Lindsay Lohan joins Tina Fey and Amanda Seyfried in surprise virtual reunion for Mean Girls Day

It’s October 3, which means we’re a month away from one of the most important presidential elections of our time.

But the date also marks another important occasion, as pop culture stans celebrate another Mean Girls Day.

Lindsay Lohan joined Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried and the rest of the cast Saturday to encourage fans to vote, during a surprise virtual reunion of the popular 2004 teen movie, moderated by Katie Couric. 

Surprise reunion: Lindsay Lohan joined Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried and the rest of the Mean Girls cast Saturday to encourage fans to vote, during a surprise virtual reunion of the popular 2004 teen movie, moderated by Katie Couric

Surprise reunion: Lindsay Lohan joined Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried and the rest of the Mean Girls cast Saturday to encourage fans to vote, during a surprise virtual reunion of the popular 2004 teen movie, moderated by Katie Couric

Happy Mean Girls Day! It came on October 3, which is a month before election day, but also when the teen movie's devoted fans celebrated Mean Girls Day

Happy Mean Girls Day! It came on October 3, which is a month before election day, but also when the teen movie’s devoted fans celebrated Mean Girls Day

‘Vote on November 3,’ Fey, 50, chimed in at the end, before Lohan, 34, added, ‘not October 3,’ leading the cast in a synchronized ‘Vote!’

Couric captioned the video on IGTV: ‘Something fun for this tumultuous time. Thanks to all of you, we reached our goal with @headcountorg to get over 5,000 voter activations! To celebrate that – Tina Fey and I got the whole gang back together for a Mean Girls Reunion! Happy #MeanGirlsDay

‘PS: It’s exactly 1 month from election day so please please make sure you are registered and have a plan to #vote on November 3rd – it’s so important! We can still keep the momentum going – head over to the link in my bio to learn more.’

Also featured in the reunion were Lizzy Caplan, 38, Lacey Chabert, 38, Jonathan Bennett, 39, Daniel Franzese, 42, Rajiv Surendra, 31, Ana Gasteyer, 53, and Tim Meadows, 59.

Rock the vote: 'Vote on November 3,' Fey, 50, chimed in at the end, before Lohan, 34, added, 'not October 3,' leading the cast in a synchronized 'Vote!'

Rock the vote: ‘Vote on November 3,’ Fey, 50, chimed in at the end, before Lohan, 34, added, ‘not October 3,’ leading the cast in a synchronized ‘Vote!’

It's real: Lohan revealed she didn't even know Mean Girls Day was a thing: 'I looked it up, and it's actually a day. It took a long time for me for that to sit in'

It’s real: Lohan revealed she didn’t even know Mean Girls Day was a thing: ‘I looked it up, and it’s actually a day. It took a long time for me for that to sit in’

Iconic line: The social media holiday originated from her narrated line about her character's crush Aaron Samuels (Bennett): 'On October 3, he asked me what day it was'

Iconic line: The social media holiday originated from her narrated line about her character’s crush Aaron Samuels (Bennett): ‘On October 3, he asked me what day it was’

Gang's all here: Also featured in the reunion were Lizzy Caplan, 38, Lacey Chabert, 38, Jonathan Bennett, 39, Daniel Franzese, 42, Rajiv Surendra, 31, Ana Gasteyer, 53, and Tim Meadows, 59

Gang’s all here: Also featured in the reunion were Lizzy Caplan, 38, Lacey Chabert, 38, Jonathan Bennett, 39, Daniel Franzese, 42, Rajiv Surendra, 31, Ana Gasteyer, 53, and Tim Meadows, 59

Lohan revealed she didn’t even know Mean Girls Day was a thing: ‘When I was in New York, people were like, “You know, it’s Mean Girls Day! It’s Mean Girls Day!” And I’m like, “What are you talking about? What do you mean?” 

‘Like, “Yeah, October 3 is Mean Girls Day.” And I looked it up, and it’s actually a day. It took a long time for me for that to sit in.’

The social media holiday originated from her narrated line about her character’s crush Aaron Samuels (Bennett): ‘On October 3, he asked me what day it was.’

She starred in the hit movie as Cady Heron, a teenage girl who experiences high school for the first time, after she was raised and homeschooled in Africa for her whole life.

Cady makes friends with some outsiders (Caplan and Franzese), who convince her to infiltrate the clique of popular girls known as ‘the Plastics’ (Seyfried, 34, and Chabert) to bring down their leader Regina George (Rachel McAdams, 41).    

