Hilary Duff is opening up in detail about the axed
Lizzie McGuire revival series and she’s explaining why the show never saw the light of day.
The 33-year-old actress filmed two episodes for the planned Disney+ series, but then the streaming service shocked fans by announcing that the show was not moving forward. See the photos that we have from the first day of filming.
Click inside to find out what Hilary said in a new interview…
Hilary opened up in a new interview for SiriusXM’s
The Jess Cagle Show.
“I think they are really trying to figure out what kind of content they want living on Disney+, and that doesn’t totally align with, like, where I see Lizzie right now,”
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Publishing date: May 07, 2021 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read • Hilary Duff attends D23 Disney+ Showcase at Anaheim Convention Center on August 23, 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. Photo by Frazer Harrison /Getty Images
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Hilary Duff has shared her Lizzie McGuire revival was pulled because the show “doesn’t totally align” with the Disney+ platform.
The actress filmed two episodes for the planned series before bosses at the streaming service shared the shock announcement that the show was not moving forward.
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Hilary Duff is “very protective” of Lizzie McGuire.
The 33-year-old actress reprised the role for a planned Disney+ series but it was axed after she filmed two episodes and she’s explained that while it “only made sense” for her and creator Terri Minsky to take the programme in a more adult direction in line with the current age of both the character and the show’s original fans, the streaming service had other ideas.
Speaking on SiriusXM’s ‘The Jess Cagle Show’, she said: “I think they are really trying to figure out what kind of content they want living on Disney+, and that doesn’t totally align with, like, where I see Lizzie right now. I’m very protective of her and they’re very protective of her.
She s known for her iconic role as a beloved Disney character.
And Hilary Duff admitted she is very protective over Lizzie McGuire and truly fought to bring her back to life despite a failed reboot with Disney+.
The 33-year-old actress talked about the many creative discussions between the network and producers for an evolved Lizzie before chatting about her new lead role on How I Met Your Father during a video interview for SiriusXM s Jesse Cagle Show.
Hey now: Hilary Duff admitted she is very protective over Lizzie McGuire and truly fought to bring her back to life despite a failed reboot with Disney+