Any 90s rom-com connoisseur
knows all about She's All That.
Well, now we've welcomed
its 2021 gender-swapped reimagining,
He's All That, to Netflix,
starring none other than Addison Rae
in her debut role. Let's dive in
to the most searched questions
about He's All That.
I will create the next prom king.
As we mentioned,
He's All That is a remake of 90s rom-com classic,
She's All That.
In the original,
Freddie Prinze Jr's popular jock, Zach,
is challenged to turn artsy outsider, Laney Boggs,
played by Rachael Leigh Cook,
into the most popular girl in school.
The original film boasted an impressive cast
of up-and-coming actors of the time.
You've got Usher, Kieran Culkin,
and eventual Oscar Winner, Anna Paquin.
Laney Boggs,
get your cute butt down here.
Not to mention,
this was Gabrielle Union's debut film.
Oh, gracias, pappi.
But did you know,
the 90s film was the modern adaptation
of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion
and its 1964 film counterpart, My Fair Lady.
The latter, of course, being
one of Audrey Hepburn's most well-known roles.
How do you do?
While each of those versions of the story
featured a young woman being made over,
He's All That switches the script.
This time,
a social media influencer is trying to turn
the least popular guy in school
into prom king.
And suitably, that social media influencer
is played by none other than Addison Rae,
one of Tik Tok's biggest stars.
Addison plays Padgett Sawyer,
a girl who livestreams every aspect of her life,
unfortunately including an embarrassing breakup
when she catches her boyfriend cheating.
You know what? You don't deserve me!
You don't deserve my love
and you don't deserve my croquembouche
-you croquem-douche! -Padgett!
What?
You're still live.
She tries to rescue her reputation
by accepting a bet to make-over
the least popular boy in school.
Don't think I can do it?
This is Addison's first acting role
and told Variety
she started crying hysterically
when she was offered the job.
Starring opposite Addison
as the 2021 version of Laney Boggs,
this time a moody photographer
named Cameron Kweller, is Tanner Buchanan.
You can't enjoy this
without sharing it with 500 strangers?
500? Try 887,132.
And we're not strangers, they're followers.
Followers? You mean like a cult?
You may well recognise him from Netflix's Cobra Kai,
in which he plays Johnny Lawrence's son,
Robby Keene.
Also appearing
is The Game Plan's Madison Pettis
as Alden,
Peyton Meyer of Girl Meets World fame,
as cheating ex Jordan van Draanen,
and singer-songwriter Myra Molloy as Quinn.
You're gonna create another
internationally-renowned egomaniac?
Your eyes weren't deceiving you
when the trailer dropped.
That is the one and only Kourtney Kardashian.
She plays Padgett's agent, Jessica Miles Torres.
I am your biggest supporter.
No one has more faith in you than I do,
but until you turn things around,
don't talk to me.
Kourtney and Adison have been friends
for a while now,
appearing on each other's social media regularly.
Adison told Access Hollywood she suggested Kourtney
for the role,
as someone who had been important
to her own journey into stardom.
-Love ya. -Love ya.
There was some speculation
the characters in the 2021 film were related
to the ones from the 90s film,
but that's not the case.
This is a reimagining of the story,
but with different characters.
He's All That does have some nods
to the original film, including a prom dance-off,
and some familiar dialogue.
-I was a bet? -No.
No, I was a fucking bet.
Am I a bet? Am I a fucking bet?
On top of that,
two of the original cast members return.
Rachel Leigh Cook plays Padgett's mother,
dispatching sage advice for the heartbroken teen...
Well, yeah, you screwed up,
but it's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
...and the one and only Matthew Lillard,
who played reality TV star Brock Hudson
in She's All That,
returns as the school principal.
We have some weird-ass traditions
at this school.
Though, that doesn't prevent him
from having a little dance.
The connections to the original
don't finish there.
She's All That
was R. Lee Fleming Jr.'s first film to hit screens
and he's returned
to write the script for He's All That.
Joining him behind the screen
is director Mark Waters,
who definitely knows this genre very well,
having directed the iconic Mean Girls.
That is so fetch.
To see how the reimagining has turned out,
make sure you catch it now streaming on Netflix.
And for more facts about new and upcoming Netflix films,
make sure you subscribe to the channel.
Why do I know this song?