Although McAdams couldn’t make the Zoom reunion, she later had a virtual one-on-one with Couric, which was also included in the special.

She told Couric of playing the infamous mean girl: ‘It was cathartic, not being exactly a queen bee in high school. So then to like, later in life, go back to those memories and try to channel them through this character was therapeutic.’ 

Tardy to the party: Although Rachel McAdams, 41, couldn't make the Zoom reunion, she later had a virtual one-on-one with Couric, which was also included in the special

Tardy to the party: Although Rachel McAdams, 41, couldn’t make the Zoom reunion, she later had a virtual one-on-one with Couric, which was also included in the special

Therapeutic outlet: She told Couric of playing the infamous queen bee Regina George: 'It was cathartic, not being exactly a queen bee in high school. So then to like, later in life, go back to those memories and try to channel them through this character was therapeutic'

Therapeutic outlet: She told Couric of playing the infamous queen bee Regina George: ‘It was cathartic, not being exactly a queen bee in high school. So then to like, later in life, go back to those memories and try to channel them through this character was therapeutic’

First choice: Lohan also revealed that she originally wanted to play Regina, but was won over by Cady's sweet-natured character

First choice: Lohan also revealed that she originally wanted to play Regina, but was won over by Cady’s sweet-natured character

Relatable character: She added: 'And it was almost like me... In between the movie I'd done before and Mean Girls, I'd gone back to regular school. And it was a really weird transition for me. And I was kinda like an outcast, so I really related to it when I went into playing Cady'

Relatable character: She added: ‘And it was almost like me… In between the movie I’d done before and Mean Girls, I’d gone back to regular school. And it was a really weird transition for me. And I was kinda like an outcast, so I really related to it when I went into playing Cady’

Lohan also revealed that she originally wanted to play Regina, but was won over by Cady’s sweet-natured character.

She mused: ‘I really wanted to play Regina, because I’d just done a movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, where I was kind of a weirdo in it. And I was like, “Well, I want to do a movie where I get to be pretty and dress pretty.”

‘And the more that I read the script over and over, I started to really relate to Cady and her sensitivity, and just kind of the trapeze of emotions she goes through, and everything she explores through the character.

‘She’s going to a new school. And it was almost like me… In between the movie I’d done before and Mean Girls, I’d gone back to regular school. And it was a really weird transition for me. And I was kinda like an outcast, so I really related to it when I went into playing Cady.’      

Fey, who wrote the movie and starred as math teacher Ms. Norbury, explained the origin of Gretchen Wieners’ iconic British slang go-to ‘Fetch’: ‘I did some research, and I sat down with some neighborhood teens, and I was asking them about slang. 

And I just started thinking, “Whatever I put in the movie now, by the time the movie gets made, it will be over. So, we’ll just make up a word.” “Fetch” was just like short for “fetching” or appealing. So, I just made it up.’

New mom Seyfried said of being cast as dumb blonde Karen Smith: ‘I was actually like, “I can nail this.” I played this character all throughout high school to stay out of the drama, and it worked. It totally worked. And the way it was written, Tina, I loved it.’ 

Blondes have more fun: New mom Seyfried said of being cast as dumb blonde Karen Smith: 'I was actually like, "I can nail this." I played this character all throughout high school to stay out of the drama, and it worked'

Blondes have more fun: New mom Seyfried said of being cast as dumb blonde Karen Smith: ‘I was actually like, “I can nail this.” I played this character all throughout high school to stay out of the drama, and it worked’

Method acting: Caplan admitted that playing her grunge outcast character Janice Ian wasn't too difficult: 'Well, I really didn't have to dig all that deep... I kind of was Janice in high school, and still to this day, remain a bit Janis-y'

Method acting: Caplan admitted that playing her grunge outcast character Janice Ian wasn’t too difficult: ‘Well, I really didn’t have to dig all that deep… I kind of was Janice in high school, and still to this day, remain a bit Janis-y’

The chop: Bennet revealed that he replaced another actor, who was originally cast as dreamboat Aaron Samuels, as Fey uncomfortably confirmed: 'Yeah, somebody got fired'

The chop: Bennet revealed that he replaced another actor, who was originally cast as dreamboat Aaron Samuels, as Fey uncomfortably confirmed: ‘Yeah, somebody got fired’

New girl: Lohan starred in the hit movie as Cady Heron, a teenage girl who experiences high school for the first time, after she was raised and homeschooled in Africa for her whole life

New girl: Lohan starred in the hit movie as Cady Heron, a teenage girl who experiences high school for the first time, after she was raised and homeschooled in Africa for her whole life

Caplan admitted that playing her grunge outcast character Janice Ian wasn’t too difficult: ‘Well, I really didn’t have to dig all that deep… I kind of was Janice in high school, and still to this day, remain a bit Janis-y.’ 

