It’s a tale as old as time — or at least, a tale Hollywood loves to tell again and again: Body-swapping. It’s magical. It’s comical. It carries heartwarming messages about walking in another’s shoes, and learning about oneself along the way.

So it’s hardly surprising that Freaky Friday , the 2003 version of the 1972 Mary Rodgers novel starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, was a hit. Lohan was endearing and charismatic as an appealing, mildly turbulent teenager, and Curtis was a comic hoot as her control-freak therapist mom.

And while there were a few misfires — the stereotypical Asian representation has aged badly — the film was powered by an easy chemistry between the two stars. So why not revisit the story in 2025? Sequels are often made for far less compelling reasons.

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