Mean Girls star Amanda Seyfried says Mean Girls 2 is unlikely to happen. Seyfried starred as popular airhead Karen Smith in the 2004 film Mean Girls alongside Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, and Lizzy Caplan. Penned by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters, the high school teen comedy centers on new kid Cady (Lohan), whose high school experience turns sour when she is welcomed into the school's most popular clique, called the 'Plastics' (McAdams, Chabert, and Seyfried). The movie has become a beloved classic due to its many iconic lines and witty humor, spawning hopes from fans of the film for a sequel.
Since Mean Girls was adapted into a hit Broadway musical of the same name, reports have stated that Paramount is at work on a Mean Girls movie musical, with Fey returning as writer and directing duo Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne attached to the project in 2021. In terms of Mean Girls 2, Chabert and several other Mean Girls cast members have been vocal about their hopes for the sequel to come to fruition. However, during a recent conversation with Lohan for Interview Magazine, Seyfried appears less certain about the possibility of returning while speaking with her co-star. See what Seyfried and Lohan say about the subject below:
Seyfried: I would kill just to do one week, all of us playing our own roles on Mean Girls on Broadway.
Lohan: That would be really fun.
Seyfried: Because a Mean Girls 2 is never going to happen, is it?
Lohan: I don’t know. I heard something about it being a movie musical and I was like, “Oh no.” We can’t do that. It has to be the same tone.
Seyfried: Yeah. It would just be completely different.
Lohan: Exactly. [Laughs]
Seyfried: Anyway, Tina [Fey] is busy. She’ll get around to it. Listen, we’re all part of each other’s worlds whether we like it or not, and it is really nice to be in contact as adults.
Could A Mean Girls Sequel Ever Happen?
Mean Girls 2 technically exists already, as a made-for-television sequel released in 2011 on ABC Family (now Freeform) with Tim Meadows (Principal Duvall) as the only returning cast member. The movie was mostly panned by critics and audiences, and fans have continued holding out for a true sequel to Mean Girls that brings back the rest of the iconic cast and continues the stories of the original characters that made such an impression in 2004. Though previous updates about Mean Girls 2 happening with the original cast members were hopeful, with Chabert even pitching a storyline centered on the Plastics' children in high school, Seyfried's most recent comments seem to shoot down the possibility for the foreseeable future.
Her conversation with Lohan also seems to indicate that neither actor will be involved with Fey's upcoming movie musical, which will likely feature a new cast. Lohan's previous comments about Mean Girls 2 indicated that the chances for a sequel rest in the hands of Fey, with male romantic lead Jonathan Bennett reiterating that point in August of this year. In addition, the stars of Mean Girls have gone on to boast impressive careers. For example, Seyfried earned her first Emmy Award this year, and McAdams was nominated for an Academy Award in 2016. This could keep them from being able to commit to a potential sequel.
With Fey focused on the movie adaptation of Mean Girls: The Musical, set to star in both A Haunting in Venice and Maggie Moore, and serving as a producer for animated comedy series Mulligan, her similarly busy schedule has likely kept her from making any promises about Mean Girls 2. However, her involvement in adapting the stage musical for the big screen indicates that she maintains an interest in exploring the world and characters of Mean Girls further, which could mean that she will be open to penning a sequel that reunites the cast at some point in the future. With Mean Girls' 20th anniversary coming up in 2024, perhaps the topic will be revisited by Fey then.
Source: Interview Magazine