In the same interview, Rachel McAdams revealed that though she didn’t show up in the Walmart commercial, she and Tina Fey tried to figure out a way for the actress to make a cameo in the upcoming movie musical version of “Mean Girls.” As she told Variety, the two discussed possibilities but ultimately couldn’t settle on the right one. “Tina and I sort of dabbled with a few ideas, but it was tough to make it all work in the end,” she said. “I was really down for whatever she wanted to do. I think the direction it went in will be fantastic and I cannot wait to see it.”
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In this updated version — complete with original songs written by Fey and her husband, Jeff Richmond — McAdams’ role as queen bee Regina George will be played by singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp. Though you might recognize Rapp from her role in HBO’s comedy “The Sex Lives of College Girls” as another queen bee, Leighton Murray, she actually originated the onstage role of Regina in the Broadway musical adaptation of “Mean Girls,” so she’s pretty perfectly suited for the role. It’s a shame that McAdams and Fey couldn’t figure out how to include the first-ever Regina, but it also feels like the right call to nix a cameo from McAdams if these two couldn’t settle on something perfect.
