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Rita Wilson indicates return for HBO comedy Girls revival series

Actress Rita Wilson has indicated she will return as Evie Michaels in a five-episode HBO revival of Girls, which begins filming next summer.

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Actress Rita Wilson has indicated that she plans to reprise her role as Evie Michaels in the upcoming revival of the HBO comedy series Girls. Speaking to People, Wilson stated that she had been privy to discussions about returning to the show, as reported by The Wrap and Variety. The new project is scheduled to begin filming next summer. [1][2]

The Wrap reported that series creator Lena Dunham announced the revival as a limited five-episode run. All four of the original core cast members are set to return for the production, which will air on HBO. Wilson plays the mother of the character Marnie Michaels, portrayed by Allison Williams. [1][2]

Wilson has appeared in films including Sleepless in Seattle and It is Complicated, and has produced projects including My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Girls originally aired on HBO from April 2012 to April 2017, following four young women living in New York City. [1][6][7]

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In short

  • Rita Wilson indicated she will reprise her role as Evie Michaels in the Girls revival.
  • Series creator Lena Dunham announced a five-episode limited run for the HBO revival.
  • Filming for the new Girls series is scheduled to start next summer.
  • All four original core cast members are set to return for the project.

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  1. [1]Rita Wilson Says She’s Reprising ‘Girls’ Role for Lena Dunham’s Reunion Series: ‘I Would Do Anything for Her’The Wrap, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Rita Wilson Says She’s Returning for Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Revival: ‘I Would Do Anything for Her’Variety, 3h ago
  3. [3]Rita Wilson Says She’s Reprising ‘Girls’ Role for Lena Dunham’s Reunion Series: ‘I Would Do Anything for Her’Yahoo, 2h ago
  4. [4]Rita Wilson Says She’s Returning for Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Revival: ‘I Would Do Anything for Her’IMDb, 2h ago
  5. [5]Rita Wilson Hints She’ll Return for ‘Girls’ Reboot: ‘I Would Do Anything for Her’Mezha.net, 3h ago

Background

  1. [6]Rita Wilson on Wikipedia
  2. [7]List of Girls characters on Wikipedia
  3. [8]I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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