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Lindsay Lohan’s iconic flickFreaky Fridayis all set to get a modern reboot as the actress shared her excitement in a recent interview. Ever since its release in 2003,Freaky Fridayhas garnered cult classic status among the audience.
While fans have been waiting for a sequel patiently for 21 years, any advancement for a sequel has been met with positive reception. Albeit to the audience’s disappointment nothing ever materialized for the much-awaited sequel.
However, recently inAndy Cohen’s Sirius XM show, Lohan confirmed that a sequel to the 2003 flick is in the works.
Lohan and Curtis On-Board?
ThoughLindsay Lohanrefrained from revealing any more details about the production, she did state that both Jamie Lee Curtis and she were excited to be on board the creative endeavor.
Earlier in October 2022,Jamie Lee Curtiswas asked to share her views on reprising her role for a possible sequel. To this, Curtis replied that she was creatively wide open to undertake the opportunity.
Curtis further shared her input for the possible plot of the film. She wished to portray a “Hot Grandmother” who switches places with Lohan’s “Helicopter Parent” in the present time.
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Earlier Iteration
The iconic movie was based on Mary Rodgers’s 1972novelFreaky Fridayin which a mother and daughter switch bodies due to a magical fortune cookie, however, this was not the first adaptation of the book. The first adaptation of the book was released in 1976 featuring Barbara Harris andJodie Fosteras the mother-daughter duo who switch bodies.
Summer Switch(1984) was the second attempt to bring this classic story on screen with gender-swapped roles, which wasn’t a success. Subsequently,A Billion for Boriswas the third attempt that made several significant changes to the story, which wasn’t a huge success either.
Another movie greenlighted by Disney starring Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffmann was the fourth attempt to cash on the fantastical tale by direct TV release. At last, the 2003 movie with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan broke the curse of below-par adaptations and earned $160.8 million at the box office.
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Future of the Freaky Friday Franchise
Later in 2018, a musical television film was produced by Disney which starred Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Heidi Blickenstaff. However, Disney’s attempts to revive the popularity of the classic movie through a musical fell short.
The 2018Freaky Fridaybecame the lowest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie premiere of the 2010s. At its premiere, the movie attracted only 1.58 million viewers with a 0.29 rating.
Despite the failed attempts to mimic the success of the 2003 hit,Freaky Friday’sfuture looks great, as both Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis have confirmed their participation in the upcoming reboot.
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