20 years after the unique movie’s launch, Imply Women is again in cinemas – albeit with a number of tweaks.
Most notably of those variations is the truth that the brand new Imply Women film is a musical (primarily based on the hit Broadway musical of the identical title), nevertheless it’s additionally been given a sequence of adjustments to make it extra becoming with the current day.
It’s additionally bought a complete new solid, led by Angourie Rice and Renée Rapp, though a number of acquainted faces from the unique have additionally put in appearances.
And if any of the brand new actors gave you a way of déjà vu, right here’s our information to the place you’ve seen the celebrities of Imply Women 2024 earlier than…
Angourie Rice as Cady Heron
Australian star Angourie Rice takes the lead on this new model of Imply Women, inheriting the function of Cady Heron which was first made well-known by Lindsay Lohan.
Whereas most of us in all probability know Angourie finest from her function as Kate Winslet’s on-screen daughter within the hit drama Mare Of Easttown, she additionally performs Betty Brant in Marvel’s newest Spider-Man motion pictures.
She’s additionally appeared within the Black Mirror episode Rachel, Jack And Ashley Too (sure, the one with Miley Cyrus within the purple wig) and acted within the comedies Senior 12 months and Honor Society.
Renée Rapp performs Regina George
Renée Rapp is returning to the function of Regina George, which she beforehand performed on Broadway.
Except for her work in Imply Women, Renée might be most well-known as a singer relatively than an actor, together with her debut album Snow Angel peaking at quantity seven within the UK final 12 months.
She’s additionally performed a number one function within the Mindy Kaling comedy The Intercourse Lives Of Faculty Women, reverse Amrit Kaur and Pauline Chalamet.
Bebe Wooden Gretchen Wieners
Imply Women is way from Bebe Wooden’s first time on the teen comedy rodeo.
Earlier than touchdown the function of Gretchen Wieners, she appeared in Ryan Murphy’s household sitcom The New Regular as a baby actor, and later performed one of many primary characters in Disney+’s Love Victor.
She additionally first crossed paths with Tina Fey on the age of simply 11, when she appeared in an episode of the sitcom 30 Rock.
Avantika as Karen Shetty
At simply 18 years outdated, Avantika already has a string of spectacular credit to her title, together with Indian movies like Manamantha, Rarandoi Veduka Chudham and Balakrishnudu.
Disney followers may recognise Avantika from the Disney Channel Authentic Film Spin, which she took the lead in, and later lent her voice to Mira, Royal Detective and the Gina Rodriguez sitcom Diary Of A Future President.
She additionally had a minor function within the Netflix comedy Senior 12 months, which her future Imply Women co-star Angourie Rice additionally had a minor function in.
Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis ’Imi’ike
You may not recognise Auliʻi Cravalho’s face, however you’ve undoubtedly heard her voice – as she’s each Moana’s singing and talking voice within the hit Disney film. She later performed one other Disney princess in the live performance model of The Little Mermaid, which co-starred Queen Latifah, Shaggy and John Stamos.
Her different live-action credit embrace the Netflix drama All Collectively Now and the TV adaptation of the hit novel The Energy, which debuted on Amazon Prime final 12 months.
Jaquel Spivey as Damian
Already an enormous title throughout the world of musical theatre, Jaquel Spivey plate the function of Usher within the Broadway play A Unusual Loop, incomes him his first Tony and Grammy nominations in 2022.
Imply Women marks his first on-screen credit score.
Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels
Christopher Briney’s breakthrough second got here when he performed Conrad Fisher within the coming-of-age sequence The Summer time I Turned Fairly.
He’s additionally appeared within the movie Dalíland, primarily based on the lifetime of surrealist artist Savlador Dalí.
Busy Philipps as Mrs George
Regina George’s mum was a small-but-iconic function for Amy Poehler within the unique Imply Women movie, and this time round she’s performed by Busy Philipps.
After her early appearances in Dawson’s Creek and Freaks And Geeks (sadly, no, not all of her on-screen credit rhyme), Busy landed a job reverse Courteney Cox in her greatest post-Mates present, Cougar City, which earned Busy a Critics’ Alternative Award nomination.
You will have additionally seen her within the movies White Chicks, He’s Simply Not That Into You or I Really feel Fairly, her short-lived speak present Busy Tonight or, extra not too long ago, the musical sitcom Girls5eva.
Jenna Fischer as Mrs Heron
You might keep in mind Jenna from her roles in comedies like Corridor Go, Blades Of Glory or Stroll Exhausting… however let’s be trustworthy, it’s extra doubtless you’ve seen her in The Workplace.
Jenna performed Pam Beesly in all 9 seasons of the much-loved US sitcom, and presently hosts the sitcom Workplace Girls together with her co-star Angela Kinsey, through which they share their recollections of creating every episode.
Jon Hamm as Coach Carr
Jon Hamm gained an Emmy, two Golden Globes and a Critics’ Alternative Awards for his main efficiency as Don Draper within the TV present Mad Males.
Since then, you will have seen him in The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Bridesmaids, Prime Gun: Maverick or the latest season of The Morning Present, through which he performed a media mogul, who has some parallels with present X proprietor Elon Musk.
Ashley Park as Madame Park
The Imply Women film marks a full-circle second for Ashley Parks, as she beforehand originated the function of Gretchen Wieners on Broadway, incomes her a Tony nomination.
Her on-screen work contains the movie Pleasure Journey, the murder-mystery comedy Solely Murders In The Constructing and the award-winning Netflix miniseries Beef.
Tina Fey as Miss Norbury
In addition to taking part in Miss Norbury in each variations of Imply Women, Tina additionally wrote the movies – in addition to the Broadway musical.
In addition to being a former Saturday Evening Reside solid member, Tina might be finest identified for her main function as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock, although she’s additionally appeared within the movies Muppets Most Wished, Wine Nation, Soul and A Haunting In Venice.
You will have noticed her in Solely Murders In The Constructing or Women 5eva (which she govt produced and in addition made a cameo in as Dolly Parton).
Tim Meadows as Principal Duvall
Like Tina, Tim Meadows is likely one of the solely actors from the unique Imply Women movie to reprise his function within the new musical model (he additionally performed Principal Duvall within the oft-forgotten sequel Imply Women 2, however the much less mentioned about that, the higher).
Exterior of Imply Women, he was a long-running solid member on SNL, performed a recurring function within the TV sitcom The Goldbergs and acted in movies like Stroll Exhausting, Popstar: By no means Cease By no means Stopping, Trainwreck and Dream State of affairs.
Now, now we have yet another solid member left.
Brace your self for a really main spoiler – in case you’ve not seen the movie itself but then cease studying right here.
Lindsay Lohan as Mathletics moderator
Yep, Lindsay is again on this one, too. Not like co-stars Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, she’s not reprising her function from the unique, although, as an alternative taking part in a brand new character in an prolonged cameo.
After a sequence of Disney roles, it was Imply Women that put Lindsay on the map, adopted by appearances in movies like Bobby, Georgia Rule and The Vacation, which noticed her making a small cameo as herself.
Lindsay was a dominant tabloid presence within the late 2000s, and her private struggles are well-documented.
In recent times, although, she’s begun an performing comeback, which started with the Netflix rom-com Falling For Christmas in 2022. It was later revealed she’d signed a three-film take care of the streaming large, with one other of her initiatives due later this 12 months.
Imply Women is in cinemas now.