--- title: Rachel McAdams on 'Mean Girls' Musical, Sequel description: The actress told E! News she wouldn't be opposed to the musical version of the classic, just a week after Lindsay Lohan hinted at a sequel. canonical: https://time.com/4539526/rachel-mcadams-on-mean-girls-sequel/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-20T21:10:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:50.365Z og:title: Rachel McAdams Is Down for the 'Mean Girls' Musical og:description: The actor even has an idea for a sequel plot og:url: https://time.com/4539526/rachel-mcadams-on-mean-girls-sequel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd085034680dca620/6988aaf6e20a87ab9da92e15/lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2005 MTV Movie Awards - Backstage and Audience og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rachel McAdams Is Down for the 'Mean Girls' Musical twitter:description: The actor even has an idea for a sequel plot twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd085034680dca620/6988aaf6e20a87ab9da92e15/lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rachel McAdams Is Down for the _Mean Girls_ Musical > Sponsored content. 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Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert and Rachel McAdams from "Mean Girls."Jeff Kravitz—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 20, 2016 9:10 PM UTC Just last week, Lindsay Lohan threw it back to her good old _Mean Girls_ days and [hinted she’d be up for a sequel](http://time.com/4530583/lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-sequel/?iid=sr-link10) of the [beloved high school movie](http://time.com/67280/mean-girls-mythology/?iid=sr-link3). And yesterday, Rachel McAdams—none other than iconic Mean Girl Regina George herself—gave her own green light to involvement in a _Mean Girls_ project, [twelve years after](http://time.com/3558771/mean-girls-reunited-photo-shoot-ew-anniversary-issue/?iid=sr-link5) the original debuted. “_Mean Girls_. Musical. Would you ever?” [asked _E! News_](http://www.eonline.com/news/803329/yes-rachel-mcadams-is-up-for-a-mean-girls-reunion-and-musical) during an interview with the actor, probably referring to the [in-progress theater production](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6980922/mean-girls-musical-tina-fey-wwhl-video) that Tina Fey is currently working on. (It’s a stage adaptation of the original.) “Sure,” McAdams capitulated. “I mean, yeah! I loved doing that movie. I loved Tina Fey, I loved the girls.” The two also discussed what Regina would be up to by now (spoiler: she’d have babies at this point). “Mean babies,” suggested Malkin. “Babies who are plotting your demise—in the womb,” amended McAdams. Sounds like they already have a plot all figured out for a separate sequel featuring grown-up girls. And now at least two of the original four in the clique have vocalized interest in a follow-up. 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