Please, please, please let us get what we want. An animated revival of Magic School Bus may already be in the works, but that hasn’t stopped fans from hoping for a live-action adaptation of the beloved childrens’ TV show (and educational book series).
And who would they like to see hop behind the wheel of the titular vehicle as the iconic Ms. Frizzle? None other than Emmy nominee and Black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross, of course.
The 44-year-old actress has definitely heard the unbridled requests for her to play Ms. Frizzle in a live-action version of Magic School Bus. The buzz began back in May when a Twitter user Josh Gwynn first suggested that she’d make the perfect version of the teacher.
…now what's this I hear about some of you wanting me to play Ms. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus? Tell me more…
— Tracee Ellis Ross (@TraceeEllisRoss) July 14, 2017
After months, Ross finally responded Friday on Twitter to the flood of fan support for her to take on the role. She’s read the tweets, saw the fan art, and she is definitely curious about what the hype is about.
✨🚌 ✨ we gotta make this happen! pic.twitter.com/QOYpH5ao8k
— ★ Boochie Pop ★ (@ThatKodo) May 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/raveyrai/status/882993831062507522
https://twitter.com/RegardingJosh/status/865007982362284032
https://twitter.com/BlairImani/status/885919490088861697
https://twitter.com/courtDMC/status/885929983675293696
While this may seem like the internet’s wishful thinking at the moment, it is important to note that the last time people excitedly tweeted about Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o costarring in a movie together — and A Wrinkle In Time filmmaker Ava DuVernay should direct it along with Issa Rae as the screenwriter — it became a reality.
ok so make this happen like y'all did with the rihanna/lupita thing. gon head get that fan art poppin https://t.co/7KJZghYjob
— BRI (@BriMalandro) May 18, 2017
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