Followers of the body-switching comedy Freaky Friday (sure, I’m speaking to you!) can begin getting excited now; a sequel is formally on the best way. Does this imply it’s lastly time to interrupt out the plaid and platinum hair streaks?
Perhaps we’re getting forward of ourselves. Final Might, Disney confirmed Freaky Friday 2 was within the works and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have been hooked up to reprise their roles from the 2003 movie. That movie, a remake of the 1976 movie starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster, was a smash with audiences of all ages. Given Millennial and Gen Z’s collective penchant for revisiting basic childhood media, Freaky Friday has seen a resurgence lately. We are able to’t get sufficient of the enjoyable movie, from the style to the music — don’t lie; “Take Me Away” nonetheless goes laborious twenty years later).
All that focus has confirmed to be a superb factor now {that a} sequel is on its means (be aware to future me: revisit this sentence if the sequel is dangerous). Issues have been quiet for the reason that information first broke however, due to an unique report from LeslyNewsMagazine, we now know Nisha Ganatra is about to direct Freaky Friday 2. Ganatra, finest recognized for guiding the movies Late Evening (2019) and The Excessive Observe (2020), has additionally directed episodes of exhibits like The Actual World and Brooklyn 9-9; she’ll be directing a screenplay written by Jordan Weiss (Dollface) whereas Andrew Gunn will return to supply the sequel alongside Kristin Burr.
When will Freaky Friday 2 launch?
Disney has but to announce the movie’s launch date, each for streaming and theatrical launch. The solid is about to begin filming in Los Angeles in summer time 2024 so we count on a 2025 launch. We’ll hold you posted as particulars emerge.
Who’s within the Freaky Friday 2 solid?
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan will each be reprising their roles within the sequel. When sequel rumors first started to swirl in 2022, each actresses expressed a need to make a second Freaky Friday. Curtis has even talked about reaching out to her studio contacts to get the ball rolling on a sequel after she realized how a lot followers wished a sequel.
In keeping with the beforehand talked about Hollywood Reporter report, sequel talks solely “started in earnest” just a few weeks in the past so the movie continues to be in its early levels. No different actors are hooked up to the movie as of but however we’ll proceed to replace this web page with new developments as they arrive. Don’t let this dampen your pleasure although; that is the proper time to re-watch Freaky Friday and dare I say, begin the “Final” Freaky Friday cowl band.