Overview

• Mark Waters told Variety that he was not asked to return for Freakier Friday even after expressing interest in contributing to the project.
• He offered to serve as an executive producer or creative adviser; Disney instead appointed Nisha Ganatra as director.
• Waters said several returning cast members reached out during production to ask about his absence.
• The sequel has earned a Certified Fresh 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed more than $53 million worldwide since its August 8 release.
• Freakier Friday expands the original body-swap concept into a multigenerational story and reframes characters to address earlier Asian stereotype criticisms.