Friday's just got Freakier as Jamie Lee Curtis reveals all about the new Freaky Friday sequel
Now things are set to get even freakier as they 'switch things up' for a second time, with a whole new generation of family members, and legendary Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis joined Dermot and Rochelle to tell us all about the new adventure.
"Freaky Friday" was a global box office hit upon its release in 2003, and to this day, it remains a career highlight for screen legend Jamie Lee Curtis. 'Freaky Friday' was probably one of my favourite things that I ever did,' says Curtis. 'There are many reasons why it was my favourite, but the first and most important reason is that I had no time to prepare for it.
"I found out about the movie on a Thursday, and I was shooting it on a Monday, and the fact that I didn't have anytime to prepare allowed me to just go into it wild and free. That, I think, shows in the movie.'
Lindsay Lohan, who shot to fame with a star-making turn in Disney's remake of 'The Parent Trap' and went on to star in the classic comedy 'Mean Girls,' has similarly fond memories of her sophomore theatrical film for the studio. 'I just remember being really excited,' Lohan recalls. 'We were having such a great time all the time, so I only have happy memories of being on set. It was just a beautiful experience.'
'It was an unexpected moment for me professionally,' Curtis says, 'And then it became this really pivoting moment because the movie was such an enormous worldwide success.'
Through its availability on home video and on Disney+, 'Freaky Friday' has become a global, intergenerational fan favourite. 'Everywhere in the world I went, the one movie that everyone wanted me to make is a sequel to 'Freaky Friday,'' Curtis says. 'That tells you the impact that the movie had around the world.'
The press, too, showed an interest in seeing Lohan reteam with Curtis. 'I was always being asked in interviews, 'Would you ever do another 'Freaky Friday'?'' says Lohan. 'It was such a great film and was received so well that there wasn't a doubt in my mind that I wouldn't want to be a part of a sequel.'
What's the new Freakier Friday about?
It's been 22 years since Anna (played by Lindsay Lohan) and Tess (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) endured an out-of-body identity crisis and switched bodies for one event-filled weekday. Tess Coleman is now a successful psychologist preparing to embark on her first book tour. As wife to Ryan (Mark Harmon), mother to Anna, and grandmother to Harper, she is fiercely devoted and a constant presence in everyone's lives, but she does tend to overstep her boundaries from time to time.
Anna, meanwhile, has her hands full juggling a stressful job as manager to popstar Ella (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), who is in the midst of a painful break-up, which is affecting her creativity and confidence. Anna is also a single mother to teenage daughter Harper (Julia Butters), a 15-year-old die-hard surfer who is having a hard time relating to her mother. When Anna meets Eric Reyes (Manny Jacinto), a single parent and a successful chef with his own restaurant, it is love at first sight. But Eric has a daughter, Lily (Sophia Hammons), a 15-year-old transplant from England who dreams of returning to London to study fashion, and she is adamantly opposed to her father's burgeoning relationship with Anna.
Anna and Eric are convinced their two families can indeed exist as one, and they soon decide to get married. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice, as a premonition by Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer) sends them on a brand-new body-swapping journey. Tess swaps places with Lily, and Anna swaps places with Harper, resulting in hilarious shenanigans and extreme teenage makeovers.
Freakier Friday lands in UK cinemas on August 8th 2025.
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