Andrew Eccles/Disney; Moviestore/Shutterstock Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are back forFreakier Friday, a sequel to their 2003 comedy The director recently said they "begged" for a cameo from Jodie Foster, who starred in the 1976 originalFreaky Fridaymovie Foster says she was too "busy" making a different movie to do the sequel appearance Jodie Fosteris explaining why she opted out of a cameo appearance in thenewFreaky Fridaysequel. This summer,Lindsay LohanandJamie Lee Curtisreturn to the big screen forFreakier Friday, a followup to their 2003 body-swap comedy. Foster famously starred in Disney's original 1976 version as a child star opposite Barbara Harris. Freakier Fridaydirector Nisha Ganatra toldEntertainment Weeklyin April 2025that "we begged" Foster to make a cameoin the new movie but "she's not going to do it." In an interview withVarietysurrounding the Cannes Film Festival premiere of her French filmVie Privée, Foster, 62, explained why doesn't pop up in the film. "I was busy doing this movie," she said, referring toVie Privée."But Jamie Lee Curtis is a really good friend of mine. I followed the shoot and all that stuff." Walt Disney/Everett Collection Two-time Oscar-winner Foster admitted in the same interview that she "would never have chosen to be an actor" if she hadn't been "thrown into it at age 3." "When I was a kid, I worked so much that by the time that I was 18, I needed to take a different approach," she said, adding, "If I could do something else, if I was a writer or a painter or sculptor, that would be good too. But this is the only skill I have." Foster also shared why she doesn't often take comedic roles. "I don't love doing comedies in English. And maybe it's because, in America, when we make comedies, they don't have a lot of subtlety or intelligence. For me, that's essential," said Foster. "So I don't find very many that I love. Glen Wilson/Disney Added Foster, "It's hard for me to be fascinated with comedy for longer than a week. After about a week, I'm like, 'Oh, can we get this thing over already?' They're much harder to make than dramas." Curtis praised pal Fosterfor her "fierce dedication to her work" while speaking at theSilence of the Lambsstar's hand-and-footprint ceremony at the TCM Classic Film Festival in April 2024. Added Curtis at the time, "She's a creative force and is committed to the work she loves with great performances from that very young age of 3 to this last year at 60...." InFreakier Friday, Curtis, 66, and Lohan, 38, return as mother-daughter duo Tess and Anna Coleman. "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," teases a synopsis. Freakier Fridayis in theaters Aug. 8. Read the original article onPeople
