“Mean Girls” Trailer: See Reneé Rapp, Tina Fey and Busy Philipps in First Glimpse of Musical Remake

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The new film is based on the 2004 comedy and subsequent 2018 Broadway musical of the same name

The new Mean Girls have arrived.

On Wednesday, Paramount released the highly-anticipated first trailer for the movie musical reimagining of Mean Girls.

Plans for the movie, directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, were first announced in January 2020 by Tina Fey, who wrote both the original film and musical, and the official casting list was unveiled in December 2022.

Based on the 2004 film and subsequent 2018 Broadway musical of the same name, Mean Girls stars Angourie Rice as Cady, Renée Rapp as Regina (reprising her Broadway role), Auli'i Cravalho as Janis, Jaquel Spivey as Damian, Anantika as Karen and Bebe Wood as Gretchen.

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In February, Fey, 53, announced that she and Tim Meadows would step back into their movie roles as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall.

Additionally, The Office alumna Jenna Fischer is playing Cady's mother, and Busy Philipps is seen in the trailer as Mrs. George (who is not a regular mom, but a cool mom). Jon Hamm also makes an appearance as Coach Carr.

In addition to Fey and Meadows, 62, reprising their respective roles as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, there have been reports that the original Mean Girls cast, including Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdamsAmanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert could appear in the upcoming film.

Speaking with Entertainment Tonight in February, Seyfried, 37, noted that she and her former costars are "100% into" making a cameo.

"It's been a long legacy for Mean Girls, and I think we all kinda just need to hang," she told the publication.

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Related: Rachel McAdams Says She'd Return for 'Mean Girls' Movie Musical: 'We'll See How It All Shakes Out'

In the 2004 film, Lohan portrayed Cady, a student who had just moved from Africa and was now an outcast at her high school. It was there she was introduced to the seriousness of the social hierarchy as she met teen queen bees Karen Smith (Seyfried), Gretchen Wieners (Chabert), and their leader Regina George (McAdams) — the trio fiercely known as The Plastics.

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The new Mean Girls is in theaters Jan. 12.

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