Tina Fey has “promised” there will be no new versions of her Mean Girls story.
Tina Fey has “promised” there will be no more Mean Girls iterations will be made.
The 55-year-old star wrote the 2004 film and collaborated with her husband, Jeff Richmond, on the 2018 spin-off stage musical, which itself was turned into a film in 2024, and while Tina explained how she wanted to offer an honest look at female friendships in high school, she joked fans shouldn’t expect another version of the same story in the future.
Speaking to Damian Holbrook at the HISTORYTalks event at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia last month, People magazine reports she said: “We always, in every iteration, tried to honour the source material, which is like a sociology book about how to help girls through relational aggression and behaviors like that.
“It’s like, yes, everyone loves the Plastics. They have the best outfits. We don’t want to emulate them, ultimately. We want to pay attention to the fact that their behaviour does take them down.
“I promise there are no more iterations coming.”
Tina – who played teacher Ms. Norbury is both movies – thinks the key to the popularity of Mean Girls is that every actor involved in any of the projects has “always” brought a “3D humanity to those characters.”
She added: “I think that’s what’s made that movie so lasting.”
Tina previously admitted she and co-star Tim Meadows – who played Principal Duvall – agreed to return for the Mean Girls musical movie after they were told they didn’t have to sing.
She told People magazine: “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.
“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.”
Tina relished working with the 65-year-old actor – who previously reprised his role in Mean Girls 2 – again.
She added: “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.”
The movie saw Renee Rapp reprise her Broadway role as Regina George alongside Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Anatika as Karen Smith and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, and Tina – who wasn’t connected to Mean Girls 2 – enjoyed getting a new cast together for the musical.
She said: “Bringing together a cast of actors is one of my favourite parts of the process, whether it’s in film, television, or stage.
“I love getting a chance to be a part of it. And I’m so thrilled about this cast that has come together for the new Mean Girls.
“They’re all so incredibly charismatic.”
Tina Fey ‘promises’ no more Mean Girls
