Freaky Friday director Mark Waters had hopes of working on the film’s long-awaited 2025 sequel — but, according to him, never got the opportunity. “I was not invited to the party,” Waters, 61, claimed in an interview with Variety published on Saturday.

Mark Waters, who helmed Lindsay Lohan classics “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls,” says he was “not invited” to be involved with “Freakier Friday.”

Mark Waters, who directed the 2003 movie Freaky Friday, says he wanted to be a part of the sequel, Freakier Friday. According to a new interview, the filmmaker expressed his interest in serving as an executive producer or a more tertiary role. But Waters says he "was not invited to the party."