Mark Waters, director of the 2003 'Freaky Friday,' discusses how the film helped his career and whether he was asked to direct 'Freakier Friday.'

“Yeah, unfortunately, I was not invited to the party,” Waters, 61, told Variety of the sequel in an interview published Friday, Aug. 15. “I did raise my hand and say I’d love to be involved somehow, even in a kind of godfather aspect or executive producer.”

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.