Disney Executives Blamed for Cancellation of Lizzie McGuire Revival

A new Lizzie McGuire series was announced in 2019 where Lizzie would return as a soon to be 30 year old who has it all, but it isn’t always a perfect at is seems. After only two episodes being recorded in 2019, it was announced recently that the show would be no more. And the cast isn’t happy about it.

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Some of the cast spoke about their frustrations to “Vice” recently and you can see their thoughts below:

Robert Carradine, who played Lizzie’s father in the series said:

“When we did the read-through of the first two scripts, there were literally three rows of chairs and in each chair was some kind of a Disney executive. I mean, there were 25 of them in there. And they were laughing their asses off. Every single step of that trajectory had to be greenlit by somebody who’s high up in the organization. So, you go to all that trouble and they decide at the last minute, out of the blue, that it needs to be more kid-friendly? I don’t get that.”

Hailee Todd played Lizzie’s mother in the show added:

“I’m sad. We had the best time when we got together for those two episodes. It felt like no time had passed, except that all of a sudden these kids were adults. It just seems ridiculous. There’s always more to it than you hear, and I certainly am not privy to those conversations in the back room.”

Jake Thomas played Lizzie’s younger brother in the series, and he said:

“Fans always tell me how watching the show was a staple of their childhood, and honestly, I was right there with them running to the TV every week to watch the latest episode.  When I walked onto the set of the rebuilt McGuire house for the reboot, it felt like such an unreal homecoming, an overwhelming childhood nostalgia. It saddens me greatly that the fans don’t get to share in that feeling.”

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It has been clear that Disney wishes to keep Disney+ as an extension of the Disney brand- meaning keeping away from topics and shows that could be controversial. Although most recently we have seen some adjustments to this with “Hamilton” and “The Right Stuff” being more mature shows.

It does seem the “Lizzie McGuire” revivial was just too early for Disney+ and pushed too much.  Since it looks like the “Lizzie McGuire” reboot is now longer going ahead, you can find all the original episodes from the classic show on Disney+ now.

What do you think of the “Lizzie McGuire” reboot being cancelled?

Source: WhatsOnDisneyPlus