Lindsay Lohan eventually came to appreciate Cady’s more relaxed style once production was underway.
Lohan was 17 and McAdams was 26.
The dynamic worked well for Regina and Cady.
Tina Fey liked the kind and polite facade McAdams brought to a cold, calculating character.
Regina is manipulative, andMcAdams gives Regina a layered performance where her actions can be interpreted in different ways.
When Cady meets Regina, Regina compliments a bracelet Cady is wearing.
Without her performance, this nuance wouldn’t have been possible.
Lohan nails the subtle transition of Cady inMean Girlsand even elevates the voice-over beyond mere exposition.
Amanda Seyfried originally auditioned for Regina, though she ultimately played Karen Smith.
Mean Girls tells the story of Cady (Lindsay Lohan), a teen girl who falls in with the wrong crowd. After returning to the USA after spending her childhood in Africa, Cady infiltrates her school’s group of mean girls, befriending the conniving Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her cronies. However, Cady finds the high school hierarchy to be far more complicated than she had imagined, drawing her into a game of manipulation and deceit that threatens her reputation.
Director Mark Waters saidSeyfried brought a spacey, ethereal energy to Reginathat was different from McAdams' take.
Jonathan Bennett won the role of heartthrob Aaron Samuels because he reminded Tina Fey of Jimmy Fallon.
Mean Girlsis endlessly quotableand filled with iconic performances.
