1. Based on Mary Rodgers‘ 1972 book of the exact same name, the 2003 Freaky Friday is the 2nd remake of the exact same story. The very first movie adjustment was launched in 1976, while a made-for-television take followed in 1995.
2. The movie’s manufacturer Andrew Gunn connected to Jodie Foster, who played Annabel in the 1976 movie, with the hope that she would have an interest in handling the mom function. Foster handed down the chance as she was worried her casting would be an interruption.
3. Annette Bening was cast to play Tess Coleman, however left 6 days prior to shooting was set to start.
4. After increasing to popularity as the initial scream queen, Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis believed her prominent woman days lagged her when she was approached by director Mark Waters to change Bening.
“I was telling interviewers I was 44, a little chubby, my hair was grey, I was refusing to dye it, and I was content with my life,” Curtis informed the Telegraph in2003 “In this business, I’ve always known there’s a point at which the best thing to do is gently back out of the door.”
