Tina Fey spilled on how she and Tim Meadows agreed to reprise their roles within the “Mean Girls” film musical.
Fey and Meadows starred as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, respectively, within the unique 2004 movie earlier than their work within the newest “Mean Girls,” a remake based mostly on the Broadway musical of the identical title.
“I am reprising my role as Ms. Norbury because we thought, well, teachers work for a long time. So it might make sense if Tim and I did it,” Fey instructed People journal.
“So I called Tim and I was like, ‘Will you do it? I’ll do it if you do it.’ And we said yes, as long as we don’t have to sing.”
She continued: “It was fun. It’s been nice to see Tim. One of us has aged — the other one of us is Tim Meadows! But it’s been really nice to get to work with Tim again.”
Meadows joined the solid of the newest movie after beforehand showing with out Fey in “Mean Girls 2,” a sequel that premiered on ABC Family (now Freeform) in 2011.
Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall are married within the film this time round, which Fey mentioned was 90% a “joke” to amuse former “30 Rock” author Robert Carlock.
“After the first movie came out, he used to tease us both, ‘Your characters really are in love.’ So that joke is mostly for him,” she revealed to Entertainment Weekly.
The newest “Mean Girls” starring Reneé Rapp is about to take the highest spot on the home field workplace with an estimated $32 million this vacation weekend, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter.
