Freaky Friday 2 stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teased The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto’s role in the highly-anticipated comedy sequel to the iconic 2003 movie. Production on the project is currently underway in Los Angeles.
During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Curtis confirmed that Jacinto will be playing the new love interest of Lohan’s character Anna. “Manny plays Lindsay’s husband, but that’s as much as we can say,” the Oscar winner revealed. Meanwhile, Lohan described The Good Place actor as “lovely, so funny.” At the end of Freaky Friday, Anna eventually started dating her long-time crush Jake, after successfully solving her body-switching mishap with her mother. With Jacinto’s addition as Anna’s husband in the sequel, this seemingly hints that Anna and Jake’s romance didn’t have a happy ending. Despite this, One Tree Hill vet Chad Michael Murray is still expected to reprise his role as Jake.
Jacinto most recently appeared in Lucasfilm’s latest Star Wars series, The Acolyte, where he delivered a memorable performance as Sith master Qimir. In a previous interview, Jacinto revealed that he had to train for nearly four months to prepare for his character’s major lightsaber battle. Before this, Jacinto first gained recognition for his leading role as Jason Mendoza in the NBC comedy The Good Place, which ran on-air from 2016-2020 for four seasons. The upcoming Freaky Friday sequel will serve as Jacinto’s first major movie project, following his supporting role in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick.
What to Expect From Freakier Friday
Now titled as Freakier Friday, the sequel is being directed by Nisha Ganatra (The High Note) from a screenplay written by Dollface creator Jordan Weiss. In addition to Curtis and Lohan, the film will also feature returning cast members; Mark Harmon as Ryan, Rosalind Chao as Pei-Pei, Lucille Soong as Pei-Pei’s mom, Stephen Tobolowsky as Mr. Elton Bates, Christina Vidal Mitchell as Maddie, and Haley Hudson as Peg. They will be joined by new cast members Julia Butters (The Fabelmans), Sophia Hammons (Under Wraps), and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever). Further details about their characters are still being kept under wraps.
The official synopsis for Freakier Friday reads, “A sequel to the beloved 2003 film with a multigenerational twist, the film picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) 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.” The original movie was based on Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel of the same name. The said novel was first adapted to the big screen in 1976, with a young Jodie Foster starring in the lead role.
Freakier Friday will debut sometime in 2025.