Freaky Friday 2 Is Nearer Than Ever As Disney Picks Welcome to Chippendale’s Nisha Ganatra to Suppose
Freaky Friday 2 looks to be nearer than ever as Disney has picked Welcome to Chippendale’s Nisha Ganatra to direct the sequel to the traditional body-swapping comedy from 2003 that starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. And optimistic, the two leading women are in talks to conclude wait on is well.
As reported by THR, Freaky Friday 2 is taking a explore to launch up capturing this summer in Los Angeles and would perhaps well presumably (optimistically!) reunite Curtis and Lohan after they both beget been wishing for this for see you later. In early March, Lohan shared that she used to be so “inflamed” to work with Curtis once more and that the sequel “is occurring.”
As for Ganatra, she additionally previously directed such motion photos as The High Mark and Gradual Night and episodes from such presentations as New off the Boat, Dear White Individuals, Girls, Brooklyn 9-9, Mr. Robot, and Shameless.
Whereas location particulars of Freaky Friday 2 are in the period in-between unknown, Curtis talked about this doable sequel on The Take into myth in 2022 and acknowledged, “Let me be the grandma! So then Lindsay gets to be the horny grandma who’s peaceful cheerful with Impress Harmon in the total strategies you would possibly well presumably be cheerful with Impress Harmon.” It remains to be considered if here’s the fable that will discontinuance up on display mask, on the opposite hand!
In birthday celebration of this news, Curtis even took to Instagram with an characterize of her and Lohan and the caption, “DUH! FFDEUX! @disney @disneystudios.”
The distinctive Freaky Friday is an adaptation of Mary Rodgers 1972 new of the same identify and earned $160 million worldwide on a funds of handiest $26 million. Whereas many potentially wish a sequel didn’t earn this long, the wait looks to be virtually over.
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