Summary
Freaky Friday 2has an official title as well as confirmation of more returning legacy characters. The original 2003 movie, adapted from the 1972 Mary Rodgers novel of the same name, followed the antics that ensued when mother and daughter Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) swapped bodies. TheupcomingFreaky Friday 2, which follows the characters swapping bodies with Anna’s teenage daughter and future stepdaughter, will feature the return of both Curtis and Lohan, as well as Mark Harmon as Tess' husband Ryan and Chad Michael Murray as Anna’s high school crush Jake.
Screen Rantwas in attendance at D23 2024: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, where Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan made a presentation aboutFreaky Friday 2, announcing thatthe sequel’s official title will beFreakier Friday. Lohan reflected that “it feels like we’re picking up right where we left off” with the movie, which is currently in production. One reason may be the sheer amount of returning legacy characters, as the duo also confirmed the return of Pink Slip, the fictional high school rock band in which Lohan’s character played the lead guitarist in the original movie.
Freaky Friday’s Pink Slip Return Explained
The Band’s Return Could Have Intriguing Implications For Freakier Friday
The return of Pink Slip inFreakier Fridaymay come as a surprise because they were very much supporting characters in the original movie. However, it seems that their friendship has survived high school, though it remains to be seen if the band has become anything bigger than a suburban garage band in the intervening years. The three-part band, in addition to Anna herself, includesMaddie (Christina Vidal, now Christina Vidal Mitchell) and Peg (Haley Hudson).
Since appearing in theFreaky Fridaycast, Vidal Mitchell has largely become known as a television actor, having appeared in major roles in10-8: Officers on Duty,Training Day,United We Fall,The Terminal List, andPrimo. Hudson, on the other hand, has not performed onscreen in a film or television project since 2014, when she reprised the role of Stevie in the horror movie sequelThe Pact II. At the time of writing,it is unknown if their roles will be expandedin the upcoming sequel.
Christina Vidal Mitchell starred opposite Chris Pratt as Deputy U.S. Marshall Mackenzie “Mac” Wilson on five episodes ofThe Terminal List.
One possible implication ofFreaky Friday 2featuring Pink Slip, however, is that the band could have been signed to a record label and still be recording at the time of the sequel. Should that be the case, theupcoming Disney moviemay feature even more music from the band, which performed a cover of the Lash song “Take Me Away” at the House of Blues sequence in the original movie. Anna swapping bodies with a teenager could potentially also breathe new life into the band, which may have stagnated in recent years.