Bennet revealed that he replaced another actor, who was originally cast as Regina’s boyfriend and the object of Cady’s affection, dreamboat Aaron Samuels.

‘I was actually cast like last minute, right Tina? And I was flown out the night before, ’cause they did like a switch or something’ he recalled, as Fey uncomfortably confirmed: ‘Yeah, somebody got fired.’

Franzese revealed to Cosmo back in 2014 that the original actor played it too cool and refused to shave or take off his hat (after James Franco was also considered for the role). 

Marking the film’s 10th anniversary, that was also the year Franzese came out as gay, after his iconic portrayal of ‘too gay to function’ best friend Damian. 

He said during the interview: ‘I got a fan letter around the 10th anniversary of Mean Girls that was super impactful on my life. It started out saying, “I don’t know if you’re gay or not, and that doesn’t matter.”

‘And at the time, I was still in the closet. And it was when I literally read that line that I made the decision to come out.’

Too gay to function: Franzese opened up about coming out as gay, after playing best friend Damian: 'I got a fan letter around the 10th anniversary of Mean Girls that was super impactful on my life. It started out saying, "I don't know if you're gay or not, and that doesn't matter"'

Too gay to function: Franzese opened up about coming out as gay, after playing best friend Damian: ‘I got a fan letter around the 10th anniversary of Mean Girls that was super impactful on my life. It started out saying, “I don’t know if you’re gay or not, and that doesn’t matter”‘

Oh, Kevin G! Surendra, who's known for playing Kevin Gnapoor, also praised the diversity in the movie: 'I think this movie was very authentically diverse... And the fact that that permeated through the whole movie, it was ahead of its time'

Oh, Kevin G! Surendra, who’s known for playing Kevin Gnapoor, also praised the diversity in the movie: ‘I think this movie was very authentically diverse… And the fact that that permeated through the whole movie, it was ahead of its time’

Sequel news: Meanwhile, everyone sounded onboard for a long-overdue sequel, as Meadows suggested an 'Ocean's Eleven type of thing, where it's the same cast, but we're all playing different parts'

Sequel news: Meanwhile, everyone sounded onboard for a long-overdue sequel, as Meadows suggested an ‘Ocean’s Eleven type of thing, where it’s the same cast, but we’re all playing different parts’

Surendra, who’s known for his hilarious performance as rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, also praised the diversity in the movie. 

He said: ‘I think this movie was very authentically diverse. And when I read that script, it was the very first time that an Indian guy that was good at math [fake Indian accent] didn’t talk like this and bob his head.

‘And I was like, ‘Wow!’ I was shocked. And the fact that that permeated through the whole movie, it was ahead of its time.’ 

Meadows revealed that his character Principal Duvall’s carpal tunnel was written in for him: ‘You know, I had to call Tina before we started production, and tell her that I’d hurt my hand and that if she wanted to write me out of the movie, I would understand.

‘And she was like, “No, we already put you in it. I wrote it with you in mind, so I want you to do it.” So, she wrote the part about the carpal tunnel syndrome.’ 

Fey also talked about an upcoming movie adaptation of 2018 Broadway musical based on the film, as well as a chance for fans to their submit dream cast and appear in the movie’s ‘Burn Book.’

Meanwhile, everyone sounded onboard for a long-overdue sequel, as Meadows suggested an ‘Ocean’s Eleven type of thing, where it’s the same cast, but we’re all playing different parts.’ 

Stage to screen: Fey also talked about an upcoming movie adaptation of 2018 Broadway musical based on the film, as well as a chance for fans to their submit dream cast and appear in the movie's 'Burn Book'

Stage to screen: Fey also talked about an upcoming movie adaptation of 2018 Broadway musical based on the film, as well as a chance for fans to their submit dream cast and appear in the movie’s ‘Burn Book’

source: dailymail.co.uk