How the new cast of 'Mean Girls' compares to the stars of the 2004 movie
Olivia Singh
A remake of "Mean Girls" based on the 2004 film and  Broadway musical hits theaters on January 12. Here's how the cast compares to the original one.
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Lindsay Lohan played "Mean Girls" protagonist Cady Heron in the 2004 movie. Australian actor Angourie Rice took over in the new iteration.

Rice previously played Ryan Gosling's on-screen daughter in "The Nice Guys," portrayed Betty in Jon Watts' "Spider-Man" trilogy starring Tom Holland, and appeared in Sofia Coppola's "The Beguiled."

She also starred on "Mare of Easttown" and "The Last Thing He Told Me."

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Rachel McAdams starred as North Shore High School's queen bee, Regina George. Reneé Rapp takes on the iconic role in the 2024 movie.

Rapp previously played Regina George in the Broadway musical "Mean Girls."

Her debut EP, "Everything to Everyone," was released in 2022. The following year, Rapp dropped a full-length album, "Snow Angel," which was the biggest solo debut album for a female artist in 2023.

She also currently stars as a rich Upper East Sider named Leighton Murray on Max's "The Sex Lives of College Girls." However, Rapp exited "SLOCG" in 2023 and won't appear as a series regular when the show returns for its third season.

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Aaron Samuels, previously played by Jonathan Bennett, is portrayed by "The Summer I Turned Pretty" star Christopher Briney.

Briney is best known for his role as Conrad Fisher on Prime Video's TV adaptation of Jenny Han's book series "The Summer I Turned Pretty."

The show was renewed for a third season in August.

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In the original movie, Lacey Chabert portrayed Gretchen Wieners, one of the Plastics. Bebe Wood plays the character in the remake.

Wood previously met Tina Fey, the star and screenwriter of both "Mean Girls" movies, when she guest-starred on a 2012 episode of the sitcom "30 Rock." Since then, Wood starred on "The Real O'Neals" and "Love, Victor."

She's also a singer and released her debut EP, "21st Century Hippie," in 2021.

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Amanda Seyfriend rounded out the Plastics as Karen Smith. In the remake, she's renamed Karen Shetty and played by Avantika Vandanapu.

Before "Mean Girls," Vandanapu starred in several Bollywood films.

In recent years, the actor and dancer starred in the Disney movie "Spin" and appeared on season two of "The Sex Lives of College Girls."

Vandanapu and "Mean Girls" costar Angourie Rice previously costarred in the 2022 Netflix comedy "Senior Year."

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Janis Ian, played by Lizzy Caplan in 2004, is reimagined as Janis 'Imi'ike and played by "Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho.

Cravalho made her acting debut as the voice of Moana in the 2016 animated Disney film "Moana." She also played another Disney princess, Ariel, in the 2019 TV special "The Little Mermaid Live!"

Cravalho told Fandango that Janis' new last name is a nod to her Hawaiian heritage.

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Janis' best friend Damian, previously played by Daniel Franzese, is portrayed by Tony nominee Jaquel Spivey in the 2024 remake.

Spivey's performance as Usher in the Broadway play "A Strange Loop" earned him a Tony Award nomination in 2022.

The album also landed a Grammy nomination.

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Actor and comedian Ana Gasteyer starred as Cady's mom in the original film. "The Office" alum Jenna Fischer plays Ms. Heron in the new movie.

Fisher earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Pam Beesly on NBC's mockumentary sitcom "The Office," which ran for nine seasons between 2005 and 2013.

She and costar Angela Kinsey also host a podcast called "Office Ladies."

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Regina's "cool mom" was portrayed by Amy Poehler 20 years ago. Busy Philipps plays Mrs. George in the latest iteration of "Mean Girls."

Philipps is known for roles on the TV shows "Freaks and Geeks," "Cougar Town," and "Girls5eva."

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Tina Fey reprises her role as the math teacher, Ms. Norbury.

Fey told Fandango that she played Cady's calculus teacher the same way in the remake.

"I don't have enough range," she joked.

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Tim Meadows returns as Mr. Duvall, the principal of North Shore High School.

To disguise Meadows' real-life hand damage, Mr. Duvall wore a cast in the 2004 movie due to a carpal tunnel flare-up.

In the updated version of "Mean Girls," the principal still has carpal tunnel, even though the comedian has no injuries.

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"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm takes over the role of PE teacher Coach Carr, previously portrayed by Dwayne Hill.

Hamm is known for his Emmy-winning performance as Don Draper on AMC's "Mad Men."

More recently, you might have seen him on "Good Omens," "The Morning Show," and "Fargo."

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