Chad Michael Murray starred in the 2003 Disney remake Freaky Friday, and will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel, Freakier Friday, a film he thinks will have even better chemistry the second time around.
What did Chad Michael Murray say about Freakier Friday?
Speaking to ComingSoon in a recent interview, Murray was asked about returning to the movie, something he feels “blessed” to be able to do. He also noted that it felt like almost no time had passed once everyone stepped back on set.
“Good. I can only say I just feel blessed. You know, I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to work with Jamie Lee [Curtis] and Lindsay [Lohan] 22 years ago, and then here we are going on set,” said Murray. “It felt like it’s bizarre because it felt like no time had passed, but yet, at the same time, we had had entire lifetimes in between finish to start, you know what I mean?”
Murray went on to say that Jamie Lee Curtis had become a “champion leader” on set, and that it felt like great timing that he returns to the project.
“So, I’ll tell you that the new additions to the cast are incredible. Jamie was just such a champion leader in every way, from preparation to making everybody comfortable and ready to go and to bringing and elevating the script on a daily basis,” Murray said. “It was a great team, everyone from Kristen Burr and our director, [Nisha Ganatra] and Jamie and Lindsay, just everybody all out together just wanted to make a great movie and make sure if we’re gonna do it, we were gonna do it right. So it felt really blessed to have the opportunity to come back, live in Jake’s clothes, and decide what Jake had been doing the past 22 years with his life. Conveniently, my hair just happened to be long again. I hadn’t had it long forever, and all of a sudden I’m like, “Oh yeah, ’tis the season.”
Murray thinks chemistry will be even better in sequel
Murray also spoke about the chemistry of the upcoming movie, and said he thinks the fact that everyone has been in the world of acting for so long and had a chance to evolve, that coming back together will make things great.
“I think it was better for me. I think it’s even better chemistry, to be honest with you, because I was a baby then, you know? It was one of my first gigs, so you’re a little more green behind the ears,” said Murray. “So I think you’ve aged, right? You’ve really worked on your instrument a little bit more. So you’re more willing to take chances and try new things. I don’t think the nerves are as heavy as they were back 22 years ago.
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“I think that it’s exciting when you got babies coming to set. I got three kids now. Lindsay’s got her little baby, and it’s like we’re all in these different places in our lives from where we were so long ago. It’s just a really cool moment. It’s really incredibly fulfilling and a nostalgic burst for us as well, making it as I hope it is. And I believe it’s going to be for everyone watching it on August 8.”
