Lindsay Lohan paid impressive amount for cameo in Mean Girls reboot – 20 years after starring in cult classic

Lindsay Lohan reportedly earned a pretty penny for her brief cameo in the new Mean Girls reboot.

The 37-year-old actress, who famously played newcomer Cady Heron in the 2004 cult classic, was paid about $500,000 for a half day’s work, according to sources. Variety.

Lohan made a brief appearance in the new musical adaptation, appearing in a math competition scene that drew parallels to her character’s storyline in the original film.

Although she doesn’t reprise her role, Lohan pays tribute to the character’s time with the “Mathletes” at North Shore High School.

In the original, Cady and her teammates compete against a rival high school in an academic decathlon on the night of the Spring Fling.

Bot now, instead of competing, Lohan is the one leading the competition from a podium on the stage.

As students – including Cady (played by Angourie Rice) – rapidly spout answers, Lohan jokes about how “familiar” the moment feels.

According to Variety, her surprise cameo received thunderous applause at the premiere in New York last week.

The possibility of cameos made by the original cast was previously ruled out by Tina Fey, the mastermind behind the Mean Girls universe.

In conversation with the New York TimesShe said Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert were just too “busy” to sign up.

Just days before her cameo was confirmed, Lohan attended the star-studded premiere of the Mean Girls musical film in New York City.

She was spotted crossing paths with Fey, who Lohan wrote and starred in the 2004 film, on the red carpet.

The stars had excited looks on their faces and jumped in for a quick hug as they reunited – almost two decades after the original Mean Girls movie was released.

She famously played Cady Heron, a newcomer who participates in the exclusive ‘Plastics’ at North Shore High School

While she won’t be reprising her role, Lohan pays tribute to the character’s time with the ‘Mathletes’ at North Shore High School

Lindsay and Tina paused together for some memorable photos during the star-studded display before heading to the main venue.

The redheaded beauty opened up about Mean Girls with Entertainment tonight on the pink carpet and said: ‘It has stood the test of time.’

‘I feel really grateful. I mean, it’s not often that you have all these movies that do that,” she continued.

“Mean Girls have really opened the doors to a lot of things happening in schools. I also think it’s a really fun movie, so it’s really a blessing.”

Like the original, Fey wrote the screenplay for the 2024 film adaptation, and will also reprise her role as Mrs. Norbury.

Fey previously ruled out the possibility that original cast members – Lacey Chabert, Rachel McAdams, Lohan and Amanda Seyfried – would appear in the new film

Both Fey and SNL’s Lorne Michaels produced the upcoming film.

The 2024 musical comedy will see Renee Rapp – who starred in the 2018 Broadway musical – reprise her role as the infamous queen bee Regina George.

Renee, Avantika Vandanapu and Bebe Wood form the ‘Plastics’ – a trio of teenage girls who rule North Shore High School and decide to take new girl Cady Heron (played by Angourie Rice) under their very exclusive wing.

The film also stars: Jon Hamm, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps and Auli’i Cravalho.