Judy Greer Spills On Netflix’s “13 Going on 30” Reboot Script

Lucy Has Read Netflix’s New Thirty-Flirty Reimagining

Miss Judy Greer, gals and gents, is spilling her thoughts on thee upcoming 13 Going on 30 return after getting her hands on the script.

Chatting exclusively with Entertainment Tonight at the Los Angeles premiere of her Peacock series The Five-Star Weekend, Greer confirmed that she has read the new screenplay connected to the beloved 2004 romantic comedy.

One quick correction before anybody starts building a teenage Jenna origin board: the project is not a prequel. Netflix has officially announced it as a reboot or reimagining, while ET playfully calls it a “requel.” The exact plot remains under wraps, so for now we are simply reopening the dream house and waiting to see where the wishing dust lands.

Judy Greer Has Seen What The Reboot Is Planning

Greer remains permanently woven into the original movie as Lucy Wyman, Jenna Rink’s childhood frenemy turned adult coworker—and the woman professionally committed to smiling while quietly setting the office on fire.

That history makes her early script access especially delicious. Greer is not reacting as a random celebrity fan; she helped create one of the film’s sharpest characters and has spent more than two decades hearing how much the movie still means to audiences.

The ET exchange does not reveal the new story’s secrets, and Greer stops well before spilling who receives the magic dust, what year anybody wakes up in or whether Poise magazine has survived the collapse of print media. Still, the fact that an original cast member has already read the material pulls the project out of vague announcement territory and into something increasingly real.

Emily Bader And Logan Lerman Lead The New Version

Netflix’s new film will star Emily Bader and Logan Lerman in the leading romantic roles previously occupied by Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. Whether they are literally playing Jenna and Matty or entering a new story built around the same magical premise has not been officially clarified.

Jennifer Garner is returning behind the scenes as an executive producer, which provides at least one direct bridge to the 2004 original. Brett Haley is set to direct after working with Bader on People We Meet on Vacation. Hannah Marks wrote the screenplay, with revisions by Flora Greeson.

Garner’s involvement matters because the original’s appeal was never only the body-swap gimmick. The movie worked because she played a 13-year-old inside a 30-year-old life with complete emotional sincerity—big eyes, terrible decisions, desperate apologies and all.

Greer Has Not Been Officially Cast In The Reboot

Reading the script does not automatically mean Greer will appear in the finished movie. No cameo, returning Lucy role or other casting involvement has been announced for her, and the same applies to Ruffalo and most of the original ensemble.

But should Netflix need somebody to inspect a magazine layout, deliver an exquisite side-eye or explain why adult friendship can become a competitive endurance sport, Judy Greer remains very much employed and already knows the material.

The actress previously expressed openness to returning if Garner asked, and their real friendship has comfortably outlived Lucy and Jenna’s professionally toxic office alliance. The pair are now together again in The Five-Star Weekend, where Greer appears as Electra Undergrove alongside Garner’s Hollis Shaw.

The Original Still Has Plenty Of Wishing Dust Left

Released in 2004, 13 Going on 30 followed teenage Jenna Rink after a birthday wish sent her directly into her 30-year-old life. She discovered the dream apartment and magazine career, then slowly realized the adult version of herself had sacrificed kindness, Matty and most of what made her recognizable.

Greer’s Lucy was central to that discovery: funny, polished and mean enough to remind Jenna that growing up is not automatically the same thing as becoming better. More than 20 years later, the film remains a comfort-watch institution because it lets adulthood be glamorous, frightening and correctable—all while Whitney Houston gets an entire party back on beat.

A reboot therefore has one very large pair of pink heels to fill. Bader and Lerman are charming casting, Garner is protecting the legacy from the producer’s chair and Greer has now inspected the script. That does not guarantee magic, but it is certainly more reassuring than waking up tomorrow and discovering nobody involved remembers the Thriller dance.

Watch Judy Greer Review The New 13 Going On 30 Script

Entertainment Tonight catches Greer at The Five-Star Weekend premiere, where she reacts to the upcoming Netflix reimagining after reading its screenplay.

Source: Entertainment Tonight, Netflix and Peacock.