Paramount Pictures has announced a new casting for its upcomingMean Girls Musical.Busy Philippswill join the cast of the anticipated musical based on the Tony-nominated Broadway show of the same name. According toDeadline, Philipps will take on the role of Mrs. George, the mother of Regina George, leader of the mean girls' group, Plastics.
Philipps is best known for her roles in comedy movies, and she has starred in popular rom-coms likeI Feel Pretty,He’s Just Not That Into You, andMade of Honor. The actress also starred in popular comedy shows likeVice Principals, andJudd Apatow’sFreaks and Geeks. Philipps also won a Critics Choice TV Award for a Supporting Role for the sitcomCougar. She currently stars in the comedy seriesGirls5eva.
Although theMean Girls Musicalwill be based on the Broadway show, which premiered in 2018, theMean Girlsuniverse comes from the non-fiction self-help book byRosalind Wiseman,Queen Bees and Wannabes, which was adapted into an original feature written byTina Feyand directed byMark Waters, leading to the inspiration behind the Broadway show. The musical, like its predecessors, will follow high school new girl Cady Heron (Angourie Rice), a role played byLindsay Lohanin the original feature andErika Henningsenon Broadway. As the new girl, Cady will attempt to fit in with the popular girl squad known as Plastics, after concocting a scheme with her friends Janis and Damian to bring down Plastics.
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The upcoming musical will be directed byArturo PerezandSamantha Jaynefrom a screenplay penned by Fey whowill also reprise her role as Ms. Norbury,which she played in the original hit comedy movie.Lorne Michaelswill return to produce the musical alongside Fey.Jeff RichmondandNell Benjaminwill handle the film’s music.
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Alongside Fey,Tim Meadowswill return as Principal Duval,Renée Rappwill play Regina George, the leader of Plastics, the role originated byRachel McAdams;Auli’i Cravalhowill play Janis Ian, originated byLizzy Caplan;Jaquel Spiveywill play Damian Hubbard, originated byDaniel FranzeselAvantikawill play Karen, originated byAmanda Seyfried;Bebe Woodplays Gretchen, a role originated byLacey Chabert; andJenna Fischerplays Mrs. Heron, who was played by Ana Gasteyer in the first film.
Mean Girls Musicaldoes not have a release window yet. In the meantime, watch the original movie, streaming on Paramount+. Check out the trailer below:
