Mean Girls: After 20 years, Lolita will return to cinema despite me!  Meet Anguri Rice, the new Lindsay Lohan

Mean Girls: After 20 years, Lolita will return to cinema despite me! Meet Anguri Rice, the new Lindsay Lohan

Despite Lolita, 20 years later, Cady and the Plastics are back in theaters with a new film inspired by the March 2018 Broadway musical, itself adapted from the first feature film. Over the years it has become iconic, despite Lolita being led by Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert and Lizzie Kaplan.

Written by Tina Fey — already working on the first installment and the musical — and directed by Samantha Jane and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls is set in the present day and continues the story of the first film including smartphones and social media.

Cady Heron (Anguria Rice) leaves Kenya and ends up at an American high school. The new student finds herself clashing with the elite of the social food chain, the popular girls called “Plastics,” led by their queen Regina George (Renee Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika Vandanapu). But when Cady falls in love with Aaron (Christopher Brynn), she doesn’t immediately realize that she just made a huge mistake, her new the best will quickly turn into an enemy. Cady decides to restore order with the help of her loser friends Janice (Auli Cravalho) and Damian (Jacquell Spivey).

Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, already in the cast of the 2005 film, reprise their roles as the teacher and the school principal, while Ashley Park (Emily in Paris), Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and busy Phillips (Cougar Town, Dawson). ) complete the distribution of this new version.

We talked to the young actor about the release of the feature film Angur rice, has already been seen in Spider-Man: Homecoming and No Way Home where she plays Betty Brant. Here he gets the role he plays Lindsay Lohan twenty years ago.

Jaquell Spivey, Angourie Rice and Auli Cravalho

AlloCiné: Have you seen the 2004 film?

Angur rice: I grew up with this movie! I love Lolita in spite of myself. I have it on DVD and have seen it several times. When I heard about the new version, which would be a musical, I immediately wanted to be a part of this project.

What is your favorite scene from Lolita Despite Me?

I love all the scenes where we see Cady in her dreams. I like his vision, his interpretation of what he thinks about the high school world he works in. It’s an interesting and honest perspective on what it means to be a student in high school.

How is this movie different from the previous version?

Automatically this movie could be different just by considering that it takes place 20 years after the first movie. We live in a completely different world in 2023. Humor is different. Today, social networks and smartphones are everywhere, and this makes human relationships completely different.

Bebe Wood, Reneé Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu

Today we live in immediacy and this makes relationships difficult. Having the “world” at your fingertips through your cell phone is a blessing, but also a major problem. Because it’s hard not to become addicted to your cell phone and the Internet.

But even if the film has differences from the first, it remains in the same spirit. This is the world of high school and what it’s like to be a modern girl.

How did you prepare for this role? What was the biggest challenge?

I practiced a lot, especially for the singing part of the film. Visually and technically, I think all the music scenes were a big challenge. I had to focus on finding my feet and making sure everything was executed perfectly. In the end, it’s really fabulous to see this movie that came together perfectly. I am very satisfied with the result.

Avantika Vandanapu, Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and Bebe Wood

Tell us about your collaboration with Tina Fey, who wrote and produced this and the previous film?

Tina Fey He is truly a comedic genius and it was he who allowed us to make such a film. There were moments of improvisation when he asked me to change this or that line of dialogue.

I loved working with him because he was always trying to find the best moment, the best tirade, out of every scene we shot. He always had an answer to any question I had. It was a fantastic experience.

What do you think is the most important message of the film?

The film shows what young girls have to go through to become women. It’s about understanding how difficult it is to build yourself up in a pressure-filled environment.

I think today everything is more complicated in social networks. So many young girls are victims of harassment. It is not easy to be a successful young girl in today’s world.

Tina Fey

For my part, I just try to live day by day and live in the present moment. I always try to surround myself with people who allow me to be who I really am without any pressure.

What memories do you have from your school years? Good and bad…

I mostly remember this extraordinary friendship. Worst of all, I felt like an “outsider” at times, not part of either camp. I also remember that it was difficult to live under the pressure of various exams.

Bad girls, lolita, in spite of myself You can see it in theaters this Wednesday, January 10th.

Source: Allocine

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