Jane Krakowski attends the world premiere of "Mean Girls" at AMC Lincoln Square on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Brian Altemus attends the world premiere of "Mean Girls" at AMC Lincoln Square on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) ā She doesn't even go here, but Lindsay Lohan still joined the cast of the new āMean Girlsā at the musical film's premiere Monday night in New York.
Lohan, the star of the original 2004 film, reunited with ā who wrote both the classic film, the it inspired and this new adaptation ā and posed with the new Cady Heron, , on the pink carpet.
"It was an amazing movie to work on when I did it, and I canāt wait to see this new iterative version of it. I think itās gonna be wonderful,ā Lohan told The Associated Press.
Lohan said it āfelt greatā to hear of the movieās impact on teens over the years and was excited that the new film, which releases Friday, will deal with new topics.
āI loved Lindsayās performance in the 2004 film so much, itās one of my favorites," Rice said. "So in everything I did, I just hoped that my performance would be adding to the legacy that she started.ā
Just like the 2004 version, the musical movie follows Cadyās move to the suburbs, where she experiences the treacherous hierarchies of high school. There, she finds herself accepted by an elite yet shallow group of girls known as the Plastics, led by Regina George ā here It's billed as āa new twist from Tina Fey,ā incorporating songs and new technology, but Fey said two decades later.
āIn a way, things havenāt changed that much, right? People have new ways to mess with each other, right? They can do it over the internet, but itās still just human beings pulling someone else down to make themselves momentarily feel better, right?" she told the AP.
Lohan concurred, saying the movie is a good āwake-up call.ā
āI think the characters in this movie definitely were relatable, too, and I think thatās so important," she said, "and itās good to have a new refresher of it 20 years later for people to see and know that itās still goes on and cliques still happen.ā
In addition to Lohan, Fey, Rice and Rapp, the starry premiere featured actors from the new movie like and as well as directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. and producer who recently released the song āNot My Faultā with Rapp, and Fey's co-star also turned out.
As for Lohan, she told the AP she starts filming a Netflix movie next week and is in āIrish Rose,ā out on the streaming service in March. She said she's also filming āsomething else coming up this summer.ā
When asked what it's like and seeing what kids go through as teenagers, as portrayed in āMean Girls,ā Lohan replied, āOh my god, he's not a teenager yet.ā
āDonāt rush me. I want to savor every moment,ā she continued. "But itās a blessing. Itās the biggest blessing in the world.ā
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