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Deadline reports:

Romy and Michele are getting ever closer to another reunion: In a new interview, Mira Sorvino says a follow-up to the 1997 hit comedy Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion starring herself and Lisa Kudrow is “so close to being greenlit.”

In the exclusive interview with People, Sorvino reports that a deal has been done with a director, and both she and Kudrow are on board as executive producers for a sequel. The original screenwriter Robin Schiff “has written multiple drafts of an amazing funny script, which checks all the boxes for all the fans,” Sorvino says.

In addition to Sorvino and Kudrow returning, Sorvino also confirmed that “Almost every single character from the original that was important is coming back….This is all pending, them making deals, them saying yes, but they’re all in there.

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Mira Sorvino Says ‘Romy And Michele’ Sequel Is “Close To Being Greenlit” With Lisa Kudrow On Board https://t.co/FIZOatxTWr

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