{"id":587,"date":"2026-05-02T18:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tina-fey-addresses-the-future-of-mean-girls-franchise-after-2024-film\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:30:59","slug":"tina-fey-addresses-the-future-of-mean-girls-franchise-after-2024-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tina-fey-addresses-the-future-of-mean-girls-franchise-after-2024-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Tina Fey addresses the future of &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; franchise after 2024 film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/126854851.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>She\u2019s done trying to make fetch happen.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Fey revealed that the beloved \u201cMean Girls\u201d franchise is over following the much-criticized 2024 musical film adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise there are no more iterations coming,\u201d the 55-year-old actress and comedian declared during a HISTORYTalks event in Philadelphia last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tina-fey-promises-no-more-mean-girls-iterations-are-coming-11960685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tina Fey (pictured here in May 2025) said that the \u201cMean Girls\u201d franchise is over following the 2024 musical film adaptation. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fey (as seen here) starred in the original \u201cMean Girls\u201d flick as math teacher Sharon Norbury. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But the \u201c30 Rock\u201d alum also celebrated the popular franchise, which began with her screenplay based on Rosalind Wiseman\u2019s <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0307454444\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FQueen-Bees-Wannabes-Boyfriends-Realities%2Fdp%2F0307454444%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F02%2Fentertainment%2Ftina-fey-addresses-the-future-of-mean-girls-franchise-after-2024-film%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cQueen Bees and Wannabes\u201d<\/a> nonfiction book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always, in every iteration, tried to honor the source material, which is like a sociology book about how to help girls through relational aggression and behaviors like that,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like, yes, everyone loves the Plastics. They have the best outfits. We don\u2019t want to emulate them, ultimately,\u201d Fey continued. \u201cWe want to pay attention to the fact that their behavior does take them down.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI promise there are no more iterations coming,\u201d Fey (pictured here in September 2025) said last month. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Besides starring in the original \u201cMean Girls\u201d film, Fey also wrote the screenplay. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The franchise kicked off in 2004 with the \u201cMean Girls\u201d film, which Fey both wrote and starred in as math teacher Sharon Norbury.<\/p>\n<p>It also starred Lindsay Lohan as the protagonist, Cady Heron, as well as Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert as the popular Plastics clique.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fey (pictured here in June 2025) returned for the \u201cMean Girls\u201d musical film adaptation in 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWe always, in every iteration, tried to honor the source material,\u201d the \u201c30 Rock\u201d alum (seen here in the 2024 \u201cMean Girls\u201d) said. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The original film was followed by a made-for-TV sequel in 2011 and then a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/10\/04\/tina-fey-surprises-broadway-fans-to-celebrate-mean-girls-day\/\">Broadway musical in 2018<\/a> starring Sabrina Carpenter as Heron and Rene\u00e9 Rapp as Regina George.<\/p>\n<p>Fey <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/snl-uk-premiere-tina-fey-hosts-iconic-princess-diana-steals-the-show\/\">returned once again<\/a> and wrote the screenplay for the 2024 reboot, which saw Angourie Rice take on the role of Heron and Rapp return as George.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have other things that I\u2019d like to do. But I have so much gratitude that this movie seemed to stick with people,\u201d Fey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/10\/movies\/mean-girls-tina-fey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the New York Times<\/a> of the 2024 musical film adaptation two years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fey (pictured here in the original \u201cMean Girls\u201d) wrote the screenplay for the 2024 reboot. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The original \u201cMean Girls\u201d starred Lindsay Lohan as protagonist Cady Heron, as well as Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert as the Plastics clique. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I look at it, I am reminded of how hard I worked on it in the first place. I feel like the bricks and mortar of it were the absolute best possible job I was capable of at the time,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s not perfect, but it holds water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d alum even gave \u201cMean Girls\u201d a shout-out when she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/snl-uk-premiere-tina-fey-hosts-iconic-princess-diana-steals-the-show\/\">hosted the first-ever episode of \u201cSNL UK\u201d<\/a> this past March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name is Tina Fey. Here in the UK, you might know me as the teacher from\u00a0\u2018Mean Girls,\u2019 or you might remember a long time ago when I played Sarah Palin on\u00a0\u2018SNL US,&#8217;\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/entertainment\/tina-fey-addresses-the-future-of-mean-girls-franchise-after-2024-film\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s done trying to make fetch happen. 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