Summary
- Jamie Lee Curtis updates on
Freakier Friday
sequel, teasing Chad Michael Murray’s return from the original movie. - Production for the sequel wraps up in two weeks, with Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reuniting in a body-swapping plot.
- It’s unclear how Murray’s Jake would be involved, although there are some speculations, such as having a daughter with Anna and potentially being involved in the body swap.
Freakier Friday star Jamie Lee Curtis gives a major update for the sequel and teases the return of a star from the original movie. The 2003 body swap comedy, based on the Mary Rodgers 1972 novel of the same name, saw Curtis and Lindsay Lohan swap bodies after eating a mysterious fortune cookie. The film grossed over $160 million worldwide on a $26 million budget and received positive reviews, while Curtis earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Freaky Friday
(2003) has an 88% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Speaking with Variety while promoting Borderlands, Curtis revealed that production for Freakier Friday ends in two weeks and praised the return of Chad Michael Murray, who plays Jake in the original movie. She recalled the table read and said that when his character came into the fray there were many laughs and applause. She approached director Nisha Ganatra and the producers and recommended they needed to include more of him. Read her full quote below:
The sequel, which Curtis says concludes production in about two weeks, reunites her with a now-grown-up Lindsay Lohan.
All of a sudden, the Chad Michael Murray character comes into the story, and I’m telling you, the entire room changed. Every woman in the room was leaning forward. The laughter, the applause that he got! After the table read, I walked up to the director and producers. I was like, “We need to stretch that taffy. He is gold. His character is just so fabulous.” Jake is back, in a big, big way.
What Murray Has Done Since Freaky Friday
What Does His Return Mean For The Sequel?
Murray had a steady career since Freaky Friday, starring in romcoms, dramas, holiday movies, and even a horror flick. Right after Freaky Friday, he starred in the romcom A Cinderella Story, led by Hilary Duff. In 2005, he was in House of Wax, where he witnessed the violent onscreen death of Paris Hilton. In 2013, he played one of the BART officers involved in the tragic death of Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station. Recently, he reunited with Freaky Friday director Mark Waters to appear in Netflix’s Mother of the Bride.
There’s little known regarding the story for
Freakier Friday
, but one report suggests that
Curtis and Lohan will be body-swapping with two teenage girls instead of each other.
Being the heartthrob and love interest of the original Freaky Friday, it’s refreshing to see Murray return for the sequel. There’s little known regarding the story for Freakier Friday, but one report suggests that Curtis and Lohan will be body-swapping with two teenage girls instead of each other. This doesn’t make Murray’s role any clearer, but it’s safe to assume that Murray’s Jake will be involved in Anna’s life (Lohan) and is, perhaps, even a father. In particular, it is confirmed that Manny Jacinto will portray Anna’s husband, and the marriage will involve Anna having a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter.
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While details about Anna’s adult life remain sparse, it’s quite possible that Jake was romantically involved with Anna and possibly had a daughter together before eventually breaking up. If so, the upcoming Disney movie would showcase a similar family dynamic to the 2003 movie, with Jacinto’s character entering the picture, similar to Mark Harmon’s Ryan. While those story aspects are still unknown, Freakier Friday wrapping production soon only means that first looks and trailer will eventually unravel the plot details and explain what happened between Anna and Jake.
Freaky Friday is available to stream on Disney+.
Source: Variety
Freaky Friday 2
Freaky Friday 2 is the sequel to the 2003 Disney comedy film that starred Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis as a mother and daughter who accidentally swapped bodies. No concrete details on the film exist other than the desire of Curtis and Lohan to return, with the script being written by Elyse Hollander.
- Distributor(s)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Writers
- Elyse Hollander
- Franchise(s)
- Freaky Friday