Angourie Rice and Lindsay Lohan on Jan. 8, 2024.Photo:Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
NOTE: The following contains spoilers for the newMean Girlsmovie musical, in theaters now.
Twenty years later,Lindsay Lohanis back in the world ofMean Girls!
The actress, now 37and a self-proclaimed “cool mom” in real life, makes a surprise cameo in the new musical reimagining of the 2004 comedy, in which she originated the Cady Heron role.
Rice, the Australian actress fromThe Last Thing He Told MeandMare of Easttown, tells PEOPLE why sharing screen time with Lohan “meant so much to me.”
“It is such a rare experience to really get in the head of a character and then meet someone who’s done the same thing,” says Rice, 23. “Just to have that shared experience, it means a lot.”
Jaquel Spivey, Angourie Rice and Auli’i Cravalho in “Mean Girls”.Jojo Whilden/Paramount
Jojo Whilden/Paramount
“But to know that Cady has been a part of so many actors' lives and so many actors have delved into that character — she’s bigger than the actor in a way.” (Erika Henningsen originated the part on Broadway.)
In 2004’s “Mean Girls”: Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert and Rachel McAdams.Getty Images
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“It means a lot that I get to share that with so many special performers, especially Lindsay,” says Rice.
Lohan kept her cameo tight-lipped, though she attended the New York City premiere of the film on Jan. 8, posing with producer Lorne Michaels and Fey, 53, who returns as Ms. Norbury in the new film. (Tim Meadows also reprises his Principal Duvall.)
Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan on Jan. 8, 2024.Arturo Holmes/Getty
Arturo Holmes/Getty
In aseries of Walmart Black Friday ads, Lohan reprised her role as Cady alongside fellow legacy cast members Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert, imagining where they ended up years after the original film.
At the New York premiere,Daniel Franzese, who played Damian alongside Lohan, said the original cast isall very much down for a proper movie sequel.
“You’ve got to tell the boss lady [Tina Fey] over there. I’m sure [she’s] heard it a million times, but she’s the gatekeeper, so we’re all waiting,” said Franzese, 45, who added of his former costars, “We all talk when we can. It’s very difficult. We were all really busy, but I love them also."
Mean Girlsis in theaters now.
source: people.com
