‘Freaky Friday 2’ Is Really Happening

This Friday is definitely getting freaky — as a result of Freaky Friday 2 actually goes to occur.

After months of rumors, it seems just like the sequel to the hit 2003 movie starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a mom and daughter who swap our bodies, which was itself a remake of the 1976 movie of the identical title starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster, is admittedly within the works. (Each movies are primarily based on a 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers.)

In line with LeslyNewsMagazine, each Curtis and Lohan “who starred within the authentic, are in negotiations to reprise their roles because the mom and daughter combo who discover themselves switching our bodies and lives.” Nisha Ganatra has been picked to direct the film. She beforehand directed the films Late Evening and The Excessive Observe, and has labored on tv exhibits like Pricey White Folks, Andy Simply Like That…, and Welcome to Chippendales.

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Lohan and Curtis have made no secret of their curiosity in a sequel in the previous couple of years. Discussions across the film at Disney picked up in November of 2022. When Curtis was out selling one other long-awaited sequel, Halloween Ends, she mentioned that “individuals wished to know if there was going to be one other Freaky Friday. One thing actually touched a chord. Once I got here again, I referred to as my pals at Disney and mentioned, ‘It looks like there’s a film to be made.” So if it does all come collectively, it feels like we’ve all acquired her to thank for this.

With out realizing the specifics, it does appear to be an concept with some potential. Lohan is roughly the age that Curtis was on the time of the unique film — and will now play a mother with children of her personal. A 3-way physique swap between grandmother, mom, and daughter looks as if a premise that could possibly be nice.

The Freaky Friday sequel is predicted to start manufacturing later this summer season. In line with THR, “it’s unclear whether or not the characteristic will probably be launched theatrically or debut on Disney+.”