Freaky Friday 2, the long-awaited sequel to Disney’s family comedy is finally in the works, but fans are split over one key element.
After years of speculation,Freaky Friday 2is finally set to commence filming this summer. While it’s not decided whether the movie will be released in theaters or on Disney Plus, fans are already getting vocal about the long-awaited follow-up.
But not everyone is on the same page, with many being split on whether the body-switching sequel is worthy of a theatrical release, or if thenew movieshould head straight to streaming.
“Disney, I am BEGGING YOU, please give this a theatrical release!” saidone fan on X.Another agreed, adding: “Y’all better show some respect and not throw it on D+.”
“I want to be sitting in a dark theater, throwing fistfuls of popcorn down my gullet and crying over Lindsay and Jamie Lee. Straight. To. Theaters,” saidone comment.
However, not everyone was in agreement. Some are of the firm belief that Freaky Friday 2 will not succeed if it goes out to theaters, and that it will in all likelihood end up going straight to streaming anyway.
“I don’t think the film would do that well at the box office, but I could see it being a huge draw for Disney+,” arguedone user.
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“I’d bet most of money (figuratively, of course) this goes to Disney+,” saidanother.One commentsaid: “I feel this would do better on streaming. I would watch this but I wouldn’t pay to go see it.”
Freaky Friday 2 will be directed by Nisha Ganatra, who previously worked on episodes of Hulu’s Welcome to Chippendales.
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
