Remember how amazingly awesome Mean Girls was, in all it’s nasty viciousness? Well it’s back! Kind of. High school’s most fashionable clique, The Plastics, is back in the viciously funny comedy Mean Girls 2. The follow up to the 2004 hit Mean Girls, Mean Girls 2 revolves around a new high school student, Jo, who agrees to befriend an unpopular girl named Abby. Jo and Abby team up to take on The Plastics in a story that becomes a high stakes battle of loyalty.

Where you a fan of the original Mean Girls film?

I’m a huge fan of the original mean girls Tina Fey is kind of one of my idols! I was a little bit nervous when I first heard that they were making a sequel ‘cause you know, that’s always something that can turn out badly but when I read the script and I found out that Melanie Mayron was the director, I’ve worked with her before, I got really excited about the project.

How is this film different from the original?

There’s a lot of differences from the original movie, it’s the same kind of idea where there’s a new girl in a new school and she has to deal with the mean girls, I mean we’re definitely different. My character Jo Mitchell, she’s been to a lot of high schools but Lindsay Lohan’s character Cady Heron has been home schooled all her life, my character comes in and she knows exactly what’s going to happen, that there’s always that group of girls to avoid, but she still manages to get sucked in Being a part of this. I mean obviously there’s a lot of pressure, but we couldn’t put that much pressure on ourselves, we had to try to be something else, we couldn’t just be the sequel. Being on set it was very relaxed, you know we just did what we could.
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I’ve added another photo from the Mean Girls 2 promoshoot. Meaghan and Maiara look beautiful, check it out in the gallery!

Meaghan Martin and Maiara Walsh appeared on Dr. Phil to talk about bullying and taking a stand against it on March 10, 2011. Click here to view the interview. Meaghan looked gorgeous, check out the photos in the gallery!

The following is a transcript of a recent media Q&A with Meaghan in regards to Mean Girls 2.

Moderator How would you say your character, Jo, is different from Lindsey Lohan’s character in the original Mean Girls?

M. Martin Jo is pretty different from Katie, Lindsey Lohan’s character, because Katie comes from Africa and had been home-schooled her whole life.  It’s really her first experience, socializing with people her own age whereas Jo has moved around the country a lot and has been to every high school and experienced every bad situation that high school can offer.  She knows what she’s doing.  She knows her way around.  She goes into North Shore High, determined to just get good grades, graduate, and move on to college.

Moderator Were you a fan of the first Mean Girls movie?

M. Martin Huge fan of the first movie.

Moderator A hot topic, of course, today is bullying.  Your move actually does touch on that quite a bit.  Have you ever been bullied?

M. Martin I think everybody has been bullied in their own way.  Luckily, I’ve never had anything quite as severe as this movie demonstrates, but I definitely had girls backstabbing or lying or cheating or stealing or whatever, just little things—boy drama that’s caused by your friend and you liking the same guys, stuff like that, but luckily nothing extreme.

Moderator What advice would you give to kids who are being bullied in the school?
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Meaghan Martin discusses her role in the Mean Girls sequel.

The Plastics are back with the Paramount Home Entertainment release of Mean Girls 2 and M&C’s giving away five copies of the DVD!

It is the long awaited follow-up to the smash-hit Mean Girls and now the clique is more fashionable, funny and ferocious than ever! Confident senior Jo (Meaghan Martin) begins the new school year by breaking her own cardinal rule: don’t get involved in girl drama. But when she sees timid Abby (Jennifer Stone) preyed upon by Queen Bee Mandi (Maiara Walsh) and her minions, she takes sides in a viciously funny girl-world-war that turns the whole school upside down. Mean Girls 2 is written by Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser, and Allison Schroeder. The film was directed by Melanie Mayron and produced by George Engel.

To enter, contestants need to provide a name and e-mail address. Upon notification of winning, contestants will have five days to reply with the name and address of where their prize should be sent. Click here to enter to win a copy of Mean Girls 2 on DVD! This competition is open to residents of the USA only.

From starring in the Camp Rock movies to 10 Things I Hate About You, Meaghan Martin has been on a hot streak. Now she’s stepping into some very big shoes as Jo, the girl that decides to take down the Plastics, in Mean Girls 2 (on DVD on Feb. 1). Meaghan gave CG the scoop on what filming the sequel to an iconic movie was really like, her advice for fitting in, the truth about Hollywood and more!

CG: Tell us about your character Jo in Mean Girls 2.

