Meet the Cast of the New 'Mean Girls' Movie Musical

The upcoming ‘Mean Girls’ movie musical is bringing us a new cast of fresh faces!

“This isn’t your mother’s Mean Girls” is the opening line in the trailer for 2024’s Mean Girls musical film.

The original 2004 film Mean Girls featured Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron), Rachel McAdams (Regina George), Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners), Amanda Seyfried (Karen), Lizzy Caplan (Janis), Daniel Franzese (Damian), Jonathan Bennett (Aaron Samuel), Amy Poehler (Mrs. George), Tina Fey (Ms. Norbury), and Tim Meadows (Principal Duvall).

While Fey and Meadows are reprising their roles, the upcoming 2024’s Mean Girls features an all-new cast consisting of stars Angourie Rice (Cady Heron), Reneé Rapp (Regina George), Bebe Wood (Gretchen Wieners), Avantika Vandanapu (Karen), Auliʻi Cravalho (Janis), Jaquel Spivey (Damian), Christopher Briney (Aaron Samuel), and Busy Philipps (Mrs. George).

Given that such a significant portion of this cast is comprised of fresh new faces, we’ve put together a helpful side-by-side comparison to help you identify which beloved characters from the original Mean Girls movie will be played by new actors.

Scroll through to see pictures of the actors in 2024’s Mean Girls compared to the cast of 2004’s Mean Girls.

Angourie Rice / Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron)

Reneé Rapp / Rachel McAdams (Regina George)

Christopher Briney / Jonathan Bennett (Aaron Samuels)

Bebe Wood / Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners)

Avantika Vandanapu / Amanda Seyfried (Karen)

Auliʻi Cravalho / Lizzy Caplan (Janis)

Jaquel Spivey / Daniel Franzese (Damian)

Busy Philipps / Amy Poehler (Mrs. George)