Mean Girls is one of the best movies of the 2000s, and remains endlessly quotable to this day. The 2004 original (which is streaming with a Paramount+ subscription) has inspired a cinematic universe of sorts, thanks to the Broadway musical and the 2024 movie musical adaptation. Some fans are hoping for a long-awaited sequel, hopefully with the original cast. Jonathan Bennett would be down to return as Aaron Samuels, but explained why he wouldn't want his signature character to end up being gay.
Bennett married his husband in 2022, after coming out as gay in 2017 and becoming an advocate for LGBTQ+ representation in the media. In an interview with EW he was asked if he'd like to see Aaron end up as queer in a Mean Girls sequel. He actually doesn't that his character to be inspired by his real-life journey, saying:
