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Heidi Venable

Jonathan Bennett Shares Advice For Christopher Briney As The Summer I Turned Pretty Star Takes Over Iconic Mean Girls Role

Jonathan Bennett in Mean Girls and Christopher Briney on The Summer I Turned Pretty.

When it comes to Mean Girls, October 3 is generally the date most fans have circled on their calendars, but not in 2024. January 12 marks the theatrical release of Mean Girls, the musical adaptation starring Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Christopher Briney (aka Conrad from The Summer I Turned Pretty) and more. If this musical becomes a phenomenon anywhere close to what the 2004 film did, the Mean Girls musical cast is in for a wild ride, and OG star Jonathan Bennett had some words of advice for the actor taking over his iconic role.

Jonathan Bennett portrayed Aaron Samuels in 2004’s Mean Girls — one of the best movies of the 2000s — and he and his co-stars couldn’t have imagined at the time how much of an impact that film would have on pop culture. That means expectations are sky-high for Christopher Briney and the rest of the 2024 cast, and Bennett understands the pressure they must be under, telling E! News:  

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