Ben Savage & Danielle Fishel Officially Join 'Girl Meets World'!
by Adam Eatros
Cory and Topanga are back!!!
As we reported here and here, details were emerging around speculation that 'Boy Meets World' stars were set to star in a reprisal titled 'Girl Meets World'.
Well, to much fanfare, it has now been confirmed that all systems are a go!
A Disney Channel rep confirmed: "We can confirm that Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel will reprise their hugely popular roles of Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence, this time as a happily married couple and parents to 13-year-old Riley, from whose point of view the story is told. The pilot is still in the very early stages of development with creator and executive producer Michael Jacobs, Emmy Award-winning creator/producer behind Boy Meets World, My Two Dads and Charles In Charge, among others. A nationwide casting search is underway for the starring role of Riley Matthews."
Ben Savage quickly confirmed via Twitter:
I'm going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The "Boy Meets World" sequel is officially happening!
— Ben Savage (@BenSavage) November 26, 2012
Danielle Fishel confirmed her joining the show via her Tumblr saying, "First of all, let me say that you, the fans of Boy Meets World, have been awesome. That word is often used incorrectly by people, including myself, on a daily basis but you have truly been awe inspiring. You, yes, even YOU, are the reason that Girl Meets World WILL BE MADE."
At this point, it has not been confirmed which cast members from 'Boy Meets World' will be returning.
Fishel said, "I do not know how many BMW cast members will be returning for GMW, or how often they may appear if and/or when they do appear."
Either way, we are excited here at Yidio about the reprisal of one of our all-time favorite shows while growing up and look forward to watching weekly!