The Disney classic Freaky Friday (2003) is coming back with a sequel! The iconic film stars Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman, and Jamie Lee Curtis as her mother Tess Coleman, as they try to navigate their troubled relationship. But the mother daughter duo hit a bump in the road as they magically switch bodies. They then have to deal with living as the other person, learning some lessons along the way, before they ultimately find a way to switch back. The film has been in talks for a sequel for years, but it seems that it will finally get up and running.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Disney has created a cottage industry with Freaky Friday, which includes several movies as well as a Broadway production. The franchise is based on the 1972 children’s book by Mary Rogers and the original adaptation, released in 1976, starred Barbara Harris as the mother and Jodie Foster as the daughter. Each installment tried to bring the core concept of living life in another person’s shoes into modern teen settings. Lohan is no longer a teen and the new script, by Jordan Weiss, is said to bring a multigenerational approach to the story.”
Lohan and Curtis are expected to return to the franchise. Both women have had recent career boosts, with Curtis winning last year’s Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Lohan getting back into acting via rom-coms. It is unknown whether other original cast members, such as Chad Michael Murray, will return.
The new film is set to be directed by Nisha Ganatra and produced by Andrew Gunn and Kristin Burr. There is no expected release date as of now.
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