"Freakier Friday" Trailer Details And Easter Eggs

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'00s kids, LISTEN UP! We're all aware that Freakier Friday — the sequel to iconic 2003 masterpiece Freaky Friday — is coming out this summer. We're all sooooooo ready, and we'll all be there in theatres wearing our pop-punk clothes on August 8.
Well, after months (or really, years) of waiting on the edge of our seats, we finally got our first look at the movie. Yep, the trailer just dropped, and it's two minutes and eleven seconds of glorious nostalgia. Plus, there are some fun EASTER EGGS we need to discuss.
In case you're unaware, we already knew a bit about the movie. Virtually everyone from the original cast is reprising their roles — Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chao...
...and joining the cast are Manny Jacinto (my Canadian king, AKA Jason from The Good Place), Julia Butters, and Sophia Hammons. Manny plays Eric, Anna's (Lindsay's) soon-to-be husband; Julia plays Harper, Anna's daughter; and Sophia plays Lily, Eric's daughter.
We also knew that Anna and Tess (Lindsay and Jamie) would indeed be swapping places again — but this time, with Harper and Lily respectively. So Anna switches with her daughter, and Jamie switches with her soon-to-be-step-granddaughter. (Yes, I know, it's confusing. My brain hurt a bit trying to understand what was going on.)
Anyway, into the trailer itself. We start by learning it's Anna's wedding week. But her daughter Harper *really* dislikes her soon-to-be-stepsister, Lily, and the feeling is mutual. Harper calls Lily a "little demon-thing with an obnoxious accent." (Lily's accent is British, BTW.)
Then, at Anna's bachelorette party, there's some kind of psychic (Vanessa Bayer) giving everyone readings. She tells Anna and Tess, "You've walked in each other's path. You learned a lesson — a lesson that may serve you again." Foreshadowingggggg.
"Change the hearts you know are wrong to reach the place where you belong," the fortune teller says. We can presume this is the "prophecy" of sorts, as this line plays while Harper and Lily switch places with Anna and Tess.
Here's where it gets exciting (and a bit complicated, so hang in there). Harper (as Anna) and Lily (as Tess) realize, "As teenagers, we have no power. But as adults, we can break our parents up for good." Then, the bomb drop: "All you have to do is reunite [Anna] with her first love."
We then see Harper (as Anna) trying to flirt with Jake — ahem, yes, Chad Michael Murray — as part of Harper and Lily's plan to break up Anna and Eric. And it's glorious. It's beautiful. I guess I can finally reveal that my '00s kid crush on Chad is still VERY much alive.
Here's where our first major Easter egg comes in. In the background of the record store where Harper (as Anna) and Jake meet, there's a Britney Spears vinyl in the background. What album is it? In the Zone.
And must I remind you? In the Zone came out in 2003, the same year Freaky Friday did. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. In the same scene, we see Harper (as Anna) dancing, but in the trailer, we can't hear what song she's dancing to...I'm crossing my fingers that we hear Toxic in the movie, though.
And here comes another detail I bet you didn't notice on a first watch. In the trailer, we see a short cameo of Elaine Hendrix, who appears to play a store clerk. Who's Elaine Hendrix, you ask? Oh, just MEREDITH BLAKE from The Parent Trap. THE QUEEN. ANOTHER '90s–'00s MOVIE ICON.
Another thing. You might remember Pink Slip, the name of Anna's band with her two best friends, Maddie (Christina Vidal Mitchell) and Peg (Haley Hudson). Well, Pink Slip is alive and well, and they look INCREDIBLE. It's just a second-long shot, though, so blink and you'll miss it.
We can hear a small snippet of what sounds like Take Me Away in the background of the trailer at one point, a song I've had on repeat ever since I had a purple iPod Nano. So it looks like Pink Slip will be reprising this song in the new movie. I have chills just thinking about it.
And by the way, the guitar we see Anna playing? It's red, just like the guitar her character played in the original movie. The exact same shade and everything...that's some attention to detail for ya.
Another blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment from the trailer: the mother-daughter duo from the Chinese restaurant in the original Freaky Friday movie, Pei-Pei (Rosalind Chao) and her mom (Lucille Soong), are at Anna's bachelorette party, which is just ADORABLE. They're seen posing adorably with Tess. Good to know they've stayed in touch.
Last but not least, I gotta tell you what song is playing throughout the whole trailer. They picked a good one: HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan. Yes, I'm serious...I may have squealed when I heard it playing.
Anyway, it's clear this is shaping up to be the movie of the summer, a true masterpiece that'll awaken the '00s kid inside my heart. The trailer lived up to all my wildest expectations (although I was low-key hoping for more Manny Jacinto), and I'm sure the movie will do the same.
If you haven't seen the Freakier Friday trailer, you can watch it here. Then come back and tell me your thoughts on it in the comments below!
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