The official trailer for the Mean Girls movie dropped yesterday (I guess Wednesdays are for pink and new trailers) and made quite the impression. While some fans absolutely fawned over it, others felt personally victimized by the remake. As an avid fan of the original, my opinions fall somewhere in the middle. If I’m honest, it was a great trailer, but there’s one thing that’s totally bothering me: Where’s the music?
If you eat, sleep, and breathe popular culture, you’re probably aware that the 2024 version of Mean Girls isn’t a reboot or a remake. It’s actually an adaptation of the stage musical penned by Tina Fey with music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. But if you didn’t know that, you probably watched yesterday’s trailer and asked yourself, “Isn’t it too soon for a reboot?” At least, that’s what seemed to happen on social media as people flocked to tweet their opinions:
