Summary
- Mean Girls 2024 promises over-the-top musical sequences with impressive choreography, visuals, and wardrobe, making it a standout in the high school musical genre.
- The remake will showcase a slightly different approach to humor, incorporating self-referential jokes and addressing important issues related to women’s oppression.
- The addition of social media to the plot brings new layers to the original conflicts, with gossip and trends now reaching a wider audience, expanding the Mean Girls universe.
The Mean Girls musical film’s release is less than two months away, and the recent trailer has triggered lots of excitement. The original Mean Girls movie has become a modern classic, producing several iconic scenes and characters still beloved to this day. The Lindsay Lohan teen movie was the Clueless of its generation and spawned a Broadway musical, also written by nine-time Emmy winner Tina Fey, who created the original movie. Following the success of the stage musical adaptation, 2024’s Mean Girls musical movie promises to bring another fresh take to the story for a new generation.
Even though the film follows the original movie’s plot, it is not an exact remake. Cady Heron’s journey to become one of the Plastics and the fallout of her “mean girl” turn is still very much at the heart of the narrative, but the musical aspect of the delivery changes the story too. The trailer already suggests that some of the most iconic Mean Girls scenes will be included with little twists. With the movie scheduled to come out on January 24th, 2024, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the upcoming Mean Girls movie.
10 Mean Girls Over-The-Top Musical Sequences
Mean Girls’ trailer already shows glimpses of great musical sequences
Throughout movie history, films like Grease and High School Musical have proven the high school environment’s potential for musical scenes. The Mean Girls trailer already foreshadows that it will not be the exception. Long camera movements through the classic high school sets and many dancers involved can be expected. The wardrobe display in these scenes appears to be incredible, as the students don’t wear uniforms. Additionally, there are many props and visual effects involved in these sequences. The fact that the trailer does not spoil much of the musical scenes is a clear indicator that they won’t pass unnoticed.
9 The Upcoming Mean Girls Film Will Showcase A Slightly Different Approach To Humor
The original Mean Girl’s acid humor seems to have been taken to the next step
Tina Fey’s tone of humor is often acid and bold, which is what initially set Mean Girls apart from the rest of the teen movies of its generation. However, times have changed, and recent movies like Barbie are indicators of two important tendencies in humor. First, self-referential humor, which has increasingly grown in the past decade, seems to be a trend. The trailer showcases a PG-13 joke that might hint at this type of humor. Considering that this is a remake of a popular movie, this addition can surely be expected. Additional jokes can shed light on important issues regarding women’s oppression too.
The original film’s gossip conflict will be taken to another level with social media
Some of the conflicts in the original Mean Girls film were related to inappropriate gossip, the influence of some characters on the rest of the students, and some iconic trends. A lot has happened in twenty years regarding technology and the appearance of social media has created major changes in the cultural landscape. The addition of this element in the plot could add interesting new layers to the original conflicts. This can already be seen in the trailer with a scene in which people replicate Regina George’s spoiled makeup through videos on social media. Additionally, the reach of social media could expand the Mean Girls universe.
7 A Female Vision In Mean Girls
A female director is attached to Tina Fey’s script this time
Tina Fey’s writing is a huge reason behind the original Mean Girls‘ success, but a woman is also responsible for directing the new musical adaptation. While Fey is responsible for writing both movies, the original Mean Girls was directed by Mark Waters. The decision was made to bring a female behind the camera for the 2024 version of the story, though. Samantha Jayne is making her feature directorial debut with Mean Girls, as she is the co-director with Arturo Perez Jr. Samantha and Arturo have collaborated frequently in the past, but now she will help bring a female’s vision to Fey’s script.
