MEAN GIRLS Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread- Page 4

[BETTY22]

Posted: 3/3/23 at 6:26pm

I wanted to love this show....but......

[Globefan]

Posted: 3/5/23 at 12:03am

LRey95 said: "JanMaxwellsBag said: "Unless they write an original character, my money’s on her being the school administrator who says “The girls have gone wild!”

(Is that line even in the musical? I never got to see it live)."

My money is on her being the French teacher on the first day of school as an ode to theEmily in Parisfandom.

I'm super curious on Kevin G. casting. Back when Tina had her little fancast submission thing, I put down Karan Brar from Disney, and he's only 24 so he's near the rest of the cast in age (ie. Christopher Briney is 24, Renee Rapp 23, Auli'i and Anjourie 22). Not sure if he sings/raps though, and I don't know many other MENASA actors in that age range."

Who did you put for the other roles? 

[Globefan]

Posted: 3/22/23 at 3:42pm

https://deadline.com/2023/03/mean-girls-movie-musical-adds-mahi-alam-connor-ratliff-1235307072/

[TalksAboutBruno]

Posted: 8/4/23 at 8:29pm

Anybody know if this wrapped production or if it was shut down?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 8/4/23 at 9:19pm

TalksAboutBruno said: "Anybody know if this wrapped production or if it was shut down?"

They wrapped production in mid-April. 

[DiscoCrows]

Posted: 8/5/23 at 2:08pm

New York Mag: Reneé Rapp Is So Over It.

Did anyone else see this? Happy she’s living her truth I suppose. Talk about wild optics/press though lol.

[Dom P]

Posted: 8/5/23 at 3:19pm

jacobsnchz14 said: "EXCLUSIVE:Husband-wife team Arturo Perez Jr. andSamantha Jaynehave signed on to direct the film adaptation ofMean Girls the Musicalfor Paramount Players. The film will be produced by Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey with a script by Fey and featuring music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, who did the music from the Broadway production.

Erin David, Caroline Maroney, and Micah Frank are overseeing for Broadway Video and Eric Gurian for Little Stranger.

https://deadline.com/2021/09/mean-girls-the-musical-arturo-perez-jr-and-samantha-jayne-direct-paramount-players-1234840881/

Is Paramount giving this a theatrical release,or is it going to Paramount + only. One would think this deserves a theatrical release of some kind. 

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/5/23 at 3:26pm

DiscoCrows said: "New York Mag:Reneé Rapp Is So Over It.

Did anyone else see this? Happy she’s living her truth I suppose. Talk about wild optics/press though lol."

That article is NOT it for her. Yikes. Comments are brutal for a reason.

 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 9/22/23 at 4:22pm

The film will release in theaters on January 12, 2024, instead of Paramount Plus.

[inception]

Posted: 9/22/23 at 4:43pm

That can't be a good sign.  Usually January is the dumping ground for projects that studios figure are failures. 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 9/22/23 at 4:54pm

The they would have buried it on Paramount Plus if that was the case. You don’t up it to theatrical if they don’t have faith. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 9/22/23 at 5:08pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "The they would have buried it on Paramount Plus if that was the case. You don’t up it to theatrical if they don’t have faith."

Yeah, this is a win for the film, and also indicates that Paramount is probably worried about their box office performance for 2024, considering they have some half-finished films that will be delayed due to the strikes.

When HOCUS POCUS 2 dropped on Disney+, everyone lamented that it could have made some solid money in theaters. This will test that.

Renee Rapp's star power also seems to be growing by the day with this new album and tour? So maybe they can capitalize on some of that.

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 9/22/23 at 7:09pm

inception said: "That can't be a good sign. Usually January is the dumping ground for projects that studios figure are failures."

Not true anymore. January is a month that shoots out some surprising hits. 
 

Scream (2022) was a highly anticipated film and was released in January, which turned out to be a good decision. 

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 9/22/23 at 9:33pm

I’ve actually heard it has been scoring very well at its test screenings. Still, it is pretty clear the reason this is opening in theaters is because of the strike and the lack of product Paramount will have with having to move things around.

I truly don’t get the need for this, but if it’s good and people enjoy iit and it may make new theatre fans, good on it. 

[Globefan]

Posted: 10/2/23 at 5:58pm

I wonder what the runtime of the movie is gonna be. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 10/9/23 at 1:04pm

https://x.com/crypticguy1324/status/1711376140609175679

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 8:45pm

Part of the trailer leaked on Twitter.

And it shows Ashley Park’s cameo. She’s playing a French teacher called Madame Park.  

Updated On: 10/12/23 at 08:45 PM

[Globefan]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 9:30pm

Plannietink08 said: "Part of the trailer leaked on Twitter.

And it shows Ashley Park’s cameo. She’s playing a French teacher called Madame Park."

I hope Paramount posts the full trailer online soon. 

[Globefan]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 8:37pm

According to IMDB, the last names for Karen and Janis have been changed. Karen's last name is Shetty and Janis's is I'mi'ike. 

[teddy1996]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 8:44pm

according to someone who watched a test screening, where do you belong was cut. honestly i am very upset over this

[Globefan]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 8:48pm

What else did they cut? 

[teddy1996]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 8:53pm

Globefan said: "What else did they cut?"

they also cut it roars and do this thing

[Globefan]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 8:55pm

Are there any new songs? 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 9:13pm

“It Roars” and “Do This Thing” are good cuts but it sounds like they should’ve kept “Where Do You Belong?”.

The new last names just don’t work in my mind. I’m all for cast diversification, but that does not necessarily mean character names have to be updated as well. Unless, of course, authenticity is the goal or Avantika and Cravalho aren’t okay with “Smith” and “Sarkisian.”

Updated On: 10/29/23 at 09:13 PM

[Globefan]

Posted: 10/29/23 at 9:44pm

Maybe they are still Karen Smith and Janis Sarkisian. I'm just going off of what's on IMDB.