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Original Freaky Fri. Director Was Not Asked to Do Sequel

“Freaky Friday” director Mark Waters says he wanted to be involved in sequel but 'was not invited to the party'
Mark Waters, who directed the 2003 movie Freaky Friday, says he wanted to be a part of the sequel, Freakier Friday. According to a new interview, the filmmaker expressed his interest in serving as an executive producer or a more tertiary role.
Original ‘Freaky Friday’ Director Claims He ‘Wasn’t Invited’ to Work on Sequel: ‘Did Raise My Hand’
Original 'Freaky Friday' director Mark Waters reveals he was not invited to take part in the 2025 sequel starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis
Original Freaky Friday Director Was Not Asked to Do the Sequel: 'I Was Not Invited to the Party'
Waters admitted he never developed his own sequel to 2003's Freaky Friday, adding he wanted to be involved. "Yeah, unfortunately, I was not invited to the party. I did raise my hand and say I’d love to be involved somehow, even in a kind of godfather aspect or executive producer. But I was not extended an invitation ."
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‘Freaky Friday’ director reveals he wasn’t invited back for sequel: ‘I did raise my hand’
“Yeah, unfortunately, I was not invited to the party,” Waters, 61, told Variety of the sequel in an interview published Friday, Aug. 15. “I did raise my hand and say I’d love to be involved somehow, even in a kind of godfather aspect or executive producer.”
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