Freaky Friday plot explained as sequel lands 2025 release date

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The much-anticipated sequel to the smash-hit movie Freaky Friday, dubbed Freakier Friday, has been given a concrete premiere date, leaving fans with a 10-month countdown until they can catch it on the big screen.Set to be unveiled to audiences on the 8th of August, 2025, the follow-up film arrives two decades after the beloved original.Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are confirmed to reprise their roles in Freakier Friday, where the duo "Tess [Jamie] and Anna [Lindsay] find themselves amidst another bizarre twist of fate as they face the hurdles that come with blending two families together."Disney created a buzz by breaking the news on their Instagram, alluding to an iconic moment from the first flick.

An early glimpse of the upcoming film shows the two stars embodying shock and confusion, mirroring the unforgettable body-swap scenario, reports the Mirror.

Comments on Disney's post revealed palpable enthusiasm among the fanbase, with one excited supporter exclaiming: "The reboot we deserve!".Another wrote: "This is too iconic for my heart to handle," and an equally thrilled fan planned to dedicate serious time to the event, saying: "I am clearing all week for this event!".Countdowns also began, with a comment reading: "I'll be thinking about nothing else for the next 301 days," and another marking the date as significant, noting: "The most important day of 2025 just dropped."The original film, based on Mary Rodger's novel from 1972 and released in 2003, wasn't the first adaptation; it followed previous iterations from 1976 and 1995.The film featured Jamie and Lindsay as a mother-daughter pair who, after eating magical Chinese fortune cookies, find their bodies have been swapped.This leads to a hilarious series of