Chad Michael Murray, Lindsay Lohan.Photo:Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images
Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images
Chad Michael Murrayloved getting to reconnect with hisFreaky FridaycostarLindsay Lohanfor the film’s upcoming sequel.
While attendingChristmas Con 2024in Edison, N.J., on Dec. 15, the actor, 43, took part in a fan Q&A, where he was asked aboutFreakier Friday.
“It was awesome. It was just a nostalgic kick,” Murray said of the project. “It felt like ahigh school reunion, you know? It felt like no time had passed, and yet we had entire lives in between.”
Then, highlighting that it had been “23 years since we were on set doing the first one,“The Merry Gentlemenstar also explained that following the plot of the film, which deals with body swapping between family members, could, at times, be confusing.
“There [were] moments where I’m sitting there going, ‘Okay, who’s who?’ … I was really focused. I had to do my homework, like, a lot, and then I’d still get it wrong,” he teased. “But it was great. So much fun.”
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Lindsay Lohan and Chad Michael Murray in ‘Freaky Friday.'.Ron Batzdorff/Walt Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Ron Batzdorff/Walt Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Freakier Fridaywill see Murray return as his character Jake from the original film, while Lohan, 38, will reprise her role as Anna Coleman andJamie Lee Curtiswill once again star as her mother, Tess Coleman.
Other original stars, includingMark Harmon, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao will also be back in the sequel.
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Freakier Fridaywill hit theaters on Aug. 8, 2025.
source: people.com
