Annette Bening Does 'Freaky Friday'
[Wednesday, May 22nd, 2002]Annette Bening has signed to star in "Freaky Friday," the Walt Disney remake of the classic family comedy, says the Hollywood Reporter.
Bening will take on the role of a widowed mother who constantly argues with her tomboy teen. When she and her daughter reveal their desire to escape their situation, they suddenly exchange bodies. But with Bening's character due to get married, the two are forced to figure out a way to remedy the dilemma.
The original "Freaky Friday," released in 1976, starred Barbara Harris and a young Jodie Foster as her daughter.
The "Freaky Friday" remake is being directed by Mark S. Waters ("The House of Yes") and was written by Heather Hach. Andrew Gunn is producing through his studio-based Gunn Films, while Disney production president Nina Jacobson, senior vp Karen Glass and director Kristin Burr are overseeing for the studio.
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