'It sounds fascinating': Danica McKellar is 'excited' for the reboot of The Wonder Years featuring a black family... as she reveals she wasn't asked to be part of it
The Wonder Years star Danica McKellar talked of her excitement for the upcoming reboot of the much-loved show.
The 45-year-old actress was spotted in Los Angeles on Thursday as she picked up a coffee and stopped to chat about the re-imagining of the series which will now center on a middle-class black family in Montgomery, Alabama in the late 1960s.
Danica admitted she has not been asked to be a part of the new show but revealed her former costar Fred Savage emailed her to tell her about it before the news broke.
Reboot: Danica McKellar stopped to talk about the new Wonder Years reboot as she picked up a coffee in LA on Thursday
'I'm not involved at all but it sounds fascinating. A lot of great people are involved.' the actress, who played Winnie Cooper, said.
'They're gonna make something really quality and I'm really excited to see how they will manage to somehow honor the legacy of the show while bringing something completely new to it as well.'
Danica explained that it would be impossible for her to make a cameo as it's set in 1968 and Kevin and Winnie would have been 12 at the time.
But she added that she'd love to be involved, 'I'm always open to being a part of great projects.'
'I'm not involved at all but it sounds fascinating. A lot of great people are involved.' the actress, who played Winnie Cooper in the original show, said
'They're gonna make something really quality and I'm really excited to see how they will manage to somehow honor the legacy of the show while bringing something completely new to it as well.' Danica said
Camera ready: Danica, 45, was seen in fuchsia dress and casual teal jacket on the outing
The original Wonder Years was set between 1968 and 1973 and starred Fred as Kevin Arnold, an adolescent boy growing up in a suburban middle-class family.
The series ran from 1988 to 1993.
The reboot is being executive produced by Lee Daniels (Empire, Precious) and Savage is also involved.
Danica and Fred have remained close since the show ended in the 1990s and the duo delighted fans as they reunited in February 2019 along with their other costar Josh Saviano.
Sharing a selfie of the trio to Instagram, Danica wrote: 'This group look familiar to anyone? I got to see these guys for lunch yesterday - it was so much fun to catch up and hear how their beautiful families are doing!
'And yes, @joshsaviano, I totally agree - *you guys* are like family... I mean, we DID grow up together, after all. #memories'
TV movie star: Danica had come from a Hallmark event when she was spotted on Thursday
Danica explained that it would be impossible for her to make a cameo in the reboot as it's set in 1968 and Kevin and Winnie would have been 12 at the time
Sitting pretty: The actress stopped by the Hallmark Channel's Home & Family event at Universal Studios on Thursday
Family: Danica and Fred have remained close since the show ended in the 1990s and the duo delighted fans as they reunited in February 2019 along with their other costar Josh Saviano
Josh played Kevin's best friend Paul Pfeiffer while Danica was his crush Winnie.
While Danica won't be making an appearance in the reboot she is being kept very busy appearing in numerous Hallmark TV movies.
She is also a math whiz and has authored six non-fiction books, all mathematics-related.
Danica married husband Scott Sveslosky in 2014 and she has a son Draco, 10, with ex husband Michael Verta.
Hit series: The sitcom starred Fred as Kevin Arnold, an adolescent boy growing up in a suburban middle-class family, and Danica as his crush Winnie Cooper
The original Wonder Years was set between 1968 and 1973 and starred Fred as Kevin Arnold, an adolescent boy growing up in a suburban middle-class family