Addison Rae, the 19-year-old mega TikTok influencer who just reached 60 million followers, is set to make her acting debut in ‘He’s All That’, the gender-flipping reboot of the 1999 teen classic She’s All That. Mark Waters, the director behind films like Mean Girls, Freaky Friday and Vampire Academy, is directing the new iteration, which will be written by original screenwriter R. Lee Fleming. In addition, original She’s All That producers Jennifer Gigbot and Andrew Panay are also on board.
“AHHHHH!!! My dreams are coming true!!! I’m so excited to finally share the news that i am getting the opportunity to make my acting debut in HE’S ALL THAT which is a remake of one of my all time favorite movies, SHE’S ALL THAT,” Rae wrote on Instagram.
The popular ’90s movie featured Freddie Prinze Jr. as Zackary Siler and Paul Walker playing Dean Sampson, as they bet on the affections of the nerdy Laney Boggs, played by Rachael Leigh Cook. Additionally, the romance comedy also starred Usher, Lil’ Kim, Gabrielle Union, Anna Paquin, Matthew Lillard, Clea DuVall and Kieran Culkin.
In the remake, roles will be reversed, as the plot centers around a teenage girl who turns a nerdy boy into prom king, according to Variety. The outlet reports that Mark Waters, the filmmaker behind “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday,” has been named as director.
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