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In a separate statement, a Disney representative also confirmed that the Lizzie McGuire revival has been axed. Disney Plus is officially not moving ahead with the much-awaited reboot of the Lizzie McGuire series. Hilary Duff, who led the popular Disney Channel series, made the announcement on social media. She said that she has been honoured to have played the character, which has left a lasting impact on many including herself. She added that seeing fans' unwavering loyalty even to this day, means a lot to her. A post shared by Hilary Duff hilaryduff. The show, which was officially announced at D23 expo in August last year, would have seen Duff''s protagonist dealing with the ups and downs of adulthood with a little help from her old friends, family, and her year-old alter-ego in animated form. Production was put on hold earlier this year after Terri Minsky, the creator of the original show, exited the project over creative differences.
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The film serves as the finale of the Disney Channel television series of the same name , and was the first theatrical film based on a Disney Channel series. It was released on May 2, , by Buena Vista Pictures , [3] peaking at number two at the domestic box office behind X2. Lizzie McGuire prepares for her junior-high graduation with one of her two closest friends, David "Gordo" Gordon. Their other best friend, Miranda Sanchez, has chosen to skip the graduation ceremony in favor of a trip to Mexico City to visit her relatives. During the ceremony, Lizzie trips onstage and accidentally brings the curtain down on her fellow graduates; this causes her to be teased by her younger brother Matt and her former best friend Kate Sanders. After graduation, Lizzie and her classmates embark on a trip to Rome , chaperoned by their future strict high school principal, Angela Ungermeyer. The rest of the class chose a trip to a water park instead. To their dismay, Lizzie and Kate are assigned to the same hotel room. Their class visits the Trevi Fountain , where Lizzie is approached by an Italian pop star named Paolo, who mistakes her for his singing partner, Isabella.
On January 12, , tweens across America tuned in to Disney Channel for a landmark event. It was the premiere of the much-anticipated Zenon: The Zequel featuring the dulcet tones of Proto Zoa and return of "zetus lapetus! But it was also the night the network aired a special sneak peek episode of a new, wholly grounded series called Lizzie McGuire. From the moment Lizzie 's opening credits introduced a lovable cast of characters getting pulverized by giant rubber balls and the show's theme song—written by the same man who gave us "Brandy You're a Fine Girl " —thumped through low-def speakers, a TV sensation was born. Centered on year-old Lizzie as she navigated life alongside her quirky family and best friends Gordo and Miranda, the show tackled the stress of being a middle schooler with heart and humor in ways few before had managed. It dropped pop-culture references about Britney Spears and Titanic , while also delicately addressing serious issues like eating disorders, height insecurities, and the emotional turmoil of first bra shopping.
