Hollywood, obsessed with reboots, live-action remakes, and long-awaited sequels, has given millennials the epilogue they’ve been dying for as recently minted Academy Award winner Jaime Lee Curtis and Lindsey Lohan reunite for another round of body switching in Nisha Ganatra’s Freakier Friday.
The film, a direct sequel to the 2003 global success, picks up years after the original movie. Anna now has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter waiting in the wings. As they work through the issues that surround the art of blending a family, they discover that lighting can, in fact, strike twice.
Disney has just released a teaser trailer for the long-awaited sequel. The snippet gives fans a glimpse into the world we know and love and a quick look at a much more mature and confident Chad Michael Murray. With Curtis’ recent award season success and Lohan’s undeniable resurgence, viewers have every reason to get excited about this project—even if things look more campy and exaggerated than they remember.
Co-starring Julie Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Rosalind Chao, Chad Michael Murray, Vanessa Bayer, and Mark Hammon, the lazily titled Freakier Friday switches into theaters on August 8.
