Mean Girls
Summary
The concluding trailer forMean Girlshas number tight to admitting that the movie is a musical . The upcoming movie , which stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron and Reneé Rapp as Regina George , is an adaptation of the Broadway melodic of the same name by Tina Fey , Jeff Richmond , and Nell Benjamin , which was based on the iconic 2004 stripling picture of the same name . However , the trailers for the new motion picture have been coy about advertising it as a musical , generally reduce the onscreen vocalizing to a unmarried origin , " My name is Regina George . "
Paramount Pictureshas unveiled the final trailer for the musical just over a week before of the officialMean Girlsrelease particular date . Check it out below :
At first , the trailer seems to be pull back on its melodious element , featuring " My name is Regina George " in voiceover rather than show up it sung by Rapp ( who was one of the maven to play the role on Broadway ) . However , the laggard does boast a variety of moments that mean the bearing of production numbers , including several nip of dance and a pair of drumsticks banging against a cabinet .
Why Is Mean Girls Hiding Its Music?
TheMean Girlsmusical being advertised as a remake rather than a Broadway adaptation plays into a vulgar course in modern pic melodic promotion . The ending of 2023 saw the release of like preview for the vacation season musical releasesWonkaandThe Color Purple . The former moving picture ’s trailer focused on Timothée Chalamet stepping into the iconic role of nonconcentric chocolatier Willy Wonka , while the latter feature one of the moving picture ’s songs in the background without inevitably implying that it ’s sing by one of the grapheme .
These two projects are very extremely hoped-for but have astonishingly chosen to hide the fact that they are musicals in their trailers .
This movement of shy away from embracing the movies ' melodious ingredient is probable a reaction to the box part unsuccessful person of several splashy late musical theater . The 2021 trio ofIn the Heights , Dear Evan Hansen , and Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Storyremake were all financial disappointment . see to it out how the box seat situation takes of those titles equate with their budget below :
Title
Budget
Worldwide Box Office
Mean Girls is a reimagining of the 2004 classic comedy film as a musical, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. When Cady Heron and her family move from Africa to the United States; she experiences a culture shock when she enters the public school system for the first time. While trying to fit in, she is roped into the popular but superficial and cruel clique, the Plastics.
West Side Story
$ 100 million
$ 76 million
Dear Evan Hansen
~$28 million
$ 19.1 million
In the Heights
$ 55 million
$ 45.2 million
However , bothWonkaandThe Color Purplehad box office succeeder during the 2023 holiday time of year , which could be dear news for this newfangled 2024 outing in the genre . It will likely also put in a strong performance thanks to its strong IP connection and the presence of several originalMean Girlscastmembers including Tina Fey herself . If this new trio of movie indicates a new trend for audience embracing musicals , this may lead in the reversal of the trailer drift , though it could reinforce studios ' insistency on enshroud musical elements until hearing are in theaters watching the movie .
informant : Paramount Pictures
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Mean Girls is a reimagining of the 2004 classic comedy film as a musical , direct by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. When Cady Heron and her family move from Africa to the United States ; she experience a finish cushion when she enters the public school system for the first time . While trying to fit in , she is rope into the democratic but superficial and cruel clique , the Plastics .
