Rachel McAdams appears on SNL, joined by Renee Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion

From one Regina George to another. Rachel McAdams, who led the 2004 hit film “Mean Girls” as the main bully, appeared on the Jan. 20 episode of “Saturday Night Live” to introduce musical guest Renee Rapp. In the 2024 musical remake of the film, Rapp portrays the role of Regina.

The introduction, which received very loud applause, was followed by a rap performance of “It's Not My Fault.” She wrote the film's theme song and was joined on stage by Megan Thee Stallion. In the sketch that followed the performance, McAdams returned to portray Natalie Baartman, an actress who struggled to get any roles because she looked too much like Rachel McAdams.

The (real) McAdams hasn't been part of any of the recent “Mean Girls” events, which makes her surprise appearance even more exciting. The original film also starred Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert, and the three were recently reunited in a Walmart commercial. Additionally, Lohan appeared at the New York City premiere of the remake and made a cameo.

While Tina Fey (who wrote the original and remake) and Tim Meadows both reprized their roles in the remake, McAdams did not.

“Tina and I brainstormed some ideas, but it was difficult to make everything work in the end,” she said. diverse Last month. “I was really down for everything she wanted to do. I think the direction things went in is going to be amazing and I can't wait to see it.”

She also did not appear in the commercial with the rest of her colleagues, and revealed that she rejected it.

“I don't know; I guess I wasn't excited about doing a commercial if I'm being completely honest. It looked great, but I've never shot commercials, and I didn't feel like it was my bag,” she said. “And also, I didn't know everyone was doing it.” . Of course, I always loved being a part of a Mean Girls reunion and hanging out with my plastic props, but yeah, I found that out later.