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Jamie Lee Curtis on Reuniting with Lindsay Lohan for ‘Freakier Friday,' Her ‘The Bear' Emmy Nom and Stephen Colbert's ‘Late Show' Cancellation: ‘It's Awful'
Jamie Lee Curtis says she's learned a lot from Lindsay Lohan since reuniting for 'Freakier Friday,' the much buzzed-about sequel to 2003's 'Freaky Friday.'
'She has taught me so much,' Curtis told Variety's Marc Malkin on Thursday at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. 'She has her team, where her two people would be standing on either side of a camera holding a big light. It's Lindsay lighting — that would have been good branding — they hold lights so that we look better. So, I've learned a lot from her already. We had a good time. We love each other.'
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The original movie, based on Mary Rodgers' 1972 novel of the same name, follows mother-daughter duo Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) switching bodies. The new story features a 'multigenerational twist' that features Anna as a mom.
'It's a movie for today,' Curtis said of the second installment. 'It is a happy, nostalgic, funny, sweet, heartfelt, Disney movie right at the end of the summer. There haven't been a lot of movies for women, and this is a love letter to every mother, grandma, sister, cousin and daughter.'
Curtis and Lohan will be joined by returning cast members Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao. Additionally, 'The Acolyte' star Manny Jacinto, 'Never Have I Ever' breakout Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Sophia Hammons and Julia Butters will also appear in the sequel.
Andrew Gunn, who produced the first movie, is producing the sequel alongside former Disney executive Kristin Burr, with a script from 'Dollface' creator Jordan Weiss. Nisha Ganatra directs the film. Curtis, Nathan Kelly, Ann Marie Sanderlin and Lohan also serve as executive producers.
'Freakier Friday' is in theaters Aug. 8.
Curtis also talked about her recent and second Emmy nomination for her work as Donna on 'The Bear' following her win last year. 'I can't believe it,' Curtis said, adding, 'It's just beautiful. It's a beautiful show and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. I love it. I'm a fan of the show. I was a fan from the beginning and so I just love the stories they tell and the characters they create.'
As for the possibility of a Donna spinoff, Curtis insisted, 'Never, never.'
Just hours before the Las Culturistas Culture Awards carpet, it was announced that Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' show was being cancelled. 'It's bad,' Curtis offered. 'I'm excited that I will get to be on his show in about two weeks. I've never been on his show. I really like him. He's smart and funny and a lovely human. It's awful.'
The Las Culturistas Culture Awards air Aug. 5 on Bravo and next day on Peacock.
See more photos from the awards below.
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