receiving a theatrical release.
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