Lizzie McGuirefans may have to wait a little while longer for the revival.
After filming two episodes of the Disney+ reboot series, original series creator Terri Minsky has exited her post as showrunner,Varietyreportedon Thursday. A new showrunner has not yet been named.
“Fans have a sentimental attachment toLizzie McGuireand high expectations for a new series,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE.
“After filming two episodes, we concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the series,” said the Disney spokesperson.
Currently, the show is on a scheduled production hiatus as series starHilary Duffhoneymoons in South Africa.
In the brief scene, Duff pops down into someone’s car window, telling the person behind the wheel (and, in turn, fans watching at home), “Hi! It’s me.”
Duff’s dressed in the same black and gold checked outfit she was wearing when she gave fans a sneak peek of the newLizzie McGuireseries in October, in a series of snaps from the first day of filming in New York City’s Washington Square Park.
“Happy first LIZZIE day!!!!!” wrote Duff,captioning one of the photos.“NYC…..cue the rain ? ✌? ☺️ ? #lizziemcguire.”
Around the same time,Lizzie McGuiregot fans even more excited about the revival series when Duff revealed that heron-screen family would also be returning for the series.
It was announced that Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine and Jake Thomas will reprise their roles as mom Jo, dad Sam and brother Matt McGuire. The cast even convened for the first time in 15 years for a read-through of the show’s first episode back in a photo shared on Instagram.
“We are standing in what will soon be the McGuire living room,” Duffwrote beside the happy snap. “What’s up fam. We doin this #lizziemcguire #disneyplus.”
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Popularity led the show to be made into a 2003 film,The Lizzie McGuire Movie,in which Lizzie went on a trip of a lifetime to Rome, Italy, following her 8th-grade graduation and got mistaken for an international pop star.
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Disneyfirst announced that Duff would returnfor the revival as the titular character during the D23 Expo convention in August.
The series is slated to revolve around Lizzie as a 30-year-old millennial navigating life in New York City. Minsky was previously announced as the showrunner and an executive producer of the revival, alongside Duff and Rachel Winter, who are also executive producers.
Duff has confirmed that the animated alter ego of Lizzie’s inner thoughts will return.
“She is still dealing with that 13-year-old no-holds-barred animated Lizzie that’s constantly babbling in her adult Lizzie head,” she said. “So she has to deal with that. But I think that’s what’s going to make it really special.”
source: people.com
