Mean Girls
Summary
Long beforeMean Girlswas turned into a melodious and then conform back into a movie,30 Rockmade a hilarious joke predicting such a trend . The NBC sitcom,30 Rock , is a satirical take on sketch drollery variety appearance , based on creator Tina Fey ’s own experiences behind the scenery ofSaturday Night Live(SNL ) while she was a head writer from 1999 - 2006 . While30 Rockis a sarcasm of sketch comedy prove likeSNL , it often involve jabs at the amusement manufacture as a whole , even accidentally mocking Fey ’s next projects .
Arriving 20 years after the original film , theJanuary 12 , 2024 - releasingMean Girlsmovieis an upcoming musical based on the 2004 teen funniness of the same name . middling bewilderingly , Mean Girls(2024 ) technically is n’t a remaking of the 2004 film . Rather , it serves as a flick version of the Broadway musical of the same name , which was already a musical stage adaptation of the original 2004 comedy . therefore , Mean Girls(2024 ) is a movie base on a musical based on a pic , a eccentric Hollywood concept that Tina Fey herself ironically pound fun at in a30 Rockjoke from 2007 .
2024 ’s novel Mean Girls movie is highly anticipated , although there has been confusion as to how it fit into the existing dealership and original film .
A 16-Year-Old 30 Rock Joke Mocked Adaptations Like Upcoming Mean Girls Movie
In30 Rockseason 2 , episode 8 , " closed book & Lies , " Jenna Maroney ( Jane Krakowski ) enter the dry run room with a prize in hand and announces that she ’s come through an accolade for her role in the " movie version of the Mystic Pizza musical . " Jenna proceeds to show off her plaque , which reads , " Best Actress In A Movie found On A Musical free-base On A Movie . " It ’s a peculiar enough jokemocking the universe of film version of stage musical that were already based on existing , non - musical film . Ultimately , however , the specifics of Jenna ’s award would n’t have been particularly remarkable or memorable in the long run , had it not been for the upcomingMean Girlsmovie musical .
30 Rockis available to rain buckets on Hulu and Peacock . The 2004Mean Girlsmovie is available to pour on Paramount+ .
Of naturally , the newMean Girlsfilm is not the first " movie based on a melodious base on a motion picture " to exist – the prank would n’t down or make sense otherwise , believe the episode aerate 16 years ago . WhileMysticPizza : The melodious : The Moviedoes not really exist , examples of this phenomenon includeHairspray(2007 ) andWaitress(2023 ) , both movies ground on Broadway musicals , which in turn were based on non - musical films . The caustic remark of theMean Girlsadaptation ( and what makes the30 Rockjoke so tickle ) is that30 Rockcreator Tina Feyalso make the originalMean Girlsand all its subsequent version .
Tiny Fey’s Involvement In 30 Rock And Mean Girls Makes This Gag Even Funnier
Fey wrote the original screenplay for the 2004Mean Girlsmovie , which itself was based on the bookQueen Bees & Wannabesby Rosalind Wiseman , adding yet another layer to the joke . In 2017 , the plastic film was conform into a stage musical based on a book Fey write , featuring original medicine by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin . Fey then announced in 2020 that she would be adapting theMean Girlsmusical into a motion picture , making it one of the production that her own show mock 16 years ago . Fey herself will be reprising her role from theoriginalMean Girlsmovie castas Ms. Norbury in the 2024 musical pic , furthering the30 Rockgag ’s irony .
