WEEK IN WOMEN: Nisha Ganatra’s FREAKIER FRIDAY opens in August – Brandy McDonnell reports
Director Nisha Ganatra‘s eagerly awaited sequel to Disney’s beloved 2003 Freaky Friday opens exclusively in theaters nationwide on Aug. 8.
The long-awaited follow-up , announced in July 2024, reunites the original’s stars, 2023 Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who are reprising their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman.
Ganatra, a 2015 Primetime Emmy Award nominee for the Amazon Studios series Transparent, takes over as director for the sequel. Mark Waters, whose other directorial credits include The House of Yes, Mean Girls and Vampire Academy, directed the 2003 film.
Born in Vancouver to Indian immigrants, Ganatra made her feature film directorial debut with 1999’s “Chutney Popcorn.” The comedy-drama, which she also starred in and co-wrote, won audience awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Newport Film Festival and Outfest Los Angeles.
Her sophomore feature, 2003’s Cosmopolitan, starring Carol Kane and Roshan Seth, premiered at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, and she followed it up with the 2005 romantic comedy Cake, featuring Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe and Taye Diggs. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.
