Star confirms ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel
Before the movie further ages “like the Crypt Keeper,” Lindsay Lohan has a few words about the “Freaky Friday” sequel. Like, very few.
Lohan confirmed her involvement in the follow-up to the 2003 body-switching comedy on Monday in an interview on “Andy Cohen Live.” That’s when host Cohen asked her about the rumors of a sequel and Lohan asserted that “it is” happening.
The former child star co-starred with Jamie Lee Curtis in the family film, itself a reboot of the 1976 film adaptation of Mary Rodgers’ novel in which Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster starred. However, Lohan didn’t share a timeline or further details about the forthcoming project, telling Cohen, “I don’t want to say too much.
“And we’re both excited,” she said. “I’m gonna speak for Jamie.”
It’s unclear what stage the sequel is in at this point, but it was confirmed in May that Disney had a sequel in the pipeline with both Curtis and Lohan attached. The actors played mother-daughter duo Anna and Tess Coleman, who wake up on a Friday in each others’ bodies. Screenwriter Elyse Hollander is reportedly attached to pen the script for the sequel.
But no official synopsis has been released, nor has information about whether the sequel would go directly to streaming or be a theatrical release.
Poet laureate kicking off project:
The U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón, is launching her intended signature project in April, which is National Poetry Month.
The project is called “You Are Here” and includes an anthology of nature poems and visits to
seven national parks.
On April 2, Milkweed Editions, in association with the Library of Congress, will publish
“You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World,” which includes a foreword by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, an introduction by Limón and poems from Joy Harjo, Jericho Brown and Carl Phillips, among others.
In June, Limón will begin “You Are Here: Poetry in Parks,” which features poetry installations and dedicating works by Mary Oliver, June Jordan and Lucille Clifton, among others.
Mcdermott, Brinkley named Pen/faulkner finalists:
Alice Mcdermott’s novel about military wives in Vietnam, “Absolution,” and the Jamel Brinkley story collection “Witness” are among the finalists for the PEN/ Faulkner Award for fiction.
The other nominees announced Tuesday include Henry Hoke’s “Open Throat,” the rare novel to be narrated by a mountain lion;
Claire Jiménez’s family drama-mystery, “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” and Colin Winnette’s tech-saga, “Users.”
The winner, to be announced next month, receives $15,000. The runners-up each get $5,000. Previous winners include Philip Roth, Ann Patchett and Yiyun Li.
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