Jon Hamm.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty
Theo Wargo/Getty
Jon Hammwas “happy to be asked” to play a role alongsideTina Feyin the “really funny”Mean Girls: The Musicalmovie.
Asked if he was going to sing in the movie, Hamm played coy but assured fans the film was “very funny.”
“Maybe a little bit, but I won’t tease much of it,” Hamm toldEntertainment Tonight. “Tina will come off the top rope and drop an elbow on my head, but it’s very good. The script’s really funny. For those people that really enjoyed the musical, obviously, it’s giving them exactly what they want, so I was happy to be asked.”
Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Rachel McAdams in ‘Mean Girls’.Michael Gibson/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Michael Gibson/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Fey and directors Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne also cast Jenna Fisher as Cady’s mother andBusy Philippsas Regina’s mother. Tim Meadowsreturned as Principal Duvall. Hamm, who previously worked with Fey on30 RockandUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, was cast in March.
The new movie is a “cool and very special version” of theMean Girlsstory, Rapp toldPEOPLEat Cap’n Crunch’s 60th Birthday Bash in April. “This is a very specific version of the musical that has a really specific place in a niche, culty theater way, that I think expands it to maybe people who aren’t super into theater,” the 23-year-old actress explained.
Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, and John Slattery.Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival
Hamm andFeywill next be seen inMaggie Moore(s), which opens on June 16. The small-town murder mystery also stars Hamm’sMad Mencostar John Slattery,who spoke to PEOPLE on Monday about Hamm’s strength as an actor.
“He’s a great comedian,” Slattery told PEOPLE. “Obviously, we’ve watched him inMad Men. We all watched him fully inhabit this incredibly complicated character, extremely smart. He’s charming and funny.”
The good friends also worked together in 2022’sConfess, Fletch —alongside Hamm’s fiancée Anna Osceola! — where Hamm notablygave back 60 percent of his salaryso that the film could be completed after the team majorly exceeded budget.
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Slattery told PEOPLE on Monday he “hit it off early” with Hamm on “day one” ofMad Men. “We worked well together and we became friends, and that friendship grew and now it’s, what 15 years later or something, 10 years later — our partners are friends … he knows my kids and we spend time together in various places.”
Mean Girls: The Musicalwill be released on Paramount+.
source: people.com
