Hilary Duff Shades Disney Over Delayed 'Lizzie McGuire' Revival
Hey now, hey now, this “Lizzie McGuire” news is what nightmares are made of.
After weeks of silence, series star Hilary Duff has seemingly revealed what may have caused Disney to pull the plug at least temporarily on the highly anticipated revival of the beloved ’00s sitcom.
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In January, Terri Minsky, creator and showrunner for the Disney Plus revival, exited the project after cast and crew filmed two episodes of the new series, which picked up with the titular character all grown up and on the cusp of her 30th birthday.
The streaming service decided to move in a “different creative direction” and placed the revival on a production hiatus, angering fans who’ve long awaited the next chapter in Lizzie’s story following the hugely successful 2003 movie.
Now, Duff is hinting that the revival was not “family-friendly” enough in the eyes of Disney’s new streaming service. On Tuesday, She posted a screenshot of a news article about a “Love, Simon” spinoff series reportedly being jettisoned to Hulu due to its more mature subject matter.
“Sounds familiar,” Duff wrote across the post on Tuesday.
While the “Younger” star hasn’t commented further on the production delay, Minsky seemed to suggest that her frustration stemmed from a difference of opinion with the streaming service over just how adult this version of Lizzie should be.
“I am so proud of the two episodes we did,” Minsky told Variety in an interview published on Wednesday. “Hilary has a grasp of...
