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‘Freakier Friday’ Team Says Original Film’s Asian Representation Was ‘Problematic’ but Sequel Will ‘Make It Right’
'Freakier Friday' director Nisha Ganatra and star Manny Jacinto discuss how their sequel addresses 'hurtful' Asian stereotypes from the original film.
In the 2003 film, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan play a mother and daughter who are constantly at odds. Manny Jacinto said he had “concerns” about “Freakier Friday” before he officially joined the cast as Eric, Anna’s fiancé, but was happy with how Ganatra handled the Asian representation in the new film. “When I considered hopping on board, I remember watching the first Freaky Friday and being like, ‘This did not age very well, regarding the diverse characters.’ Knowing Nisha and speaking to other people within our circles, I knew we had a captain who was very much aware of those archetypes, or those issues presented in the first one.
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