Drew Barrymore Revives ‘Never Been Kissed’ Role Josie Grossie In MTV Movie & TV Awards’ Opening Bit; Pushes For Skipper Appearance In ‘Barbie’ Film
deadline.comDrew Barrymore dropped out of hosting the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards in solidarity with the writers strike. However, the opening bit that was pretaped before the WGA strike still aired during the telecast and Never Been Kissed fans were treated to the actor reprising her role of Josie Grossie.
Barrymore appeared in the segment dressed her character from the 1999 romantic comedy directed by Raja Gosnell sporting braces and a scrunchie. “Today is the day Josie, you’re finally going to get that first kiss no matter what it takes,” Josie tells herself while looking into the mirror.
After applying some lip gloss, Josie then starts traveling across the TV and film universe landing first in a scene from Smile.
Josie is then transported into the world of Nope where she interacts with Daniel Kaluuya’s character but doesn’t find her kiss. RELATED: Jennifer Coolidge Acknowledges WGA Strike In 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Acceptance Speech: “Almost All Great Comedy Starts With Great Writers” Barrymore’s Josie then lands in the middle of the dance scene on Wednesday where she is starts a dance-off with the titular character played by Jenna Ortega. “You’re good, are you on TikTok,” Josie asked Wednesday.
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