Following the release of a number of paparazzi shots of filming on Freakier Friday, star Jamie Lee Curtis has taken the opportunity to post one of the shots herself, calling out the “intrusion” while continuing to highlight the “joy and fun” of her experience on the sequel.
“OK. Because other outlets have posted it, I am going to take advantage of the intrusion of a paparazzi picture into the creative process of filmmaking,” said Curtis, who posted a shot of her and co-star Lindsay Lohan embracing on the beach. “We have tried so hard to keep our story a secret and private until it’s time for release but once in a while an image comes out, and it doesn’t tell you anything about the story or about what’s going on with the characters but it does show the joy and fun that we had making #FREAKIERFRIDAY and we know it will be the experience that you will have in the theaters next year.”
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Underscoring the distribution plans for the film, Curtis continued, “Yes, you heard me… The theaters. The place we all go and enjoy a shared experience in the dark while munching popcorn and candy and laughing together and sometimes crying together. Until then……. @lindsaylohan @disneystudios.”
Curtis previously took to social media to celebrate the end of filming, referring to Lohan as the “ULTIMATE movie daughter,” with Lohan sharing that her “heart is so full” in her own post.
Said Lohan, “I’m so grateful to have made this film, a story of family, mothers and their children and a film filled with love, laughter and a ton of heart! It has been a pleasure to work with my dear friend @jamieleecurtis who brings so much joy to our set everyday and she has made this all the more special!”
Slated for release next year, Freakier Friday is the long-awaited follow-up to Freaky Friday, Disney’s beloved 2003 comedy, which starred Lohan and Curtis as Anna and Tess, a mother and daughter who swap bodies after a mysterious incident involving a fortune cookie and get to experience life in one another’s shoes. Based on the same-name children’s book by Mary Rodgers, which was previously adapted into a 1976 film starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster, the film grossed over $160M worldwide and retains a passionate fan base to this day.
Boasting a multigenerational twist, Freaky Friday 2 picks up years after Tess and Anna’s body-swapping identity crisis, at a point when Anna has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As the pair navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, mother and daughter discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.
Original cast members set to return include Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Michell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao. Newcomers, meanwhile, include Manny Jacinto, Sophia Hammons, Julia Butters, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jordan E. Cooper.
Nisha Ganatra (Late Night) directed from a script by Jordan Weiss, with the original film’s Andrew Gunn producing alongside Kristin Burr and Curtis. Nathan Kelly, Ann Marie Sanderlin, and Lohan served as executive producers.
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