Hollywood Crush has discovered exclusively from their source close to the project that the film is skipping theaters and heading straight to a TV near you once it is finished. There had been some initial speculation that “Mean Girls 2″ would be a straight-to-DVD sequel, but it turns out that it is actually being made for television. In addition to the leading ladies who have already been named publicly (we’re looking at you, Meaghan Martin and Maiara Walsh), fellow Disney stars Jennifer Stone (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) and Nicole Anderson (“Jonas L.A.”) have also announced their involvement with the film.
For those of you who were pissed that the leading ladies of “Mean Girls 2″ were Disney actresses, this should make a lot of sense. Their source couldn’t confirm which network the film would end up on, but their bets are that it won’t be on the Disney Channel. Instead, they think it will premiere on ABC Family, a channel which is also owned by Disney but has an audience that is more a “Mean Girls” target age range. Just check out “Pretty Little Liars” if you don’t believe them.
This is a good chance for the actresses in this film to break out from their secondary Disney Channel roles and be known on a more teenage girl-oriented network. Shooting on “Mean Girls 2″ is already underway, and the film is set for a TV premiere in 2011.