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Freakier Friday’ Addresses Past Stereotypes and Expands Body-Swap Storyline

Disney's sequel reunites Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, introduces a psychic-driven twist, and updates representation for its August 8, 2025 release.

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Overview

  • Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan return as Tess and Anna in 'Freakier Friday,' now swapping bodies with Anna's daughter and stepdaughter.
  • The sequel replaces the 2003 film's fortune cookie swap mechanism with a psychic's spell, played by Vanessa Bayer.
  • Director Nisha Ganatra actively addressed and revised the 2003 film's 'hurtful' Asian stereotypes, bringing back Rosalind Chao and Lucille Soong in reimagined roles.
  • Jodie Foster, star of the 1976 original, declined a cameo despite efforts by the production team to include her.
  • The film, shot in California to accommodate the leads' family priorities, is set for theatrical release on August 8, 2025.