Ron Batzdorff/Walt Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have stayed in touch and maintained a close bond in the years following 2003'sFreaky Friday "I think it's important, particularly with someone who is young in the movie business, if you connect with them, you have to let them know it's real," Curtis told PEOPLE The pair starred as a mother and daughter who swap bodies in the popular film, and they will reprise their roles in a sequel hitting theaters this summer Jamie Lee CurtisandLindsay Lohanare one dynamic duo! Curtis, 66, and Lohan, 38, have stayed in touch and maintained a close bond in the years following 2003'sFreaky Friday, a film in which they starred as a mother and daughter who swap bodies. "Lindsay was 15, and as she's matured, we've stayed in contact our whole lives," Curtis told PEOPLE exclusively at the Amazon Upfront in New York City on May 12. "I think it's important, particularly with someone who is young in the movie business, if you connect with them, you have to let them know it's real. There's R-E-E-L life, and then there's R-E-A-L life," she continued. "I wanted her to understand that there was a bridge and that I was real, and that she always could be real with me. And she was." Added theScarpettastar: "Through the course of her young life, we've stayed in contact." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ron Batzdorff/Walt Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock According to Curtis, she and Lohan have a lot more that they can bond over nowadays than ever before. "Now she is a mommy," the Oscar-winner stated, referring to Lohan's toddler sonLuai, whom she shares with husbandBader Shammas. (Curtis shares two daughters with husbandChristopher Guest: Ruby and Annie.) The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Curtis added that a photo of herself and Lohan taken during one of their get-togethers sent the internet into a frenzy — and then got them thinking about a sequel toFreaky Friday. "It was her visiting me, bringing her baby to visit me, that led to a picture of the two of us that I posted, and then the floodgate of people going, 'Oh my God, oh my God,' and then me calling Disney going, 'Hi! Lindsay's old enough to have a teenager. Let's go!' And then they did," she explained. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Freakier Friday, a soon-to-be-released sequel to the popular Disney film, sees Lohan and Curtis reprise their roles as mother-daughter duo Anna and Tess Coleman as they swap bodies with two others — 22 years after their first time doing so. "The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice," a synopsis for the project teases. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Mark Harmon,Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao are among the returning actors from 2003's original. Vanessa Bayer, Julia Butters,Manny Jacinto,Maitreyi Ramakrishnanand Sophia Hammons, meanwhile, have joined in new roles, and Lohan'sThe Parent TrapcostarElaine Hendrixalsomakes a cameo. Freakier Fridayis in theaters on Aug. 8. Read the original article onPeople
