{"id":254396,"date":"2024-02-07T10:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/dont-look-her-in-the-eye-renee-rapp-mesmerizes-as-regina-george-in-mean-girls\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T10:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:48:49","slug":"dont-look-her-in-the-eye-renee-rapp-mesmerizes-as-regina-george-in-mean-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/?p=254396","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Look Her In The Eye! Rene\u00e9 Rapp Mesmerizes As Regina George In \u201cMean Girls\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows her. Everyone loves her. Everyone fears her. Rene\u00e9 Rapp plays the cunning queen bee Regina George in Mean Girls, a fresh new adaptation of the 2004 hit classic of the same name. <\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t Rene\u00e9\u2019s first time playing the iconic alpha girl. In the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 movie, Rene\u00e9 Rapp was cast as Regina George at just 19 and on the verge of launching her career as a pop musician. Original writer Tina Fey and producer Lorne Michaels convinced her to get the role. \u201cShe actually said she wasn\u2019t sure she wanted to do Broadway,\u201d Fey explains. \u201cLorne and I convinced her she\u2019d be wasting her talent if she didn\u2019t take a run at this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking back Rapp thinks of how the role impacted her career. \u201cI look back and my jaw is on the ground. I know now how lucky I am. Women in comedy are not often granted the space to be sexy and funny and I think all the girls here are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Working with directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Rapp was encouraged to find a side of Regina George that hasn\u2019t been explored. \u201cIn our first conversations, we talked about unlearning what she\u2019d already done and finding a take we hadn\u2019t seen before. When she performs her own music, it\u2019s so raw and personal. She is able to bring more of that this time,\u201d Jayne comments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IzpCN2KGU0I?si=grMV_6qBkb1LCmtQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In working with the two directors, she channels her experience in filming music videos, which Rapp says what filming Mean Girls reminds her of. \u201cThat\u2019s part of the genius behind having them direct this movie. It needs someone who knows how to shoot musical elements, which is a specialized skill. They came with a new eye and a fresh take that make it interesting and fun and lively, not only to watch, but also to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for what she thinks of Regina George, Rapp calls the character the HBIC\u2013 \u201chead bitch in charge.\u201d She empathizes with her as a young woman. \u201cShe\u2019s really sexy and powerful, but is also really endearing when you get to know her. She is a villain but you\u2019re forced to empathize with her at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Catch her and the rest of the high school crew as Mean Girls arrives in Philippine cinemas on February 7.<\/p>\n<h3>About Mean Girls:<\/h3>\n<p>From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, MEAN GIRLS. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called \u201cThe Plastics,\u201d ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Rene\u00e9 Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina\u2019s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina\u2019s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group\u2019s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli\u2019i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.\t<\/p>\n<p>Mean Girls is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures International. Connect with #MeanGirls  and tag @paramountpicsph<\/p>\n<h6><credit>Photo &#038; Video Credit: \u201cParamount Pictures International\u201d<\/credit><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the new queen bee! 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