When Disney gave long-suffering fans the Hocus Pocus sequel they had waited 30 years for, you had to know they’d eventually get around to another comedy “classic” with its share of loyal fans. And so here we are with the teaser for Freakier Friday, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprising their roles from the 2003 body-swapping comedy, Freaky Friday.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra (Chutney Popcorn, The High Note), Freakier Friday finds Curtis and Lohan returning as Tess and Anna Coleman. Same as last time, they’re going to experience a body swapping identity crisis, but two decades later with very different responsibilities it’s going to make the situation a lot more complicated.
A lot has changed in 22 years. Curtis is now an Oscar winner, Lohan has been a Hollywood cautionary tale and seemingly made a positive turnaround and career comeback.
Chad Michael Murray returns as Jake, Anna’s former boyfriend from the original film. Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, The Acolyte) plays Anna’s current guy. Also in the cast are Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Ryan Malgarini, Lucille Soong, Rosalind Chao, Jordan E. Cooper, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Vanessa Bayer, and Dakota Lohan.
SYNOPSIS: In the film, Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.
Freakier Friday opens in theaters on August 8th.
