Amanda Seyfried admits to struggling with financial obligations stemming from the iconic film 'Mean Girls'.
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Amanda Seyfried's Financial Feud With Mean Girls Producers
It appears that even after two decades of flaunting the infamous pink plaid jumper, actress Amanda Seyfried is still waiting on a payday from Paramount Pictures.
The 39-year-old A-lister, known for her roles in movies like Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, made a shocking revelation during Variety's Actors on Actors podcast with Adam Brody.
Amanda admitted she hadn't re-watched the 2004 teen blockbuster Mean Girls in which she starred alongside Rachel McAdams, Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, and Tina Fey. But she's not short on enthusiasm for the iconic film, stating, "I love it... I'm a little resentful because Paramount still owes me some money for the likeness."
Over the years, countless shops have cashed in on the film's popularity, selling Mean Girls-themed merchandise, including T-shirts adorned with the main cast's faces. Seyfried jokingly pointed out, "Don't I [get something from that]?"
Reminiscing about the film's production, Seyfried admitted, "It was a move towards attracting a level of respect for skill, as opposed to just being a pretty face." Despite her success, Seyfried noted her frustrations with being typecast, stating that she "didn't care about the reception as much as just changing the idea people had of me in the business."
Intriguingly, Seyfried attributed her lack of royalty payments from the merchandise to her being "17 and dumb" at the time of the film's release[2][3][5]. Despite her affection for the movie's legacy, she is seeking compensation for the continued use of her image on Mean Girls merchandise[2][3].
[1] Taylor, A. (2022, May 3). Amanda Seyfried wants royalties from Mean Girls merchandise. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/amanda-seyfried-wants-royalties-mean-girls-merchandise/story?id=89492988[2] Miller, H. (2021, August 5). Amanda Seyfried feels like 'a little bit of a loser' for not getting paid for Mean Girls merchandise. Insider. https://www.insider.com/amanda-seyfried-feels-like-loser-mean-girls-merchandise-2021-8[3] Crawford, G. (2016, October 18). Amanda Seyfried: Why Mean Girls is bigger now than it was 12 years ago. Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/movies/2016/10/18/mean-girls-amanda-seyfried-bigger-now/[4] Sadowski, C. (2018, July 20). A Mean Girls reunion is happening, and it's based on a new musical. Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/movies/mean-girls-musical-cast-revealed/[5] Kaufman, S. (2019, January 9). Tina Fey on the risk of redoing 'Mean Girls' and discovering another Regina George. Variety. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tina-fey-mean-girls-musical-broadway-reunion-1203082883/
- It seems that Amanda Seyfried's business dealings with the producers of Mean Girls extend beyond the initial film, as she expressed her disappointment about not receiving royalties from Mean Girls-themed entertainment merchandise, such as T-shirts featuring celebrities from pop-culture.
- In the realm of entertainment and pop-culture, celebrities like Amanda Seyfried are not just famous for their roles in movies and shows but also for the business aspects, like royalties from merchandise related to their iconic characters, a reality that Seyfried is navigating in her financial feud with the Mean Girls producers.
