Hilary Duff on the canceled ‘Lizzie McGuire’ revival and Lizzie’s future with Gordo

Hilary Duff on the canceled ‘Lizzie McGuire’ revival and Lizzie’s future with Gordo

like 2023, like you know what I mean? There’s like social media and like like we weren’t I wasn’t trying to have her like wake up and do like bong rips or anything, but like but like she was a normal 30-year-old. Oh, how we’ve missed Lizzie Maguire. But according to Hillary Duff, the long- aaited revival just wasn’t meant to be. And she’s finally opening up about why. Hillary stopped by Jake Shane’s podcast, Therapus, for its season 2 finale, where she got candid about the scrap Disney Plus reboot and shared where she thinks Lizz’s life might have gone after that big movie kiss with Gordo. If you remember, Disney Plus had planned to bring back the beloved series with much of the original cast. But after filming just two episodes, the revival was cancelled back in 2020. So, what happened? Hillary says creative differences were the main reason. the team couldn’t quite agree on how far Lizz’s story should go or how grown up she should really be. I think that there was there was um you know just disagreeances on how far we could take her and what where she is as you know she would have been when we were filming that like 30 or 31. And for me, I was that age, you know, and so I was just like also felt so deeply connected to her as a character because we were the same. Hillary explained that she wanted to show Lizzie as a real relatable 30some, social media, messy relationships, and all. But the creative team reportedly preferred to keep things a bit more Disney clean. She joked that she didn’t want Lizzy doing bong rips, but she did want her to feel like a real adult trying to figure it out. And what about Gordo, the fan- favorite best friend, turned maybe something more? Hillary says that while the movie ended with a kiss, she doesn’t believe Lizzie and Gordo actually made it as a couple afterward. So, I don’t think they had a thing post. I think they had like maybe an almost thing post. I know. Like again, like another swing at it that like didn’t Yeah. devastating, right? In fact, she imagines Lizzy might have finally had a short-lived fling with her old middle school crush, Ethan Craft. Hey, after all these years, Lizzie deserved that moment, right? Even if we never get that reboot, fans can take comfort knowing Hillary Dove still carries a lot of love and a bit of sass for the girl who once told us, “This is what dreams are made of.

Hilary Duff is getting real about why the long-awaited “Lizzie McGuire” revival never made it to Disney+. In a new interview on Jake Shane’s “Therapuss” podcast, the actress opens up about creative clashes behind the scenes and what she thinks really happened between Lizzie and Gordo after that iconic movie kiss. Watch the full video for all the details on Hilary’s candid take and her surprising thoughts on Lizzie’s love life.

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