We stay in a magical time of reboots and revivals, and maybe probably the most thrilling one but is each millennial’s childhood favourite, Lizzie McGuire. A revival of the Disney Channel authentic sequence is (probably) headed our means, and it is even starring a number of of the unique solid members!
After a lot of talk and not a lot of action regarding a possible Lizzie McGuire film, Disney lastly introduced that we will be returning to Lizzie’s drama-filled world, and naturally, we’re dying to observe this new sequence. To this point, there are few particulars about what the Disney+ revival can be about, however a good quantity of particulars on all of the behind-the-scenes points which have left the present’s destiny unknown.
Here is every thing we all know thus far in regards to the potential Lizzie McGuire Disney+ revival sequence.
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The revival is formally on maintain. Although it started filming within the fall, production halted soon after, with showrunner Terri Minsky departing the sequence. Disney launched an announcement saying, “Followers have a sentimental attachment to Lizzie McGuire and excessive expectations for a brand new sequence. After filming two episodes, we concluded that we have to transfer in a unique artistic path and are placing a brand new lens on the present.”
In February of 2020, Hilary Duff spoke out about the creative differences happening behind the scenes, one in all which was the mature content material of the sequence she and Minsky have been apparently receiving pushback on.
“Was extremely excited to launch Lizzie on D+ and my ardour stays!” Duff wrote on Instagram. “Nevertheless, I really feel an enormous duty to honor the followers’ relationship with LIZZIE who, like me, grew up seeing themselves in her. I might be doing a disservice to everybody by limiting the realities of a 30-year previous’s journey to stay beneath the ceiling of a PG ranking. It is necessary to me that simply as her experiences as a preteen/teenage navigating life have been genuine, her subsequent chapters are equally as actual and relatable. It will be a dream if Disney would allow us to transfer the present to Hulu, in the event that they have been , and I might carry this beloved character to life once more.”
It would air on Disney+. Whereas there isn’t any premiere date at the moment connected to the revival, we do know that it’ll debut solely on Disney’s new streaming platform, Disney+, which launched Nov. 12. So if you wish to revisit the great instances with Lizzie, you will must sign up for one more streaming service.
Hilary Duff is returning as Lizzie. Duff is reprising her position because the title character. Along with starring within the revival, she can also be an government producer.
Lizzie might be 30 years previous within the revival. The brand new sequence picks up with Lizzie nearing her 30th birthday, dwelling in a picturesque Brooklyn condo, and dealing her dream job as an assistant to a flowery New York inside decorator. “Identical to me and all people…who grew up together with her, Lizzie can also be grown up. She’s older, she’s wiser, [and] she has a a lot larger shoe funds,” Duff joked on the 2019 D23 Expo.
And her wardrobe is simply as colourful as ever — a photograph from the present’s first day of manufacturing, launched Oct. 29, confirmed Lizzie sporting a vibrant coat and toting a large stuffed alpaca by the icy streets of NYC.
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— Disney+ (@disneyplus) October 29, 2019
She additionally has a boyfriend. As Duff advised the packed room on the D23 Expo, Lizzie has “form of the proper life proper now,” and that features “a dream man who owns a cool Soho restaurant.”
Gordo is again! Adam Lamberg will reprise his role as Gordo, one in all Lizzie’s center faculty finest mates, within the revival. Towards the top of the sequence, the 2 realized that they had emotions for one another and even kissed in 2003’s The Lizzie McGuire Film. Duff mentioned in an announcement, “I can not watch for followers to see what he is as much as 15 years later and the way he suits into Lizzie’s grownup world.”
Hilary Duff and Adam Lamberg, Lizzie McGuire
A few of Lizzie’s different junior excessive classmates might additionally seem. Duff advised Entertainment Tonight in August that “likelihood is robust,” we’ll see different fan-favorite characters like Miranda (Lalaine), Kate (Ashley Brillault), and Ethan (Clayton Snyder).
The entire McGuire household will return. Disney has confirmed that the rest of the McGuire clan, Hallie Todd‘s Jo, Robert Carradine‘s Sam, and Jake Thomas‘ Matt, would even be returning for the revival. The actors even took a pleasant household photograph of their first reunion in 15 years at a desk learn.
Hallie Todd, Jake Thomas, Hilary Duff, and Robert Carradine, Lizzie McGuire
Cartoon Lizzie is again too. Simply because Lizzie’s older and seemingly dwelling her dream life, it doesn’t suggest she will not nonetheless want an animated model of her internal ideas to touch upon her life! Lizzie’s 13-year-old animated alter-ego, who offers humorous and revealing commentary about what Lizzie is actually pondering, will return within the revival as nicely.
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Lizzie will not have youngsters. Like loads of millennials of their 30s, Lizzie will not have chosen to change into a father or mother simply but, Duff confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. So do not anticipate her to be elevating the following era of McGuires — but!
The primary episode is ready in New York, however the present may not keep there. Duff additionally advised Entertainment Weekly that the sequence does not clarify a lot of how Lizzie received to New York, and he or she may not keep there for lengthy, based mostly on the occasions of the premiere episode.
The primary new footage has arrived. In a sneak peek at what’s coming to Disney+ in 2020, Disney unveiled the first footage from the Lizzie McGuire revival.
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