Tina Fey Regrets Not Writing Mean Girls 2

One thing I’ve seen again and again in reportage on the second Mean Girls movie is a real disappointment that the original’s screenwriter, Tina Fey isn’t involved. I can understand that – she’s rather more tried, tested and ultimately trusted than Elana Lesser and Cliff Ruby (unless, you know, you’re really into Balto).

Speaking to Movieline at Comic-Con today, Fey has revealed her regret in not just taking the job herself:

Paramount was very generous and solicitous with me for several years, saying, ‘Would you like to do it?’ And at the time, I was like, ‘They should just let it be what it is!’ Now, its like, why not just do it?” I should have done it, because now it’s happening anyway!

A lesson to all of us. When we’re offered something we don’t want to do, always ask – would it be worse if somebody else did it? Because, you know, none of us are irreplaceable.

And on that note, I’m off to join my wife in bed.