Freakier Friday: Body Swap now comes in four ways | popgeeks.com
Freakier Friday is now the body swap movie we never thought would happen—bringing back Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis for another hilarious and chaotic adventure. After 22 years, the stars have aligned: Lohan is experiencing a Hollywood renaissance, and Curtis recently won an Oscar. Now, Disney is making the unexpected sequel a reality.For years, the idea of a direct sequel to the 2003 hit Freaky Friday seemed like a pipe dream. The franchise did continue in some form—a 2018 remake reimagined the story as a Disney Channel musical—but nothing matched the magic of the original pairing of Lohan and Curtis. However, fan nostalgia and the perfect timing in both stars’ careers have paved the way for their return.
In the original 2003 film, Anna (Lohan) and her mother Tess (Curtis) were a mother-daughter duo who struggled to get along. While at a Chinese restaurant, they had a heated argument, prompting the restaurant owner’s mother (played by Lucille Soong) to intervene. Thanks to magical fortune cookies, Tess and Anna found themselves trapped in each other’s bodies. Through the experience, they gained a deeper understanding of each other, and as they finally expressed their true feelings, the same magic reversed the swap, leaving them with a stronger bond.
Now, history is repeating itself in an even wilder way. Anna is all grown up and now a mother herself to her daughter, Harper (Julia Butters). It seems she is either divorced or widowed, as she is set to marry her fiancé, Eric, a single father with a daughter named Lily (Sophia Hammons). But this time, instead of fortune cookies, a visit to a mysterious fortune teller sets off the body-swapping chaos. In a twist that takes things to a whole new level, Anna swaps bodies with her daughter Harper, while Tess swaps with her soon-to-be step-granddaughter Lily. At this rate, the entire wedding party might want to stay away from fortune tellers—unless they want to spend their honeymoon in someone else’s body.
The recently released trailer confirms that the body swaps in Freakier Friday will be so complex, you might need a pen and paper to diagram who is in whose body. Or, better yet, a detective board with red strings connecting all the characters. With multiple characters switching identities, the chaos is ramped up to a whole new level, promising hilarious and mind-bending moments that will keep audiences guessing.
Adding to the nostalgia, Rosalind Chao will reprise her role as Pei-Pei, the restaurant owner from the original film, alongside Lucille Soong as her mother. Perhaps this time, they will have a role in unraveling the four-way body swap, using their mystical knowledge to help Anna, Tess, Harper, and Lily find their way back to their own bodies. Or, knowing them, they may just shake their heads and hand out more fortune cookies for good luck.
Trivia: The History of Freaky Friday
There are actually four Freaky Friday movies! The Lindsay Lohan movie many of us grew up with is actually a remake of the original 1976 film starring Jodie Foster. Then, in 2018, Disney gave us a musical remake. Now, with Freakier Friday, we finally have the first direct sequel in the franchise.
While details about the plot remain under wraps, the return of Curtis and Lohan ensures that Freakier Friday will tap into both nostalgia and new comedic potential. Will the characters be dealing with modern-day tech, new family dynamics, or an entirely new supernatural twist? Maybe Anna and Tess will wake up to find they’ve accidentally swapped with their pets this time—because why stop at four? No matter what, this sequel is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing comebacks in recent Disney history. Interestingly, this sequel appears to nod to the 2018 Freaky Friday remake. In that version, Ellie (Cozi Zuehlsdorff), Anna’s equivalent, had an Asian love interest. Now, Lindsay Lohan’s character will have a love interest played by Manny Jacinto, who is Filipino. Whether this connection was intentional or just a fun coincidence, it adds another layer of continuity to the Freaky Friday legacy. With filming reportedly in early stages, fans will have to wait to see just how freaky things get this time around. But one thing is certain—Freakier Friday is happening, and it’s bound to be as confusingly entertaining as a game of musical chairs at a family reunion. Freakier Friday is expected to be released in August 8 2025.
