Angourie Rice Talks About What It Was Like Filming Opposite This Mean Girls Icon

This year marks 20 years of Mean Girls, making it the perfect time to revisit as a film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Spoilers ahead for the new Mean Girls.

In a surprising cameo appearance, Lindsay Lohan returns to the world of Mean Girls after playing Cady Heron in the 2004 film. That’s right, she appears as the moderator of the Mathletes Championship, opposite our new Cady in Angourie Rice. When the competition ends in a tie, she even makes a nod to the original movie saying this has only happened “once before.”

Pop Culture Planet’s Kristen Maldonado spoke with Angourie Rice and directors Arturo Perez Jr and Samantha Jayne about working with the actress on the film. “It was amazing to work with Lindsay,” gushed Rice. “She is such a professional. She is so experienced and and just so kind as well. So kind that she took the time to be there, that she cares about this character and this story so much. It meant so much to me that that I got to meet her because that's such a rare experience.”

Meanwhile director Samantha Jayne reflected on getting to direct the Mean GIrls icon. “It was an out of body experience because I love her so much. She was unbelievably kind and giving and just an absolute joy to work with and incredibly sweet with the cast. It was a dream,” she told me. “Even offering her suggestions was a dream and her listening to us and our suggestions. I had to pinch myself.”

Talk about GROOL! Catch Mean Girls in theaters now and play the soundtrack on repeat on your favorite music listening platforms.