Lohan and Lee Curtis hit red carpet for 'freaky' film
The sequel comes more than two decades after the body-swap comedy Freaky Friday became a global hit.
Lee Curtis and Lohan reunite as Tess and Anna Coleman, years after the pair first endured an identity crisis in the 2003 film.
Anna has a daughter and soon-to-be stepdaughter of her own, and is navigating the challenges of merging families when the story gets freakier.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the movie is based on the novel by American composer and screenwriter Mary Rodgers, published in 1972.
The original film earned Disney $US160 million ($A248 million) worldwide, well surpassing its production budget of about $US26 million ($A40 million).
The sequel marks Lohan's return to Hollywood after she was absent for most of the 2010s before her appearance in Falling For Christmas in 2022.
A social media post announcing her return with Lee Curtis in Freakier attracted more than one million likes.
Lohan rose to fame in her role as identical twins in the 1998 film The Parent Trap.
Freakquel co-star Lee-Curtis is an actor, producer, and children's author, best known for her breakout role in the 1978 rendition of Halloween and its six sequels.
Lohan and Lee Curtis attended the Australian premiere at Bondi Junction in Sydney on Tuesday, following multiple appearances at premieres across the world including London, New York and Mexico City.
The film will be released in Australian cinemas on Thursday.
Hollywood stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have graced an Australian red carpet for the premiere of Disney's Freakier Friday.
The sequel comes more than two decades after the body-swap comedy Freaky Friday became a global hit.
Lee Curtis and Lohan reunite as Tess and Anna Coleman, years after the pair first endured an identity crisis in the 2003 film.
Anna has a daughter and soon-to-be stepdaughter of her own, and is navigating the challenges of merging families when the story gets freakier.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the movie is based on the novel by American composer and screenwriter Mary Rodgers, published in 1972.
The original film earned Disney $US160 million ($A248 million) worldwide, well surpassing its production budget of about $US26 million ($A40 million).
The sequel marks Lohan's return to Hollywood after she was absent for most of the 2010s before her appearance in Falling For Christmas in 2022.
A social media post announcing her return with Lee Curtis in Freakier attracted more than one million likes.
Lohan rose to fame in her role as identical twins in the 1998 film The Parent Trap.
Freakquel co-star Lee-Curtis is an actor, producer, and children's author, best known for her breakout role in the 1978 rendition of Halloween and its six sequels.
Lohan and Lee Curtis attended the Australian premiere at Bondi Junction in Sydney on Tuesday, following multiple appearances at premieres across the world including London, New York and Mexico City.
The film will be released in Australian cinemas on Thursday.
Hollywood stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have graced an Australian red carpet for the premiere of Disney's Freakier Friday.
The sequel comes more than two decades after the body-swap comedy Freaky Friday became a global hit.
Lee Curtis and Lohan reunite as Tess and Anna Coleman, years after the pair first endured an identity crisis in the 2003 film.
Anna has a daughter and soon-to-be stepdaughter of her own, and is navigating the challenges of merging families when the story gets freakier.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the movie is based on the novel by American composer and screenwriter Mary Rodgers, published in 1972.
The original film earned Disney $US160 million ($A248 million) worldwide, well surpassing its production budget of about $US26 million ($A40 million).
The sequel marks Lohan's return to Hollywood after she was absent for most of the 2010s before her appearance in Falling For Christmas in 2022.
A social media post announcing her return with Lee Curtis in Freakier attracted more than one million likes.
Lohan rose to fame in her role as identical twins in the 1998 film The Parent Trap.
Freakquel co-star Lee-Curtis is an actor, producer, and children's author, best known for her breakout role in the 1978 rendition of Halloween and its six sequels.
Lohan and Lee Curtis attended the Australian premiere at Bondi Junction in Sydney on Tuesday, following multiple appearances at premieres across the world including London, New York and Mexico City.
The film will be released in Australian cinemas on Thursday.
Hollywood stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have graced an Australian red carpet for the premiere of Disney's Freakier Friday.
The sequel comes more than two decades after the body-swap comedy Freaky Friday became a global hit.
Lee Curtis and Lohan reunite as Tess and Anna Coleman, years after the pair first endured an identity crisis in the 2003 film.
Anna has a daughter and soon-to-be stepdaughter of her own, and is navigating the challenges of merging families when the story gets freakier.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the movie is based on the novel by American composer and screenwriter Mary Rodgers, published in 1972.
The original film earned Disney $US160 million ($A248 million) worldwide, well surpassing its production budget of about $US26 million ($A40 million).
The sequel marks Lohan's return to Hollywood after she was absent for most of the 2010s before her appearance in Falling For Christmas in 2022.
A social media post announcing her return with Lee Curtis in Freakier attracted more than one million likes.
Lohan rose to fame in her role as identical twins in the 1998 film The Parent Trap.
Freakquel co-star Lee-Curtis is an actor, producer, and children's author, best known for her breakout role in the 1978 rendition of Halloween and its six sequels.
Lohan and Lee Curtis attended the Australian premiere at Bondi Junction in Sydney on Tuesday, following multiple appearances at premieres across the world including London, New York and Mexico City.
The film will be released in Australian cinemas on Thursday.
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