Chad Michael Murray gushes about filming Freakier Friday with Lindsay Lohan: ‘Felt like a high school reunion’

Chad Michael Murray reflected on his experience returning to the Freaky Friday franchise with Lindsay Lohan.

The One Tree Hill star, 43, sat on a Q&A panel at Christmas Con 2024 in New Jersey earlier this month, where he was asked what it was like working on the upcoming sequel to the 2003 film, according to People.

‘It was great. It was just a nostalgic rush,” Murray said. “It felt like a high school reunion, you know?

‘It felt as if no time had passed, even though there were entire lifetimes in between.’

While he says it’s been “23 years since we were on set making the first one,” he noted that he had a hard time keeping track of who played who while they filmed the body-swapping movie.

‘There [were] moments where I sit there and say, “Okay, who’s who?” …I was very focused. I had to do a lot of homework and I still got it wrong,” he teased. ‘But it was great. So nice.’

In Freakier Friday, Murray reprises the role of Jake, while Lohan, 38, and Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, return to the roles of Anna and Tess Coleman.

In Freakier Friday, Murray reprises the role of Jake, while Lohan, 38, and Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, return to the roles of Anna and Tess Coleman.

The 2003 film was a remake of the original 1976 film starring Barbara Harris and a young Jodie Foster.

Both films were based on Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel Freaky Friday.

The story follows a mother and daughter who switch bodies after reading a mystical Chinese fortune cookie and must pretend to be each other until they figure out how to switch back.

In the new film, Anna and Tess switch bodies with two teenage girls.

Filming for the second episode of was announced in March and takes place more than twenty years after the release of the debut film.

When asked about the sequel, Lohan shared People, “I’m just excited to work with Jamie again and see how much further we can go,” she said.

Freakier Friday will be released in theaters on August 8, 2025.

The One Tree Hill star, 43, sat on a Q&A panel at Christmas Con 2024 in New Jersey earlier this month, where he was asked what it was like working on the upcoming sequel to the 2003 film.

‘It was great. It was just a nostalgic rush,” Murray said. “It felt like a high school reunion, you know? ‘It felt as if no time had passed, even though whole lives were in between’

While Murray was happy to step back into the role of Jake for the Freaky Friday sequel, he will not be reprising his role as Lucas Scott in the One Tree Hill reboot.

The reason for this is that he has no desire to work with his ex-wife Sophia Bush, insiders claim.

Bush and her fellow costar Hilarie Burton, both 42, confirmed in August that a new series is in the works for Netflix — with the pair both serving as executive producers.

The hit series, which ran from 2003 to 2012, was known for a number of explosive storylines, but just as dramatic were the real events behind the scenes, including Murray and Bush’s bitter divorce.

The 2005 split was so divisive that Murray does not want to reunite with or work for his ex on the upcoming project.

“There is no love lost between Chad and Sophia,” an insider told DailyMail.com. “They have both moved on in their personal lives since their divorce.”

Bush and Murray officially started dating in 2003 and married in Santa Monica in 2005.

They partied at the Hotel Casa del Mar with their friends and family, but broke up just five months later amid rumors that Murray had cheated on Bush with Paris Hilton.

It’s been “23 years since we were on set to make the first one,” Murray said. Lindsay Lohan seen here on November 18, 2024

He noted that he had a hard time keeping track of who is who during filming as bodies were switched. Seen here on December 14, 2024

It was rumored at the time that Murray had ended their marriage to none other than his House of Wax costar Paris Hilton.

Bush attempted to have the marriage annulled, citing fraud, but her efforts were unsuccessful and the divorce was eventually finalized in 2006.

“Sophia tried to have their marriage annulled on the grounds of fraud, but she was denied,” the source continued. “The last thing Chad wants or needs is to work with or for Sophia.

“With her producer credit, that means she would be his boss. No amount of money would make him go back.”