'Freakier Friday' trivia and fun facts

Jamie Lee Curtis

It was Jamie Lee Curtis who persuaded Lindsay Lohan to return to Disney again as the two became close friends after the 2003 film.

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon's first non-NCIS: Criminología Naval (2003) related work in 13 years.

This is the first Freaky Friday movie to be shot in a widescreen 2.39:1 aspect ratio, unlike the first movie, which was shot in a taller 1.85:1 aspect ratio.

Lindsay Lohan and Elaine Hendrix

Lindsay Lohan and Elaine Hendrix came together again in this film after starring in Juego de gemelas (1998).

Lindsay Lohan

This film marks Lindsay Lohan's first theatrically released leading role (with a wide release) in 18 years. Her last such film was I Know Who Killed Me (2007).

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster was offered to reprise her role as Annnabel from Un Viernes Alocado (1976), but she had to decline in favor of shooting Vida privada (2025) instead.