Jamie Lee Curtis has shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of Freakier Friday, while calling out the “intrusive” paparazzi for capturing the image.
On Thursday (August 22), the actress took to Instagram to post the picture, which shows her and co-star Lindsay Lohan embracing each other while wearing wetsuits on the beach.
“OK. Because other outlets have posted it, I am going to take advantage of the intrusion of a paparazzi picture into the creative process of filmmaking,” Curtis wrote.
“We have tried to so hard to keep our story a secret and private until it’s time for release but once in a while an image comes out, and it doesn’t tell you anything about the story or about what’s going on with the characters but it does show the joy and fun that we had making #FREAKIERFRIDAY and we know it will be the experience that you will have in the theatres next year.”
She added: “Yes, you heard me… The theatres. The place we all go and enjoy a shared experience in the dark while munching popcorn and candy and laughing together and sometimes crying together. Until then.”
Freakier Friday, the long-awaited sequel to 2003 family comedy Freaky Friday, sees Curtis and Lohan reunite as mother and daughter Tess and Anna Coleman. The original film followed the duo as they were forced to live each other’s lives after magically switching bodies.
According to a Walt Disney Studios press release, the upcoming sequel “picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.”
Production on the sequel concluded on Thursday (August 22), and Curtis marked the occasion with a celebratory Instagram post.
“It’s a WRAP! #freakierfriday @disneystudios,” she wrote. “Mommy was up way effing past her bedtime. No filter. Little sleep. Lots of laughs and a little blood, much sweat and copious tears. We made it for all of you and I can’t wait for you to see it and I’m thrilled to have been reunited with @lindsaylohan and get to watch new talents form and expand.”
Lohan also marked the end of production with an image on Instagram of her riding a bike on set. “Thank you to the amazing Cast, Crew, producers and everyone @disneystudios who put so much love and effort into making this movie! Can’t wait to share it with you all!” she captioned the post.
Freakier Friday is scheduled to release in cinemas in 2025.
Elsewhere, Curtis recently revealed that she asks for crew members to wear name tags on set, explaining: “You guys know our names, we don’t know yours. There’s something inequitable to me about that.”