‘Girl Meets World’: Ben Savage Says The Hunt Is On For The ‘Perfect’ Riley

Thu, December 6, 2012 10:46am EDT by 41 Comments
Girl Meets World Cory Topanga Daughter Casting
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Ben says ‘there have been a few names tossed around.’ Who do YOU want to play Cory & Topanga’s daughter?

Now that Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have agreed to reprise the roles of Cory and Topanga on Disney Channel’s Boy Meets World reboot, the next major casting decision lies with their 13-year-old daughter, Riley — and it sounds like the process is picking up steam! “There have been a few names tossed around,” Ben tells Rolling Stone. “We’re meeting with girls and auditioning and that whole process. … We’re slowly trying to find the perfect girl.”

As for the potential return of other classic Boy Meets World characters, Ben’s answer is pretty much the same as Danielle’s.

“We’re going to wait and see what happens,” he says. “There’s definitely been discussions about some of everyone’s favorite characters popping up in the show and making appearances.”

And fans of the original series can breathe a sigh of relief, as Ben assures us that Girl Meets World won’t sully its good name.

“Everyone associated with the show wanted to make sure that if we were to come back, that we weren’t going to do it in a way that was going to be a disservice to the show,” he explains. “No one wanted to really cash in, if you will, too early, or no one really wanted to do something that was going to be cheesy. … We want to do justice to the characters, and we want to make sure we respect people’s memories of the show.”

What say you, HollywoodLifers? Do you have any young actresses in mind to tackle the role of Cory and Topanga’s daughter, Riley? And which classic Boy Meets World characters would you like to see on the new series? Drop a comment with your personal casting choices!

— Andy Swift

Rolling Stone

More Girl Meets World on HollywoodLife.com:

  1. Will Shawn Hunter Appear On ‘Girl Meets World?’ Rider Strong Speaks
  2. ‘Girl Meets World’ Scoop: Is Cory Matthews The New Mr. Feeny?
  3. ‘Girl Meets World’: Cory & Topanga’s Daughter’s Name Revealed

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mom

Posted at 12:10 PM on May 16, 2013  

just get the show on before you piss everyone OFF!!!!! come on!!!!!1

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John

Posted at 2:58 AM on January 28, 2013  

i like cheese!!!

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Stacy Henrich

Posted at 1:50 AM on January 25, 2013  

Carly Rose Sonnenclair.

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Nathan Morrow

Posted at 5:13 PM on January 22, 2013  

Well I would like to see shawn and eric.

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Respect 4 Disney

Posted at 12:29 PM on January 12, 2013  

If Anybody can do it it’s Disney they know how to MAKE GOOD SHOWS HANDS DOWN DISNEY IS GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO NOBODY CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM I WILL ALWAYS HAVE RESPECT FOR DISNEY!!!! KEEP UP THE WORK DISNEY!!!!

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Respect 4 Disney

Posted at 12:25 PM on January 12, 2013  

Baliee Madison would make a PERFECT RILEY HANDS DOWNS!!!!

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Michelle

Posted at 8:19 PM on January 23, 2013  

How? Riley is 13 and Bailee looks 8.

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Vicky

Posted at 2:19 PM on January 25, 2013  

cory looked like he was 8 when he was in middle school. Bailee would make a great Riley

 
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John

Posted at 10:10 AM on January 12, 2013  

I think that this show Ida great idea and something that I’ve wanted to see since I was 12 and the show went off the air. I fear that the show won’t be able to meet its full potential on Disney channel as most of the shows on Disney Chanel are for kids and the content is for kids. Whereas boy meets world was a show that teenagers could relate to even in college I knew people who were so inlove with the boy meets world reruns… I fear that because of the audience level the show will not match it’s full potential. I would rather seethe show aired on ABC family where there is a little more freedom.

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Ronald J Riffle

Posted at 3:34 PM on January 9, 2013  

Bailee Madison hands down!

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