Tina Fey addresses the future of ‘Mean Girls’ franchise following widely criticized 2024 film
Tina Fey has declared the 'Mean Girls' franchise officially over following the 2024 musical film adaptation, which received widespread criticism. She emphasized that no further iterations are planned and expressed gratitude for the cultural impact of the original film. Fey highlighted her commitment to honoring the source material, which focuses on relational aggression among teenage girls.
- ▪Tina Fey stated there will be no more 'Mean Girls' projects after the 2024 musical film adaptation.
- ▪The original 2004 film was based on Rosalind Wiseman’s nonfiction book 'Queen Bees and Wannabes.'
- ▪Fey wrote the screenplay for the original film and returned to write the 2024 musical adaptation.
- ▪The 2024 film starred Angourie Rice as Cady Heron and Reneé Rapp as Regina George.
- ▪The franchise includes the 2004 film, a 2011 TV sequel, a 2018 Broadway musical, and the 2024 film adaptation.
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Movies Tina Fey addresses the future of ‘Mean Girls’ franchise following widely criticized 2024 film By Connor Surmonte Published May 2, 2026, 2:28 p.m. ET She’s done trying to make fetch happen. Tina Fey revealed that the beloved “Mean Girls” franchise is over following the much-criticized 2024 musical film adaptation. “I promise there are no more iterations coming,” the 55-year-old actress and comedian declared during a HISTORYTalks event in Philadelphia last month, per People. 8 Tina Fey (pictured here in May 2025) said that the “Mean Girls” franchise is over following the 2024 musical film adaptation. Getty Images 8 Fey (as seen here) starred in the original “Mean Girls” flick as math teacher Sharon Norbury.
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