“Mean Girls” Costume Designer Tom Broecker on Dressing the Plastics as Gen Z
The movie based on the musical based on the 2004 movie Mean Girls is here, with Angourie Rice taking Lindsey Lohan’s place as Cady, the homeschooled teenager plunged into the catty horror of American public high school social politics. Written by Tina Fey and directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., in this musical Gen Z update, everyone has smartphones now, but the movie stays true to the original’s most beloved beats.
“Mean Girls” Directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. Bring the Plastics Into the iPhone Age
The Plastics are back! Co-directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. – the wife and husband team behind Hulu’s Quarter Life Poetry – the remake of Mean Girls (in theaters now) is a hilarious—and very pink—update for the social media age. Twenty years later, the core theme from screenwriter Tina Fey, who wrote the original film, the Broadway play, and this adaptation of the musical, is still very much intact.
The Final “Mean Girls” Trailer Reveals Reneé Rapp’s New Regina George
The final trailer for Mean Girls has arrived, giving us a last look at Paramount’s upcoming movie musical, which was appropriately first glimpsed by audiences who went and saw Taylor Swift’s concert film in the theater. This musical version, from directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., is adapted from the 2018 Broadway play, which itself was an adaptation of the hit 2004 film. The original film, the Broadway musical,
“Mean Girls” Trailer Reveals the Reneé Rapp-led Movie Musical
Mean Girls is back, and it’s got a song to sing. Paramount’s movie musical, which was first glimpsed by audiences who went and saw Taylor Swift’s concert film in the theater, has revealed its first trailer online. This musical version is adapted from the 2018 Broadway play, itself an adaptation of the hit 2004 film (the original film, the Broadway musical, and this cinematic adaptation of the musical were all written by Tina Fey) and boasts a sensational cast.
