Acolyte Star Confirmed to Play Key Role in Freaky Friday 2

Crazy Friday 2 stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teased The Acolyte the role of star Manny Jacinto in the highly anticipated comedy sequel to the iconic 2003 film. Production on the project is currently underway in Los Angeles.




During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Curtis confirmed that Jacinto will play Lohan's character's new love interest, Anna.Manny plays Lindsay's husband, but that's all we can say.,” revealed the Oscar winner. Meanwhile, Lohan described The good place actor as “adorable, so funny.” At the end of Crazy FridayAnna eventually started dating her longtime crush Jake, after successfully resolving her body-swapping incident with her mother. With the addition of Jacinto as Anna's husband in the sequel, this seemingly suggests that Anna and Jake's romance did not have a happy ending. Despite this, A tree hill Veteran Chad Michael Murray is still expected to reprise his role as Jake.

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Jacinto most recently appeared in Lucasfilm's latest film Star Wars series, The Acolytewhere he gave a memorable performance as the Sith Master Qimir. In a previous interview, Jacinto revealed that he had to train for nearly four months to prepare for his character's big lightsaber battle. Prior to that, Jacinto had first gotten recognition for his starring role as Jason Mendoza in the NBC comedy The good placeaired from 2016 to 2020 for four seasons. The upcoming Crazy Friday The sequel will be Jacinto's first major film project, following his supporting role in the 2022 film Top Gun: The Legend Continues.



What to expect from Freakier Friday

Now titled as Strangest FridayThe sequel is directed by Nisha Ganatra (The high note) from a screenplay written by Doll face creator Jordan Weiss. In addition to Curtis and Lohan, the film will also see the return of cast members; Mark Harmon as Ryan, Rosalind Chao as Pei-Pei, Lucille Soong as Pei-Pei's Mom, Stephen Tobolowsky as Mr. Elton Bates, Christina Vidal Mitchell as Maddie, and Haley Hudson as Peg. They will be joined by new cast members Julia Butters (The Fabelmans), Sophia Hammons (Undercover) and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (I have never). Further details about their characters are still being kept secret.

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The official synopsis for Strangest Friday reads, “A sequel to the beloved 2003 film with a multigenerational twist, the film picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) have 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 really might strike twice.” The original film was based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers. The aforementioned novel was first adapted to the big screen in 1976, with a young Jodie Foster in the title role.

Strangest Friday will debut in 2025.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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