Disney’s sequel Freaky Friday reunites stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan for the first time since the 2003 original.

Written by Jordan Weiss and directed by Nisha Ganatra, the new film has been praised for bringing a new take to the story while honoring the first one.

Fans have been pleased to see so many actors returning for the sequel more than 20 years later. That includes not only the leads but actors like Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky and Ryan Malgarini, who has since retired from acting but returned to reprise his role as Curtis’ son.

Mark Waters scored a major career breakthrough after directing the 2003 version. While the director earned raves for his 1997 indie debut “The House of Yes,” Waters uanble to get work after his 2001 sophomore effort, “Head over Heels.”

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In addition to launching Lohan’s teen career, “Freaky Friday” jump-started Waters as a filmmaker, leading to such hits as Mean Girls (also with Lohan) and “Mister Popper’s Penguins.”

Waters is supportive of the new film and intended of seeing it opening weekend, but he was waylaid by his busy schedule.

He’s in the middle of post on his new film, Hershey, starring Finn Wittrock as Milton S. Hershey, the founder of the chocolate empire, and Alexandra Daddario as his wife Kitty.