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How old the stars of the new 'Mean Girls' movie are compared to their characters' ages

How old the stars of the new 'Mean Girls' movie are compared to their characters' ages

Olivia Singh

Meet the new Plastics: Avantika Vandanapu as Karen Shetty, Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, and Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners on the set of "Mean Girls."Jojo Whilden/Paramount

A musical film based on the 2004 "Mean Girls" and the accompanying Broadway musical is now in theaters.
The new "Mean Girls" movie stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron and Reneé Rapp as Regina George.

Twenty years after "Mean Girls" was released in theaters and added words like "fetch" and "grool" to the millennial vocabulary, a new generation of Plastics has arrived.

The 2024 remake of "Mean Girls," directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, a homeschooled teen who joins North Shore High School and becomes frenemies with queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp).

Here's how the cast's ages compare to their on-screen counterparts.

Angourie Rice, 23, stars as 16-year-old Cady Heron.

Left: Angourie Rice as Cady Heron in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Rice at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Jojo Whilden/Paramount; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Cady is a junior in high school with a love for math.

Singer and actor Reneé Rapp, who just turned 24, stars as a junior named Regina George.

Left: Reneé Rapp as Regina George in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Rapp at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Jojo Whilden/Paramount; John Nacion/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures

Regina, likely 16 or 17 years old, runs North Shore High School with her two minions. The trio is collectively known as the Plastics.

"The Summer I Turned Pretty" star Christopher Briney, 25, is about eight years older than his character, Aaron Samuels.

Left: Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Briney at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Jojo Whilden/Paramount; John Nacion/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures

When they meet in calculus, Cady immediately develops a crush on Aaron, Regina's ex-boyfriend. He's a senior, making him around 17 years old.

Bebe Wood, 22, plays Plastics member Gretchen Wieners.

Left: Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Wood at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Jojo Whilden/Paramount; John Nacion/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures

She's a gossipmonger and knows secrets about her classmates.

Gretchen is a junior, making her 16 or 17.

At 18 years old, Avantika Vandanapu is the closest in age to her character, a junior named Karen Shetty.

Left: Avantika Vandanapu as Karen Shetty in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Vandanapu at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Paramount Pictures; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Karen is one of the Plastics. She's probably 16 or 17 years old, and not the smartest student.

"Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho, 23, plays outcast Janis 'Imi'ike.

Left: Auli'i Cravalho as Janis 'Imi'ike in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Cravalho at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Jojo Whilden/Paramount; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Janis used to be best friends with Regina in middle school, but now they're enemies.

Janis is a junior, so she's likely 16 or 17.

Tony nominee Jaquel Spivey, 25, portrays Damian, Janis' longtime best friend.

Left: Jaquel Spivey as Damian in the 2024 version of "Mean Girls." Right: Spivey at the NYC premiere of "Mean Girls" on January 8, 2024. Jojo Whilden/Paramount; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Like the Broadway musical, this "Mean Girls" adaptation is framed around juniors Damian and Janis presenting the story as a cautionary tale for audiences.