Molly Ringwald Reacts To Selena Gomez's Sixteen Candles-Inspired Show
Molly Ringwald has reacted to Peacock's in-development reimagining of the 1984 John Hughes movie, Sixteen Candles, co-produced by singer/actress Selena Gomez. Ringwald is currently on the small screen as Archie Andrews' mother Mary in The CW's Riverdale, but she's most well known for her appearances as a member of the so-called Brat Pack in the classic '80s teen films, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and, of course, Sixteen Candles itself. Her breakout role now looks set to be revived in the form of a new series called Fifteen Candles.
The original Sixteen Candles movie follows Ringwald's character Samantha on her 16th birthday, which threatens to be ruined by the rest of her family forgetting about the big occasion. At the same time, Samantha is trying to navigate her crush on Jake, a senior, as a series of obstacles keep arising between them. While Fifteen Candles is still in the early stages of development, it's confirmed to be a half-hour comedy series following the coming-of-age journeys of four young Latinas as they start high school, primarily framed through the lens of their quinceañeras.
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In comments reported by Deadline, Ringwald expressed her delight at the news of the upcoming reimagining of the film that gave her her breakout role. She noted her particular approval of the fact that the series will not be a remake of Sixteen Candles, but rather a new story inspired by the original. Read what Ringwald said below:
“I am so happy about that. I really do feel like when people always ask me about rebooting my movies, I am like, ‘No those movies were wonderful,’ but what they should do is take inspiration from them and do something
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