Meaghan Martin: Jo and I have similarities in that we’re both not into drama and don’t care that much what other people think. We’re different because I’m pretty feminine and she’s definitely a tomboy.

CG: What were you like in high school?

MM: In high school I would classify myself as a theatre nerd. Always studying, reading and attending plays!

CG: What is your advice to girls who are struggling to fit in at school?

MM: I think the best way to deal with fitting in is to be yourself, it sounds hard but the end it’s much easier than pretending to be something you’re not.

CG: Do you think that young Hollywood at all similar to high school cliques?

MM: Young Hollywood can absolutely feel like high school sometimes, which is hard but it’s part of life. If you get enough humans involved there is bound to be a little drama.
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Mean Girls 2, the long awaited sequel to the 2004 hit movie Mean Girls, premiered on ABC Family on Sunday, January 23rd to a surprisingly warm reception from audiences and critics alike. The movie stars Meaghan Martin in the role of ‘the new kid’, which was originally played by Lindsey Lohan.

Neither Lohan, Rachel Mcadams or Tina Fey reprised their roles from the original movie and the sequel introduced a new whole new set of characters. Only the school Principal Mr. Duvall, played by Tim Meadows, remained from the 2004 movie. However, despite the absence of any recognizable stars, the sequel was received warmly by critics and the New York Daily News noted, “Six years is two eternities in high school years, so the audience this time wants its own stars anyway, not hand-me-downs”, adding, “the fun lies in the unsubtle chess match between good and evil, or rather, kind and mean”. The sequel once again followed the high-school exploits of the ‘Mean Girls’ or ‘Plastics’, this time played by Maiara Walsh, Nicole Anderson, and Claire Holt.

The original movie, which grossed over $129 million worldwide, made Lohan into an International superstar and won numerous MTV Movie Awards.

Via Nielsen Media Research:

In its world television debut, sequel Mean Girls 2, starring Meaghan Martin, Maiara Walsh, Jennifer Stone, Nicole Gale Anderson, Claire Holt and Diego Boneta, ranked as the week’s No. 1 TV movie among Viewers 12-34 (2.0 million/2.2 rating) and across its core female breaks – Women 18-34 (692,000/2.0 rating), Women 18-49 (1.1 million/1.6 rating) and Females 12-34 (1.6 million/3.5 rating) – becoming the No. 1 movie of the 2010/11 season among Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34.

• Mean Girls 2 was cable’s No. 1 program from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. among Adults 18-34 (907,000/1.3 rating), Women 18-34 (692,000/2.0 rating), Adults 18-49 (1.4 million/1.1 rating), Women 18-49 (1.1 million/1.6 rating), Viewers 12-34 (2.0 million/2.2 rating) and Females 12-34 (1.6 million/3.5 rating), and the No. 2 telecast among Total Viewers (3.4 million).

• Mean Girls 2grew its audience by double-digit percent margins start-to-finish in key demos, including by 12% in Total Viewers (3.3 million to 3.7 million), by 14% in Adults 18-49 (1.4 million to 1.6 million) and by 10% in Viewers 12-34 (2.0 million to 2.2 million).

• Mean Girls 2 more than doubled to more than quadrupled year-ago time period averages (1/24/10) across key measures, including by 209% in Total Viewers (3.4 million vs. 1.1 million), by 191% in Adults 18-34 (907,000 vs. 312,000), by 143% in Adults 18-49 (1.4 million vs. 575,000) and by 354% in Viewers 12-34 (2.0 million vs. 441,000).

Check out Bop & Tiger Beat‘s exclusive Q & A with two of the movie’s stars, Meaghan Martin and Jennifer Stone.

BOP & TB: What are your characters like in the movie?

Meaghan: I play a girl named Jo. My character moves from Philadelphia to Ohio, where the movie takes place.

Jennifer: I play Abby. She’s the really shy girl, but she comes into her own during the movie.

BOP & TB: Jen, what did you like to do when you had a break on set?

Jennifer: I read a lot. I also listened to music and read a lot of magazines! Or the other girls and I would just talk and hang out when we weren’t shooting scenes.

BOP & TB: Meaghan, what was your favorite scene to shoot?

Meaghan: I liked doing scenes on a Vespa. I ride a Vespa in this movie, I love it!

BOP & TB: I know the whole cast became good friends. What are some fun things you did around Atlanta, where you shot the movie?

Meaghan: We did so many fun things. We went to Phantom of the Opera, we went shopping, to movies and tons of other fun things. We loved hanging out with each other!