Why the time was right for reunion of Freaky friends

Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Chad Michael Murray discuss the joy of reuniting 22 years later for Freakier Friday. Words by Lynn Rusk.

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For millennials there are a few hallmark films that have helped shape a generation, Freaky Friday being one of them.

The 2003 family classic, starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, tells the iconic story of a mother and her teenage daughter who swap bodies for one chaotic, event-filled weekday.

Now, 22 years later, the cast has reunited for a sequel titled Freakier Friday, revisiting the film's themes from a very different stage in life.

The story picks up with Lohan's character, Anna, now a mother to a teenage daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepmother.

In the sequel, Anna's daughter Harper, played by Julia Butters and her soon-to-be stepdaughter Lily Davies, portrayed by Sophia Hammons, join Anna and her mother Tess in a wild, quadruple body swap.

"I think now is the perfect time for the sequel because it's believable that Anna could be a young mom," says Lohan, 39. "It makes sense. We've had time to give space for Anna and allow this relationship to evolve in different ways."

Lohan, who was 16 when she first starred in Freaky Friday, is now a mother herself. She says her real-life experience of parenthood has helped her connect more deeply with her character.

"Now I'm a mom, so I can relate to Anna more in the life that she's living."

Lohan, who rose to fame in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap and later starred in Mean Girls, says she was thrilled to reunite with Curtis on set.