Auli'i Cravalho, Reneé Rapp and Angourie Rice lead 'Mean Girls: The Musical' the movie
Looks like Gretchen Wieners is ready to do it again, because 'Mean Girls: The Musical' is officially being made into a movie. On December 9, the film's cast - which is based on the Broadway musical based on the original 2004 film - was announced by Paramount, and it includes Auli'i Cravalho from "Moana" and "The Sex Lives of College Girls" by Reneé Rapp, which appeared in the original Broadway production, according to Deadline.
Cravalho will play Janis, Cady's best friend. Lizzy Caplan played the role in the original film. Meanwhile, Rapp will reprise her role as Regina George, originally played by Rachel McAdams in the film. Additionally, Angourie Rice will play Cady, the role originated by Lindsay Lohan. Rice appeared on Paramount+'s "Honor Society" with Gaten Matarazzo earlier this year and played Betty in "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Tony Award-nominated actor Jaquel Spivey, who stars on Broadway in "A Strange Loop," will play Damien, who was played by Daniel Franzese in the film. Paramount did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment on the news. There's no word yet on the rest of the cast.
“Mean Girls: The Musical” debuted on Broadway in 2018 and launched a national tour a year later. The show was written by Tina Fey - who wrote and appeared in the original film - with music by her husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by...
Looks like Gretchen Wieners is ready to do it again, because 'Mean Girls: The Musical' is officially being made into a movie. On December 9, the film's cast - which is based on the Broadway musical based on the original 2004 film - was announced by Paramount, and it includes Auli'i Cravalho from "Moana" and "The Sex Lives of College Girls" by Reneé Rapp, which appeared in the original Broadway production, according to Deadline.
Cravalho will play Janis, Cady's best friend. Lizzy Caplan played the role in the original film. Meanwhile, Rapp will reprise her role as Regina George, originally played by Rachel McAdams in the film. Additionally, Angourie Rice will play Cady, the role originated by Lindsay Lohan. Rice appeared on Paramount+'s "Honor Society" with Gaten Matarazzo earlier this year and played Betty in "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Tony Award-nominated actor Jaquel Spivey, who stars on Broadway in "A Strange Loop," will play Damien, who was played by Daniel Franzese in the film. Paramount did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment on the news. There's no word yet on the rest of the cast.
“Mean Girls: The Musical” debuted on Broadway in 2018 and launched a national tour a year later. The show was written by Tina Fey - who wrote and appeared in the original film - with music by her husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by...
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