Remember the old Disney body swap classic Freaky Friday, starring Jodie Foster? Remember how it was remade in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis? That version’s getting a sequel—and much to our surprise, it’s the seventh film in the franchise.
When is Freakier Friday being released in New Zealand?
Freakier Friday is screening in New Zealand cinemas from August 7, 2025.
What is Freakier Friday about?
Body swapping!
Decades after they switched bodies via the medium of a couple of magical fortune cookies, mum (now grandmother) Tess and daughter (and now mother) Anna Coleman find themselves switching again. But it’s way more complicated this time, as Anna’s daughter, Harper, and stepdaughter, Lily, are also in the mix. Exactly who winds up in which body we leave as an exercise for those with enough string and sticky notes to hand. Hijinks presumably ensue and lessons are no doubt learned
The cast of Freakier Friday
Oscar-winning scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis is Tess Coleman; comeback kid Lindsay Lohan is Anna Coleman; Julia Butters is Harper Coleman; Sophia Hammons is Lily Davies; The Good Place‘s Manny Jacinto is Eric Davies, Anna’s new fiancé and Lily’s father; Rosalind Chao is Pei-Pei, the Chinese restaurant owner from the 2003 film; Lucille Soong is her mother; Chad Michael Murray is Jake, Anna’s former boyfriend from the original film; Mark Harmon is Ryan, Tess’ husband; Ryan Malgarini is Harry Coleman, Anna’s younger brother; Christina Vidal Mitchell and Haley Hudson are Maddie and Peg, Anna’s best friends; instantly recognisable character actor Stephen Tobolowsky (Bill Murray punched him in Groundhog Day – yeah, that guy) is Mr. Elton Bates; Vanessa Bayer is a fortune teller; and Jordan E. Cooper, Elaine Hendrix, Dakota Lohan, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan round out the cast.
Freakier Friday trailer
Why we’re excited about Freakier Friday
I mean sure, why not? Looks like fun.
