'This was the era of Avril Lavigne and punk, and I wanted to experience it. ''Freaky Friday' felt different because I was going through all of the phases of a 16-year-old (in real life),' Lohan recalled to the NYT. They both have to continue their lives in the other person's body, forcing them to see each other's lives through a different lens. The following day, they discover they've switched bodies. The mother-daughter duo's trip to a Chinese restaurant takes a turn after they receive cryptic fortunes.

In Curtis and Lohan's 2003 movie, Tess struggles as a single mom raising her angsty teenage daughter Anna. 'Freaky Friday' is based on Mary Rodgers' 1972 novel of the same name. Here's everything we know about the 2003 movie and a possible sequel. We would only make something that people would absolutely adore.'īoth stars are expected to reprise their roles as mom Tess Coleman (Curtis) and daughter Anna (Lohan). Lohan added: 'Jamie and I are both open to that, so we’re leaving it in the hands that be.

When I came back, I called my friends at Disney and said, 'It feels like there’s a movie to be made,' ' Curtis told the outlet. 'As I went around the world with 'Halloween Ends,' people wanted to know if there was going to be another 'Freaky Friday.' Something really touched a chord. The dynamic duo that is Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are reuniting for a sequel to their 2003 version of 'Freaky Friday.'Ĭurtis, 64, teased a possible follow-up to the mother-daughter comedy during her awards show run for ' Everything Everywhere All at Once' and ' Halloween Ends' and announced it in a New York Times profile with Lohan, 36, on Wednesday.ĭisney confirmed to USA TODAY that the film is in development.

Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers