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Twitter Has Mixed Feelings About The ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical Trailer

Get in losers, weā€™re going to the movies! Thatā€™s right, a musical adaptation of Mean Girls is on its way to the big screen and its first official trailer dropped on Nov. 8 (a Wednesday, no less!). The new remake will hit theaters on Jan. 12, 2024. It closely follows the stage musical version of Mean Girls, which premiered on Broadway in 2019. This is not a regular trailer, itā€™s a cool trailer! It shows the recreation of several timeless scenes from the 2004 version of Mean Girls, such as the iconic Jingle Bell Rock performance and the introduction of the Burn Book at Regina Georgeā€™s house. Plus, fan-favorite moments from the stage musical, including Karenā€™s dance routine at the Halloween party, make an appearance.Ā 

With the movieā€™s release coming up soon, it now has a couple of official previews out. The first one arrived on Oct. 13 during certain showings of the Eras Tour concert film. Both teasers have been received with mixed reviews ā€” while younger audiences seem to love the new Mean Girls trailer, some millennials have expressed their hesitation with the concept.Ā 

The upcoming movieā€™s cast is beyond star-studded, but itā€™s not all new faces! A few alums of the stage musical and 2004 movie are returning to North Shore High School. Rising pop star ReneĆ© Rapp is reprising her role as Regina George, after first portraying the queen bee on Broadway from 2019 to 2020. Tina Fey and Tim Meadows are still playing Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall respectively, because some things never change. Ashley Park, who originated the role of Gretchen Wieners in the Broadway musical, returns as a French teacher. She has a hilarious exchange with Damien in the trailer where he incorrectly states his French name as ā€œChanelā€ and ā€œLady Gaga,ā€ just like it happened in the musical.Ā 

Though manymovie love that the trailer seems to model the stage production pretty closely,Ā  quite a few viewers seemed confused about the lack of musical numbers in the trailer.Ā 

I have to say, the soundtrack choice of ā€œget him back!ā€ by Olivia Rodrigo fits pretty well. ReneĆ© Rapp and Olivia Rodrigoā€™s teams are here for it, too.Ā 

Naturally, the response among theater kids and fans of Rapp seems to be unanimous. To say that theyā€™re seated would be a massive understatement.Ā 

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Iā€™m counting down the days till Jan. 12, 2024. Itā€™s going to be so fetch.Ā 

Karly Ramnani is a junior at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, studying music industry, with a strong passion for art and journalism. They discovered this amazing community shortly after starting college, and are super stoked to a national writer for Her Campus this semester. Karly worked with Her Campus in Fall 2022 as well, as the Entertainment & Culture Editorial Intern. Other outlets they've written for include All Country News, The Honey Pop, Medium, Newsbreak, and their own startup music blog Playlists & Polaroids. They currently serve as a campus ambassador for Amazon Prime Student and Tinder. When they're not writing blogposts and music reviews, you can find them composing and performing music, putting their nose in a rom-com book, binge watching "The Summer I Turned Pretty," or crying over Taylor Swift.