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Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion: Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in talks to star in '90s cult classic sequel
Cult classic film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion appears to be moving forward with a long-awaited sequel. The follow-up to the 1997 comedy is expected to see Friends star and Mira Sorvino reprising their roles as the unaccomplished friends. In the original, the stars played Romy (Sorvino) and Michele (Kudrow), who decide to invent fake careers to impress their former classmates at a 10-year high school reunion. Sorvino, best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, seemed to confirm the sequel was in the works after it was first reported that they were in talks by . Posting an image of the article on Instagram, she wrote: "We're pretty excited about it." The news was met with praise from fans, who took to the comments section quoting lines from the original. Details about the plot of the follow-up are yet to be revealed, but Tim Federle, who created Disney show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, is set to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Kudrow and Sorvino are also expected to serve as executive producers. Read more from Sky News: Over time, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion has retained popularity, being turned into a musical adaptation in 2017 and a television prequel which premiered in 2005 on ABC. Kudrow and Sorvino also channelled their characters during an appearance on stage at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Filming for the sequel is believed to be starting in June this year.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion: Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in talks to star in '90s cult classic sequel
Cult classic film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion appears to be moving forward with a long-awaited sequel. The follow-up to the 1997 comedy is expected to see Friends star and Mira Sorvino reprising their roles as the unaccomplished friends. In the original, the stars played Romy (Sorvino) and Michele (Kudrow), who decide to invent fake careers to impress their former classmates at a 10-year high school reunion. Sorvino, best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, seemed to confirm the sequel was in the works after it was first reported that they were in talks by . Posting an image of the article on Instagram, she wrote: "We're pretty excited about it." The news was met with praise from fans, who took to the comments section quoting lines from the original. Details about the plot of the follow-up are yet to be revealed, but Tim Federle, who created Disney show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, is set to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Kudrow and Sorvino are also expected to serve as executive producers. Read more from Sky News: Over time, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion has retained popularity, being turned into a musical adaptation in 2017 and a television prequel which premiered in 2005 on ABC. Kudrow and Sorvino also channelled their characters during an appearance on stage at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Filming for the sequel is believed to be starting in June this year.
Sky News
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion: Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in talks to star in '90s cult classic sequel
Cult classic film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion appears to be moving forward with a long-awaited sequel. The follow-up to the 1997 comedy is expected to see Friends star Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino reprising their roles as the unaccomplished friends. In the original, the stars played Romy (Sorvino) and Michele (Kudrow), who decide to invent fake careers to impress their former classmates at a 10-year high school reunion. Sorvino, best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, seemed to confirm the sequel was in the works after it was first reported that they were in talks by The Hollywood Reporter. Posting an image of the article on Instagram, she wrote: "We're pretty excited about it." The news was met with praise from fans, who took to the comments section quoting lines from the original. Details about the plot of the follow-up are yet to be revealed, but Tim Federle, who created Disney show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, is set to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Kudrow and Sorvino are also expected to serve as executive producers. Over time, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion has retained popularity, being turned into a musical adaptation in 2017 and a television prequel which premiered in 2005 on ABC. Kudrow and Sorvino also channelled their characters during an appearance on stage at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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30-01-2025
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"Romy and Michele" Sequel in Works with Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in Talks to Return
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino are in final talks to return for a sequel to the 1997 cult classic comedy 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.' The upcoming movie will be directed by Tim Federle, who created 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' and wrote and directed the Disney+ original movie 'Better Nate Than Never.' Original film screenwriter Robin Schiff and producer Laurence Mark are also set to return for the sequel. Barry Kemp will also produce. 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion' follows two unsuccessful 28-year-olds who invent fake careers to impress their former classmates at their 10-year high school reunion. Schiff created the characters for her 1988 stage play 'Ladies' Room,' which starred a pre-'Friends' fame Kudrow. The actress was joined by Oscar-winner Sorvino in the 1997 film, which was a moderate box office hit. For decades, Sorvino and Kudrow have fielded questions about a follow-up movie, however, in 2022, they delighted fans by teaming up to present at the SAG Awards (wearing pink and blue suits that evoked Romy and Michele's metallic minidresses), then confirming in separate interviews that a sequel was 'closer than ever' to getting a green light. 'There's nothing official to report, but I can unofficially hint that we're closer than we've ever been to getting something to happen,' Sorvino said in an appearance on Today. The same day, Kudrow was interviewed on Sirius XM and revealed Schiff was 'thinking about it and coming up with something. Isn't that thrilling?'.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in Final Talks for ‘Romy and Michele' Sequel
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow are officially reuniting. The actresses are in final talks to reprise their roles for a Romy and Michele's High School Reunion sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They are also set to serve as executive producers on the project. The original 1997 film, which follows two unaccomplished women who invent fake careers to impress their classmates at their 10-year high school reunion, became a cult classic hit. Sorvino, who played Romy, said in a November interview with People that all of the original cast is set to return for the sequel. 'This is all pending, them making deals, them saying yes, but they're all in there,' said the Oscar winner. Many of the heavy-hitters from the production team are returning as well. Robin Schiff, who wrote the first movie, also penned the script for the second. Sorvino said Schiff wrote an 'amazing funny script, which checks all the boxes for all the fans.' Laurence Mark, who produced the first film, will also be coming back. Tim Federle is attached to direct the film, which is expected to start production in June. Federle created High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which aired on Disney+. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion originated as a stage play, written by Schiff and starring Kudrow, as part of The Groundlings. The sequel will be distributed by the Disney-owned 20th Century Studios.
