Ask any millennial what their favorite TV show rising up was, and there’s a superb opportunity the reaction will probably be Lizzie McGuire.
Starring Hilary Duff as the lovable tween trying to navigate her lifestyles, the show handled problems that many pre-teens have been going through in a a laugh approach. The display ran for two seasons, although one among the stars, Lalaine, left before the end of the 2nd season to concentrate on her song career.
There was also The Lizzie McGuire Movie which was released in 2003, giving fans but any other excuse to fall in love with the display.
In 2019, an official reboot which might air on Disney+ was introduced. Fans of the display, who have been now grown up, had been tremendous excited to peer their favorite characters once more.
But unfortunately, only two months after filming began, problems began to arise on the set and the reboot was all of sudden canceled. Read on to find out why.
Why Millennials Love ‘Lizzie McGuire’
First airing in 2001, Lizzie McGuire still holds a special place in the heart of millennials around the world. The show, which followed the escapades of tween Lizzie McGuire through junior highschool, offered humorous moments and relatable content material about the revel in of rising up.
Now adults, many millennials glance again at Lizzie McGuire and really feel that it was a guide, of sorts, that helped them get through their pre-teen years.
So you'll be able to imagine that when the option for a Lizzie McGuire reboot came up, millennials were A hundred consistent with cent behind it.
The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot
The Lizzie McGuire reboot was introduced in 2019 after Hilary Duff have been posting a couple of hints and teasers on social media. Sources report that the reboot was going to function Lizzie residing in New York City in her 30s.
Duff confirmed that Lizzie was in a contented courting (with somebody who, sadly, wasn’t Gordo!).
The cast had reportedly reunited and filmed two episodes when the display was all of a sudden canceled, to the horror of excited millennials.
Who Was Going To Star In The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot?
Perhaps the saddest factor about the canceling of the Lizzie McGuire reboot (aside from the spoilers that got everyone so excited before the letdown) is that the show would have featured a lot of the original forged.
Hilary Duff showed on Instagram that the actors who performed her unique family—Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, and Jake Thomas—had all signed on to play Jo, Sam, and Matt McGuire.
In a press free up (by means of Harper’s Bazaar), Duff also showed that Adam Lamberg could be returning to reprise his role as Gordo, Lizzie’s absolute best buddy who steals a kiss from her at the end of the 2003 Lizzie McGuire Movie.
“Gordo was an essential piece of the puzzle to what made the original Lizzie McGuire so authentic and liked," Duff explained in her press release.
"I could not believe the series without him. I will be able to't look forward to enthusiasts to peer what he is up to 15 years later and the way he fits into Lizzie's grownup global."
The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Was Canceled In 2020
Fans everywhere were devastated when Hilary Duff officially confirmed that the reboot would no longer be going ahead. In a move that triggered the beginning of the end, the show’s original runner, Terri Minsky, left the project just two months after shooting began.
Disney cryptically explained the decision to Variety: “Fans have a sentimental attachment to Lizzie McGuire and high expectations for a new series. After filming two episodes, we concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the show."
Sadly, in December 2020, Duff took to Instagram as soon as again to verify the worst: "I know the efforts and conversations have been everywhere trying to make a reboot work but, sadly and despite everyone's best efforts, it isn't going to happen.”
Why Was The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Really Canceled?
Online sources suggest that Disney’s intention to “move in a different direction” was in reference to the fact that the company felt the reboot was too “adult” to fit with its family friendly brand.
Hilary Duff seemed to confirm this while responding to the Disney show Love, Victor being moved to Hulu for not being appropriate for Disney. “Sounds familiar,” Duff commented.
Duff then took to Instagram again to call out Disney in a statement that clearly suggested the company had an issue with the reboot’s content not being family friendly enough.
The actress revealed that she would not limit “the realities of a 30-year-old's journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating” and asked Disney to move the show to Hulu.
The 2020 ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reunion
While it looks like a Lizzie McGuire reboot is never going to happen, fans were treated to a pleasant surprise in 2020 when the cast reunited for a virtual table read during lockdown.
They ran through the script of the famous episode where Lizzie wants to get a bra for the first time.
Fans may never know what happened to Lizzie as an adult, but at least we got to see the cast together as adults one last time.
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