When you hear the words “iconic movie”, the usual suspects will think about: “Citizen Kane”, “Raging Bull”, “The Godfather: Part II.” And now, ”Freakier Friday. “
This is not an exaggeration: Kate Erblands Indieview review Even nodded to the permanent fandom from the beloved original in 2003 film “Freaky Friday,” with Erbrings, “If You’re What Jamie Lee Curtis should have won his first Oscar For his work in Mark Waters movie. … “Freakier Friday” is a lot for you. Simply put: here is a legacyquel worth waiting. What a concept! ”
And what a concept really. How do someone visit an iconic classic movie – And even make it even better? Scriptwriter Jordan Weiss Knew exactly how and even helped to land a theatrical release for the sequel that was long rumored to be for streaming. (A representative of Disney did not confirm or deny original publishing plans for the film.)
“I’m so happy that it will be released in theaters,” Weiss told IndieWire during a new interview. “I feel like these big, fun event films that are especially more traditionally girly or focused on women (should be in theaters).”
While universal no doubt dropped the ball By leaving an American theater premiere for “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” and released it only on peacocks, Disney listened to the overwhelming excitement on social media for a beloved franchise when “Freakier Friday” was finally confirmed.
Elyse Hollanderthe screenwriter who was first announced As linked to the project 2023 (Hollander has a Medhistoria-AV credit on the sequel, with Weiss as the only author), IndieWire told the film that the film would not be in theaters.
“I definitely heard in the first few days that this is for streaming,” Hollander said. “I think that when it was announced, they (Disney managers) were pleasantly surprised by the excitement around it, and it moved up a level of similar,” OK, this can actually be an event and something really special. “
Of course the return of original stars curtis – that charged the sequel for several years – And Lindsay Lohan, along with other recurring faces Chad Michael Murray and Mark Harmon, is only added to the fan’s tension … and in turn the pressure that the “Freakier Friday” team felt when working with the function.
“It’s a great risk for everyone involved to come back. You don’t want to ruin the inheritance, you want to add it,” Hollander said. “I was like,” I can’t be responsible for destroying a beloved movie and adding a cash grip, Schlock -Högen which would once be directly to DVD. ”
Weiss, who boarded Legacy follower in 2024 when her “Dollface” partner Nisha Ganatra Joined As a director, the shared love for 2003 credited “Freaky Friday” among both creativity and managers. “I remember seeing” Freaky Friday “in theaters with my mom when I was ten years old,” Weiss said. “I feel I was the center of the target group. I was a huge Lindsay Lohan fan. It was definitely one of my favorite movies. So when Disney called with the opportunity to come in and work with it, it was a simple, excited yes. “
According to Weiss, there were some “non-negotiations” for “Freakier Friday” that Disney led, such as the introduction of Rockband Pink Slip and the core threw back in lead roles. Kristin Burr and Andrew Gunn, both producers on the 2003 film, also returned to the sequel. Weiss further credited Disney SVP for the development Alison Erman to be integrated in maintaining the inheritance “Freaky Friday”.
“It was a combination of older producers and millennial managers and a millennial scriptwriter, all of whom,” we love either this movie because we worked with it “or” we were children when it came out and are obsessed with all parts of it, “said Weiss.” I believe (Alison) (for this generation and to have it for such an asset Is Erman too Works with “Princess Diaries 3.”)
The economic return to release “freakier friday” remains theatrical to see, but as Gen-Zers would say, Millennial women are already sitting. The purchasing power from thirty women has not yet been realized (or at least embraced) by Hollywood, as Weiss explained. Having a women-oriented, nostalgia-driven film in theaters has historically paid off, especially in recent years.
“We saw it with ‘Barbie’, We saw it with ‘Wicked.’ I think it has the same way, with how every summer there is a really exciting MCU or DC edition, would be meaningful to these large, female driven franchises, “said Weiss.” They finally get their day in theaters on the big summer blockbuster. It just makes me as excited as a girl who loves girly pop movies. “
Hollander added, “I think what really happens in the Zeitgeist is that people actually recognize the female inclined IP after” Barbie “actually have a place on the market. So now we have done” Transformers, “We have done” Gi Joe, “We have done” Sonic “and all comic books. So now, what does it look like (women)?
It was actually actress/producer Curtis who had the honor of announcement To fans everywhere, “Freakier Friday” (thankfully) would be in theaters. The Oscar winner wrote in 2024 teasing the release, “Yes, you heard me … The theaters. The place we all go and enjoy a shared experience in the dark while we fuck popcorn and sweets and laugh together and sometimes cry together until then.”
And when it comes to the criticism that “everything is a new recording” nowadays, let’s be real: it’s not new either. “Freaky Friday” himself was first a 1976 movie based on the book by Mary Rodgers. It later became a TV movie from 1995 before he was again adapted to the 2003 film that now stimulated the sequel “Freakier Friday.”
But “Transformers” -Sque franchise services do not complain about online in the same way, if not at all. “If people want to judge female franchisees with a harder lens, it’s nothing new either,” Hollander said. “As women, we are always held to a higher standard, so we come to the moment.”
It works so well with Weiss “Freakier Friday” that a third film may even be on the horizon. “Every version of a movie that has complicated female dynamics in a fun, stupidly happy way that also has magical realism units, I am like” register. “So if it means” Freakiest Friday “, yes, OK,” Weiss said.
Prepare for more possible flat from online troll. Still, Weiss is unpleasant. “What is fun for me is that there are a lot of conversations now that,” oh my good, everything is a restart, everything is a sequel. I miss the 90s and early 2000s when everything was original, “and I’m like,” There were also all remakes, “she said.” There are probably so many movies that people don’t realize were movies from the 30s or “40s. I’m like” Hollywood is built on it. “Maybe we are always innovation, but I have embraced it.
A Walt Disney Pictures edition, “Freakier Friday” is now in theaters.