6 A Less-Shallow Approach To Certain Topics
The new Mean Girls trailer indicates that some issues will be addressed more directly
Although part of the original film’s greatness lies in the fact that it is not just a shallow teen movie, it did not dive too deep into topics like sex. The new trailer indicates that this could be taken a little further in the remake. While sex was just secondary in the original movie, the first images foreshadow that it will be a greater topic in this film. Coach Carr’s sex education class and Cady’s mom talking to her about it are indicators of how it can be addressed in a deeper way. The updated, fresh, and female vision of sex issues should be refreshing.
5 Reneé Rapp As Regina George In The New Mean Girls Movie
One of the most iconic villains in teen movies will have a different portrayal
Regina George is one of the most beloved villains in movie history. The character is as evil as she is iconic and gave Rachel McAdams the opportunity to shine in the original movie. Reneé Rapp will take Regina’s role in the new Mean Girls film. Considering that Rapp has practically no experience in the film industry, this is a huge chance for her breakthrough. Luckily, this is not the first time she has played Regina, as Rapp has already portrayed the iconic villain in the Broadway musical. Additionally, the trailer serves as an indicator of promising acting skills to add to her dancing and singing expertise.
4 Tina Fey and Tim Meadows’ Comebacks In Their Original Mean Girls Roles
They are the only actors playing their original roles in the remake
While the new musical adaptation targets new audiences, the new Mean Girls movie is connected to the original movie through its casting. Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury and Tim Meadows as Principal Duvall are the only original Mean Girls stars returning. Being the main adult characters, their chemistry with younger actors as well as the chemistry displayed with each other is crucial to sustaining a cast plagued by young, inexperienced actors. Considering that they might not need to be implicated in the musical routines, it is a great choice to have them back in the cast.
3 Mean Girls’ New Cast
Some recognizable actors and new faces are the stars
In addition to Tim Meadow and Tina Fey’s comebacks and Reneé Rapp taking Regina’s role, the Mean Girls cast showcases a good balance between some experienced actors and some promising young figures. Jon Hamm playing iconic Coach Carr is definitely one of the most exciting things. Emmy-nominee Jenna Fischer plays Cady’s mom, and Bussy Phillipps has a major challenge in replacing Amy Poehler’s performance as Regina’s mom. Angourie Rice leads the Mean Girls cast as Cady and is joined by Christopher Briney as Aaron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis, Jaquel Spivey as Damian, Avantika as Karen, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen.
2 The Jingle Bell Rock Dance Scene Becomes A Proper Musical
The new Mean Girls movie will make the iconic scene different
The Jingle Bell Rock Christmas routine is one of Mean Girls‘ most iconic moments, and it will get a fresh redo for the musical. This includes seemingly becoming more of a traditional musical song and dance number based on the trailer footage. Considering audiences are already familiar with the musical number in some form, it should be exciting to see how the musical remake raises the bar in terms of singing and dance choreography. It certainly looks to be a greater challenge for the four actresses than in the original as the 2024 remake looks to avoid copying the iconic scene directly.
1 A Surprise Cameo By Amanda Seyfried In The New Mean Girls Movie
Seyfried previously teased her interest in returning
There has been hope of Amanda Seyfried appearing in the new Mean Girls, and a surprise cameo could still be in the cards. Seyfried’s first role in a movie was Karen Smith in 2004’s Mean Girls, but she suggested the idea of playing Karen’s mom in the musical previously. Although there has not been any sign that the original Mean Girls star got her wish, the possibility of seeing her return in some capacity remains. It might mean this reason to be excited for 2024’s Mean Girls does not happen, but her reprising the role for an ad in 2023 hopefully is a sign of what is to come.
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Mean Girls (2024)
- Release Date:
- 2024-01-12
- Director:
- Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr.
- Cast:
- Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Reneé Rapp, Jon Hamm, Ashley Park, Jenna Fischer, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows
- Rating:
- Not Yet Rated
- Genres:
- Comedy, Musical
- Writers:
- Nell Benjamin, Tina Fey
- Story By:
- Tina Fey
- Studio(s):
- Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players
- Distributor(s):
- Paramount Pictures
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