Mean Girls
Release Date: Jan. 12 (in theaters)
Stars: Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows
Director: Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Screenwriter Tina Fey gives herself a second chance to make “fetch” happen in the movie musical version of the Broadway musical based on her 2003 hit movie (everybody got that?). This time, Regina George is played by The Sex Lives Of College Girls’ Rapp, as she and the rest of The Plastics put their school’s newcomer, Cady (Rice), in their crosshairs. Paramount Pictures’ Mean Girls marketing has all but buried the fact that this musical is indeed a musical, but fans of the original film and the Broadway smash seem eager to see this new take on two of their favorite things on the big screen. [Phil Pirrello]
