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Jamie Lee Curtis Details 23-Year Wait and Pacific Palisades Fires’ Impact on Freakier Friday

On the eve of its August 8 release, she reveals how Barbie’s blockbuster run prompted Disney to greenlight the sequel.

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Overview

  • Jamie Lee Curtis revealed on BBC’s The One Show that the sequel was delayed until Lindsay Lohan could believably play a mother to a teenage daughter.
  • Curtis described filming in Pacific Palisades as a love letter to Los Angeles after January wildfires destroyed all the original locations and shaped the film’s emotional resonance.
  • The film swaps the original’s fortune-cookie device for a multigenerational psychic spell that drives the four-way body exchange.
  • Key original cast members, including Mark Harmon and Chad Michael Murray, reunite alongside newcomers Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons and Manny Jacinto.
  • The script underwent an inclusive rewrite to address past stereotypes and promote a more modern portrayal of its characters.