Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Movie theater owners can chill for a sec, because Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis brought an exclusive look at “Freakier Friday” to CinemaCon, the annual exhibition trade show.
In Disney’s original 2003 film, Lohan and Curtis play a mother-daughter duo who swap bodies after eating a magical fortune cookie.
The timing couldn’t have been worse… Lohan’s Anna was gearing up for her band’s make-or-break gig (maybe you’ve heard “Ultimate,” their earworm hit single) while Curtis’ Tess was about to get re-married.
The sequel picks up about two decades after the first — and ups the ante with a four-way body swap. This time, it’s not just Tess and Anna who walk a proverbial mile in each other’s shoes… Anna’s daughter and new step-daughter also wake up in different bodies. “We can’t begin to tell you how amazing it’s been to be back in Anna and Tess’ shoes,” Lohan told the room of movie theater owners during Disney’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday afternoon.
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