Source: IMDb
Jan 30
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino Likely Headed to a Reunion in 'Romy and Michele' Sequel
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino, stars of the 1997 cult comedy "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion," are possibly headed for a reunion: According to Entertainment Weekly, the duo are negotiating to re-team for a sequel to the movie. Part of the deal they are seeking would see them act as executive producers as well as starring in the new movie.
The original film had Sorvino as Romy and Kudrow as her best friend Michele as the two sought to impress old acquaintances from high school by making up tall takes about their careers at their ten-year reunion, claiming to be the inventors of the Post-it note.
Tim Federle, no stranger to high school hijinks as the creator of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," is expected to helm the new production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is expected to lens this coming summer.
EW recalled Sorvino telling the publication that the original film endures because of its depiction of genuine female friendship.
"We think we're smart," Sorvino said of the characters she and Kudrow played, but we're really dumb and we love each other." It's an infallible recipe for laughter as well as heart.
Alan Cumming, who also starred in the original film as Sandy – a former high school geek who makes good and becomes extravagantly wealthy – has been talking about the sequel for some time and seems keen to reprise his role.
"I actually know what the story is, and it's really good," the host of "The Traitors" told EW last summer. "So I'm excited. I'm so excited to go back to it."
The actors won't be the only ones headed for a new reunion. Original screenwriter Robin Schiff is slated to return for the new adventure. Schiff, THR noted, has found success on television as well as film, being the showrunner for "Emily in Paris."
THR noted that the original film featured "[t]he fashion, the comedy, and the music" that helped make the 1997 original a beloved chestnut.
While there's no word on a possible storyline (Cumming didn't spill that tea), the timing would be about right for a 40th anniversary... and maybe another round of wild stories by the duo in service of eliciting the admiration of their onetime high school peers.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
