$161 million: 22 years later, this iconic 2000s comedy will get a surprise sequel with the same cast

The revival of movies with Lindsay Lohan continues! After the musical version of Lolita in spite of me and in the meantime – who knows? – That Dad, I’ve Got You Mom, or the four of us revisited, make way for Freaky Friday. Not for a remake, but for a sequel.

Released in theaters on December 24, 2003, the Mark Waters film (directed by Lolita, Despite Me) attracted 681,487 viewers in France and grossed nearly $161 million worldwide. But without going so far as to speak “worship”Its popularity goes beyond box office matters.

Inspired by the 1976 feature film of the same name, entitled A Crazy, Crazy, Crazy Friday at Home and directed by Jodie Foster, Freaky Friday plunges Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan into history. “Body Swap” When a mother and her teenage daughter switch bodies. and the limitations that this implies.

Two decades later, the sequel began filming. Not on Friday, but on Monday. In this case, on June 24. The producer didn’t disappoint by sharing a behind-the-scenes photo of the two lead actors.

(Again, they are not satisfied with swapping bodies, they swapped the corresponding dressing rooms)

Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao will also return. The cast includes several newcomers, including Manny Jacinto, who was discovered in The Good Place, has three cameos in Top Gun Maverick, and is currently in the Star Wars series The Acolyte.

Directed by Nisha Ganatra, who made the very beautiful Late Night with Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, Freaky Friday 2 goes one step further than the first film, as any self-respecting sequel should. Because “Body Swap” This time three people will be involved: Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan), also the daughter of the latter.

Three heroines for even more complications, fantasy, twists and, hopefully, fun. In theaters in 2025.