Freakier Friday: Release date, returning cast, & more about Freaky Friday 2
Don’t wanna grow up? Wanna get out? Us too! Freaky Friday 2 is confirmed, and Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are on board.
For those of us who grew up rewatching the 2003 comedy onDisneyChannel over and over, this is the first worthwhile nostalgia play in a while.
We’re tired of endless reboots and a lack of originalnew movies, butCurtis and Lohan reunitingand sparking memories of an endearing childhood classic is tough to resist.
Some people thinkFreaky Friday 2 has a convoluted plot, but we’d be lying if we said we wouldn’t be in our cinema seats, popcorn in hand, ready to sing along toPink Slipregardless.
Freaky Friday 2 release date
Freakier Friday releases in theaters onAugust 8, 2025.
Freaky Friday 2 is happening! It went into production on August 04, 2025, in Los Angeles, which was confirmed by social media posts and a Disneypress release. In them, Disney wrote the film is “coming to theaters in 2025”.
Disney confirmed original cast membersJamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon,Chad Michael Murray,Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chaowillare in Freaky Friday 2.
Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Manny Jacinto have joined as new characters in the family movie. The latter plays Lohan’s soon-to-be husband, CurtistoldEW.
What’s the plot?
“Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice,”in Freaky Friday 2. That meansmore body-swappingsetyears after the originalas Anna plans her wedding.
Black Phone 2 and The Strangers 2 premiering at Fantastic Fest
Psychological horror Dead Take reveals release date & star-studded cast
When is Zombies 4 out? Disney Plus release & extra surprise
History will repeat itself in another way, too; Anna has a blended family just like her mother Tess did in the original.
The full plot tease reads, “The film picks up years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter.
As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.”
An open casting call for the film also revealed Anna’s 14-year-old daughter is Harper Coleman. She’s “a teen surfer with California vibes with a sharp sense of humor [who’s] in a bit of a mood these days because her longtime single mom is set to marry British restaurateur Eric Davies.”
Anna’s soon-to-be stepdaughter is Lily Davies. Also 14, Lily is “sharp-tongued” and “would like to see things go her way and use her intelligence to stop this marriage from ever happening.”
Nisha Ganatra (Late Night, Welcome to Chippendales, And Just Like That…, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is directing.
Are there any trailers?
There are no Freakier Friday trailers yet. We won’t get one until nearer its release.
First-look images of Tess and Anna driving in a convertible and screaming at the camera in a shot similar to the body swap realization in the original film were shown to the audience atD23 2024.
“For me, it feels like no time has passed,” Curtis shared on stage.
“It doesn’t even feel like work,” Lohan responded. This film is, “more fun, it’s more emotional,” she added.
How to watch Freakier Friday
Disney confirmedFreaky Freaky 2 will havea theatrical release in 2025. It’s then expected to stream on Disney+ several months later.
Keep an eye on Disney+ upcoming releases, but newly released films tend to take several months to make their way from cinemas to digital markets and finally to streaming.
Stay up to date with other Disney projects likeAvatar 3andAvengers Doomsday. Or, see thebest moviesof all time hand-picked by our team.
