Jamie Lee Curtis lobbied for Freakier Friday to be shot in Los Angeles and during the world premiere of the movie explained why. Talking to Deadline on the red carpet of the Freaky Friday sequel premiere,

Time flies! The "Freakier Friday" cast is sharing their thoughts on reuniting for the anticipated Disney sequel 22 years after their beloved original. Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Chad Michael Murray tell Access Hollywood's Zuri Hall at the Los Angeles premiere what they remember from their time working together in the early 2000s and how much has changed for them since.

Freakier Friday, which hits theaters August 8, comes more than two decades after the 2003 beloved classic, which starred Curtis and Lohan as mother-daughter duo Tess and Anna, who are forced to live each other’s lives after switching bodies.