Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel and *NSYNC's Lance Bass tease plans for a movie based on their late 1990s relationship. Fishel was starring in Boy Meets World when she interviewed *NSYNC for ABC, where she met Bass. The couple dated for almost a year, with the relationship coming to an end after they attended Fishel's senior prom, which was an eye-opening experience for them both.
While speaking on Pod Meets World, a podcast Fishel cohosts with fellow Boy Meets World costars Rider Strong and Will Friedle, the actor talks with Bass about their short-lived relationship and the film they are planning to make about it. The two have remained close friends after their prom experience, which didn't go as either had imagined but helped Bass to embrace his truth, ending their relationship and coming out as gay in 2000. They also reveal there are plans to adapt their prom story into a movie, with Bass saying, "I think so many can relate to that story." Check out Fishel and Bass' comments below, along with Pod Meets World's Instagram photo of the two before prom:
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Fishel: I had a vision for what [prom] night was going to be, and Lance was very nervous about what my vision for that night was going to be. […] That is the night Lance talks about… where he felt like he was hurting me by not being honest with himself or anyone else about what was going on in his life. And so it was kind of the impetus for him to say, 'I'm going to end our relationship.'
Bass: The reason we wanted to make this prom story into a film, I think so many can relate to that story. Where I think so many people in the LGBT community, their prom night was the night they're like 'Oh, wait a minute. This can't happen anymore. I can't do this anymore.' This was the catalyst for me that made me start to accept myself, which took a long time after that, but it was definitely the first little straw that broke.
Fishel mentions that Lauren Lapkus (Good Girls) and Mary Holland (Happiest Season) are working on a script for the film. However, no other details were provided, and with things in the writing stage, it could be awhile before the movie comes to fruition. Still, Bass' comments seem to ring true, as their story will likely relate to audiences worldwide who endured similar experiences.