By Justin Enriquez and Brian Gallagher for Dailymail.com, November 10, 2023, 11:33 p.m., updated November 10, 2023, 11:33 p.m
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis teamed up for a sweet Freaky Friday reunion selfie months after confirming a sequel to the classic 2003 comedy.
The 37-year-old actress was featured in a selfie posted by the 64-year-old Oscar winner on Friday, which no doubt left fans very excited for the Disney franchise’s return.
In the snap, Jamie had her hand on the back of Lindsay’s head as they both beamed big smiles at the camera.
In the caption, the True Lies actress commented on how stunning her younger co-star looked before giving a sneak peek of the upcoming sequel.
“Hopefully we can swap places again”: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis teamed up for a sweet Freaky Friday reunion selfie. Iconic: This comes months after a sequel to the classic 2003 comedy was confirmed
Jamie wrote to her 5.5 million followers: “Too late.” You grew up so beautifully!
“Well it’s Friday and the strike is over so hopefully we can swap places again soon!” @lindsaylohan @disney’
Back in May, it was confirmed that Lindsay and Jamie would be returning for Disney’s Freaky Friday 2, almost exactly 20 years after the first body swap.
At the time, Curtis congratulated Lohan on her first child when she spoke about the sequel in a New York Times profile on the 20th anniversary of her film in 2003.
has confirmed that the sequel is happening and Elyse Hollander is writing the script.
Freaky Friday was created as a 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and is about a mother and her daughter who somehow switch bodies for a day.
The story was first adapted in the 1976 film of the same name, starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster as mother and daughter.
The film was then adapted into a Disney TV movie in 1995 starring Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffman, before the now iconic film in 2003 starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as mother and daughter.
Continuation: Back in May it was confirmed that almost exactly 20 years after the first body swap, Lindsay and Jamie would return for Disney’s “Freaky Friday 2”. Jamie: Curtis, 64, who recently congratulated Lohan, 36, on her first child, spoke about the sequel in a New York Times profile on the 20th anniversary of her 2003 film. Returning: Lindsay Lohan will reprise her role from Freaky Friday from 2003 for a new sequel
The original book was also adapted again in 2018 for a Disney Channel television film starring Heidi Blickenstaff and Cozi Zuehlsdorff as mother and daughter.
Nevertheless, the Curtis Lohan film is considered a classic, grossing $160.8 million worldwide on a budget of just $20 million, helping to launch Lohan’s film career.
It has become one of the definitive films in the body swap genre and even spawned a clever homage called “Freaky,” in which a young girl (Kahtryn Newton) swaps bodies with a serial killer (Vince Vaughn) who came to cinemas in 2020.
There has been talk of a sequel for years, with Curtis particularly bringing up the prospect of a sequel in various interviews.
Curtis revealed in the New York Times article that while promoting Halloween Ends last year, she was inundated with questions about a sequel.
“Something really hit a nerve.” When I got back, I called my friends at Disney and said, “It feels like a movie needs to be made,” Curtis said.
Lohan added in the Times piece: “Jamie and I are both open to it, so we’ll leave it to the others.” “We would just do something that people would absolutely love.”
Mark Waters (“He’s All That”) directed “Freaky Friday” in 2003 from a screenplay by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon. However, it is unclear whether they will be involved in the sequel.
Career: Nevertheless, the Curtis Lohan film is considered a classic, grossing $160.8 million worldwide on a budget of just $20 million, helping to launch Lohan’s film career. Classic: Still, the Curtis Lohan film is considered a classic, grossing $160.8 million worldwide on just a $20 million budget, helping to launch Lohan’s film career. Promotion: Curtis revealed in a New York Times article that while promoting “Halloween Ends” last year, she was inundated with questions about a follow-up film: “Something really touched me.” Chord. When I got back I called my friends at Disney and said, “It feels like there’s a movie that needs to be made,” Curtis said. We’ll leave it to the others. We would just make something that people would absolutely love.
Curtis is celebrating her first Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All At Once and will next be seen in theaters on July 28th in Disney’s Haunted Mansion.
She also plays Tannis in the highly anticipated video game adaptation Borderlands, which is currently in post-production.
Lohan recently starred in Falling For Christmas and she has Irish Wish in post-production alongside Ed Speelers and Jane Seymour.