'Mean Girls' Wanted In Monmouth Co. As Film Extras For Movie Musical: Report

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — "You can't sit with us," but you can be part of the "Mean Girls" movie musical right here in Monmouth County, a report says.

Grant Wilfley Casting put out a call for NJ extras in a "high school movie musical" from Paramount Pictures, filming this March and April. According to NJ.com, this is the feature film adaption of "Mean Girls" the musical, with Middletown transforming into the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Ill.

The casting agency is seeking all ages to play North Shore High School students, neighbors, and parents for paid background (or extra) work.

"Please note, we are casting for all types - all ages, ethnicities, gender identities, people with disabilities, people with special skills (e.g. skateboarders), twins/triplets, etc.," they noted.

Grant Wilfley Casting has a livestream on performer basics for background work scheduled on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

The film adaption will be released on Paramount+, according to Deadline.

The movie musical stars Auli’i Cravalho (Disney's "Moana") as Janis Ian, Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, and Jaquel Spivey as Damian, Deadline reported.

If you're not a "Mean Girls" devotee, here's the skinny: Tina Fey wrote the 2004 comedy movie about a new girl's transformative time in a high school clique that classmates called "The Plastics." Fey's screenplay was based in part on "Queen Bees and Wannabees,"a book for parents of high school girls by Rosalind Wiseman.

The plot centers on social cliques in high school, body image issues, bullying, identity and how social pressures can affect teens.

"Mean Girls," starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, developed a cult following and retained popularity into the 2010s before the musical debuted on Broadway in 2018. Fey herself was in the movie, as was Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Jonah Meadows, Amy Poehler, and Ana Gasteyer. Mark Waters directed.

The musical has a book by Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Neil Benjamin. It premiered in Washington, D.C. in Oct. 2017 and opened at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City in April 2018.