Julia Butters, identified for her work in As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Fabelmans, is in talks to affix the Freaky Friday sequel at Disney, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The studio first confirmed plans for the long-hoped-for movie final 12 months, and in March introduced Nisha Ganatra of Welcome to Chippendales had been tapped to direct.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who starred within the authentic, had been additionally in talks to return, although the studio has not formally confirmed any of its solid, together with Curtis and Lohan. Disney had no touch upon Butters’ casting.
Andrew Gunn, who produced the 2003 film, will produce alongside former Disney exec Kristin Burr.
Curtis and Lohan have spoken brazenly of their aspirations for a Freaky Friday sequel for years. “We might solely make one thing that individuals would completely adore,” Lohan instructed the New York Instances in 2023.
The pair celebrated the information of Ganatra’s hiring in March with a submit on Instagram.
The earlier movie was a remake of the a 1977 movie starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster that was primarily based on the 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers. Directed by Mark Waters from a script by Heather Hach and Leslie, the 2003 film made $160.8 million worldwide, earned optimistic opinions from critics and is now thought of a cult basic.
The Insneider first reported the information.
Butters is repped by UTA.