‘Freaky Friday 2’: New Set Image Confirms Chad Michael Murray’s Return!! Check It Out!!

Disney is hitting fans with another dose of nostalgia with its Freaky Friday 2. The sequel has been on fans’ minds for years, however, the wheels started rolling on it during the last few years. The feature will bring back Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in now a generational body swap comedy. While we recently saw some behind the scenes images from filming in Los Angeles, setting the stage for perfect family reunion, now we also have our official look at Chad Michael Murray.

In the new image unveiled by Disney, Murray is seen sitting on a bike, very much in character, as Jake. The original movie sees him as Jake, Anna’s secret crush and a fellow rock music lover, who is disliked by his mother. In turn of events, Anna’s mother Tess gets to see a different side of Jake and finally allows Anna to start dating him. It’ll be interesting to see how Anna, Tess and Jakes’ relationship pans out after so many years.

The film also casts Mark Harmon as Ryan, Christina Vidal Mitchell as Maddie, Haley Hudson as Peg, Rosalind Chao as Pei-Pei, Lucille Soong as Pei-Pei’s Mom, Stephen Tobolowsky as Mr. Elton Bates, along with Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.

What to Expect From ‘Freaky Friday 2’?

Jake is back, baby.

The sequel to Freaky Friday is coming to theaters 2025. pic.twitter.com/mNwuEt1L9w

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) July 18, 2024

Freaky Friday 2 directed by Nisha Ganatra promises a “multigenerational twist” and picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis in the original movie. Anna now has a daughter of her own as well as a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As Tess and Anna navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, they “discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.” Ganatra helms the fantasy comedy from a script by Jordan Weiss.

The cast including Lohan and Curtis have been quiet vocal about their excitement of returning to their characters. “How great would that be? To bring Jake back? It’s one of those things where [it was] such a big part of my life,” Murray previously, spoke of reprising Jake, “I mean, that was one of the main reasons for doing Mother of the Bride is when Mark called, and I got to talk to Mark [Waters], and I said, ‘Mark, we’re gonna get the band back together. Let’s go.'”