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Jamie Lee Curtis shares how to see Sophia Hammons’ excellent audition convinced her young star that was perfect for Friday’s freak.
Published on August 17, 2025 Sun 09:18:03 -0500 by Aedan Juvet
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Article summary
- Jamie Lee Curtis reveals how Sophia Hammons' audition makes her perfect for Freakier Freakier's new role on Friday.
- Freakier Friday brought back Curtis and Lindsay Lohan for a multi-generational body plastic comedy.
- The sequel scored very well, box office returns and positive reviews proved that nostalgic films still attracted fans.
- A new cast and fresh comedy drive help balance the charm and novel audience on Friday.
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2003, the comedy released in 2003 Weird FridayDisney finally answered the fans (and their stars), hope and Friday's weirddramatic follow-up activities, have been carefully traction Year Before officially entering production in 2024. Now Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan The film is even deeper into the chaos of body-shaping as the return of mother-daughter duo Tess and Anna Coleman, this time involving Anna's teenage daughter and her soon to become her stepdaughter. Essentially, it aims to provide multi-generational twists with warm nostalgia and new comedy dynamics.
(LR) Julia Butters plays Harper Coleman and Sophia Hammons as Lily Davies in Disney's Freak Friday. Photos of Glen Wilson. ©2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
Jamie Lee Curtis shares her first impression of Sophia Hammons Friday's weird Audition
What are the important reasons why fans think this sequel is worth waiting for? An ensemble of new stars and return stars. In fact, Curtis is not only a star, but also a producer, and he knew early on who embodies the right spirit for the ever-expanding world of characters. As she said Collider About Casting Sophia Hammons (The actor plays her role as the stepdaughter), the actor reveals: “I watched all the auditions and I kept saying…'That British girl, she's really good.” She left, “She's not in English.” I thought, shut up. “I mean, it really shocked me a little because it was a very mature show…so, I had some early views.”
After the release, most critics and audiences were Friday's weirdbecause the scores between the review platforms are currently quite strong. Although it's far from perfect, consensus seems to be the sequel (mostly) that charm and freshness hit the right balance. On the opening weekend alone, the film earned $29 million in healthy box office at the domestic box office, even though it shared the screen with other summer heavy hitters. Now, it's at $44 million worldwide (estimated budget of $40 million), so who knows what's going on? Maybe one day we will even watch another movie. While this may be targeting a larger niche audience, the film’s success shows that viewers still attract nostalgic IPs, regardless of the genre.
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