NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� She doesn't even go here, but still joined the cast of the new 鈥淢ean Girls鈥� at the musical film's premiere Monday night in New York.
Lohan, the star of the original 2004 film, reunited with 鈥� who wrote both the classic film, the it inspired and this new adaptation 鈥� and posed with the new Cady Heron, , on the pink carpet.
"It was an amazing movie to work on when I did it, and I can鈥檛 wait to see this new iterative version of it. I think it鈥檚 gonna be wonderful,鈥� Lohan told The Associated Press.
Lohan said it 鈥渇elt great鈥� to hear of the movie鈥檚 impact on teens over the years and was excited that the new film, which releases Friday, will deal with new topics.
鈥淚 loved Lindsay鈥檚 performance in the 2004 film so much, it鈥檚 one of my favorites," Rice said. "So in everything I did, I just hoped that my performance would be adding to the legacy that she started.鈥�
Just like the 2004 version, the musical movie follows Cady鈥檚 move to the suburbs, where she experiences the treacherous hierarchies of high school. There, she finds herself accepted by an elite yet shallow group of girls known as the Plastics, led by Regina George 鈥� here It's billed as 鈥渁 new twist from Tina Fey,鈥� incorporating songs and new technology, but Fey said two decades later.
鈥淚n a way, things haven鈥檛 changed that much, right? People have new ways to mess with each other, right? They can do it over the internet, but it鈥檚 still just human beings pulling someone else down to make themselves momentarily feel better, right?" she told the AP.
Lohan concurred, saying the movie is a good 鈥渨ake-up call.鈥�
鈥淚 think the characters in this movie definitely were relatable, too, and I think that鈥檚 so important," she said, "and it鈥檚 good to have a new refresher of it 20 years later for people to see and know that it鈥檚 still goes on and cliques still happen.鈥�
In addition to Lohan, Fey, Rice and Rapp, the starry premiere featured actors from the new movie like and as well as directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. and producer who recently released the song 鈥淣ot My Fault鈥� with Rapp, and Fey's co-star also turned out.
As for Lohan, she told the AP she starts filming a Netflix movie next week and is in 鈥淚rish Rose,鈥� out on the streaming service in March. She said she's also filming 鈥渟omething else coming up this summer.鈥�
When asked what it's like and seeing what kids go through as teenagers, as portrayed in 鈥淢ean Girls,鈥� Lohan replied, 鈥淥h my god, he's not a teenager yet.鈥�
鈥淒on鈥檛 rush me. I want to savor every moment,鈥� she continued. "But it鈥檚 a blessing. It鈥檚 the biggest blessing in the world.鈥�
John Carucci, The Associated Press
