Legacy Just Got Weirder—And Disney's Betting Big on It
Jamie Lee Curtis just got cursed—again—and Disney's pushing nostalgia past the speed limit. The full trailer for Freakier Friday dropped, and yep, the mother-daughter switcheroo is back. But now? It's multiplied. Like, four times. Fans of the 2003 classic are screaming, meme pages are already milking the chaos, and film Twitter's half-horrified, half-hyped.
This isn't just hype—it's a countdown. Freakier Friday slams into theaters August 8, 2025—just in time for the late-summer family box office brawl.
The Legacy Curse That Just Won't Quit
Let's be real: no one asked for a four-way body swap. But Disney gave us one anyway. In this so-called “legacy sequel,” Anna (Lindsay Lohan) is now a mom, and Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) is back—possibly cursed again—just in time to navigate stepfamilies, teenage hormones, and magical lightning that strikes twice.
The big twist? The curse doesn't stop at two. It's now a multigenerational scramble involving Anna's daughter and her soon-to-be stepdaughter. And yes—Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, and even Ryan Malgarini are back in what looks like the weirdest class reunion in cinematic history.
Ridiculous? Maybe. But Disney's clearly swinging for “chaotic good” instead of safe nostalgia.
This Isn't Even the First Freaky Franchise Reboot
Hollywood's been cranking the remake machine hard lately—Haunted Mansion, Hocus Pocus 2, even Mean Girls got a musical redo. But Freakier Friday taps into something more specific: our millennial obsession with Y2K-era dysfunction wrapped in Disney-safe rebellion.
In 2020, The New York Times profiled how “legacyquels” had become a billion-dollar formula. But rarely do they go full sci-fi sitcom, like Freakier Friday seems to. Instead of grounding the sequel in emotional realism (see: Top Gun: Maverick), this one says “screw it” and leans into surrealism.
One anonymous crew member allegedly joked on-set:
“It's like Succession met The Parent Trap at Burning Man.”
Weirdly… accurate.
So Is It Brilliant or Just Broken?
Director Nisha Ganatra (Late Night, Dollface) is no stranger to female-led ensemble chaos, and with writer Jordan Weiss (Dollface) behind the script, the tone feels Gen Z-targeted—snappy, messy, self-aware. But the trailer's jarring tone shifts—slapstick comedy, emotional therapy sessions, intergenerational trauma—all in 90 seconds? That's got critics raising eyebrows.
There's undeniable star power, though: Julia Butters (of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), and Vanessa Bayer (SNL) round out the new-gen cast, aiming for viral scene-stealing moments. Whether it sticks? TBD.
Would You Watch This—or Stage an Intervention?
Genius or garbage? Depends on your tolerance for body-swap déjà vu. The nostalgia bait is undeniable. The cast? Stacked. The concept? One cursed lightning bolt away from multiverse-of-madness levels of unhinged.
But if this crashes and burns? Don't say we didn't warn you.
