The “Lizzie McGuire” reboot definitely wasn’t made for kids — something we’re learning about in much greater detail … now that one of its writers is spilling the beans.
Jonathan Hurwitz — who was working on the show for Disney at the time — hit TikTok to explain what they were penning, and what pissed the Mouse House off in terms of plot points. Basically, he says they were writing about a 30-year-old woman doing grown-folk things … which weren’t always G-rated.
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Check out his highlights of things they were having Lizzie do in their comeback season — he says Hilary Duff would’ve been in the full swing of NYC living … working as an interior designer while shacking up with her handsome chef BF — who’d cheat on her with her BFF.
In their nixed script, they had it where Lizzie then moved in with her parents in Cali … where she’d find herself back in contact with Gordo … who’s got some major bombshells for her — he’s engaged with a baby on the way!
According to Jon, Lizzie would’ve received a text from her old high school crush, Ethan … later checking him off her “to-do” list after waking up in his bed — something he says that particularly pissed off the family-friendly folks over at Disney. No sex, dammit!
Two episodes had already been filmed before Disney+ pulled the plug following creative differences between the streamer and Hilary … which was pretty dramatic when it happened.
Hilary announced the decision on IG in Jan 2020 … saying she wanted the reboot to be an authentic portrayal of who Lizzie would’ve been today — anything else would’ve been a disservice to her. Sounds like Jon here is cosigning that … noting, Disney wasn’t down.
Of course, it’s devastating that adult Lizzie never got the reboot she deserved … but nothing’s more upsetting, perhaps, than learning Gordo never got with her himself after all those years.
What could’ve been …
