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Unfortunately, the film hasn’t exactly been accepted with open arms, with some members of the original movie even speaking out against it, which came as a surprise to producer Molly Hassell.

“It should make people proud,” Hassell told THR. “I’m surprised it hasn’t made the original filmmakers more proud, because it’s a step in a different direction, but it’s a necessary step to deal with the age-old themes of love and loss.“

This is the only bit of new news. The article then digs up older comments from the original film's director Alex Proyas and another screenwriter both being critical of this new version.

I'm willing to give the new version a chance but the way these articles are worded, it feels like they're willing the new version to fail regardless. I have a gut feeling this film won't do very well and then hit streaming services quite quickly.

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[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Freaky Friday (2018) is a remake of Freaky Friday (2003) which was a remake of Freaky Friday (1976) which was an adaptation of the book Freaky Friday (1972).

Thankfully though Freaky Friday (2018) is no longer canon as Freakier Friday (2025) is a sequel to Freaky Friday (2003).

Oh and don't forget about Disney's Freak Friday (1995) which was made for TV and premiered on ABC.

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Oh god I hate it 😂