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When former Disney CEO Michael Eisner asked about her twin sister during the 1998 premiere of The Parent Trap, the actress recalled an unforgettable back-and-forth.
Lindsay, who was 12 at the time, said, "I was so young," on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on November 20. "I'll never forget what I said, even though I'm not sure how I came up with it. "Well, since I don't have one, you should have paid me double," I said.
The 38-year-old, after all, portrayed Annie James and Hallie Parker, identical twins who first cross paths at the same summer camp and try to get back together with their parents, Nick (Dennis Quaid) and Elizabeth (Natasha Richardson).
She also disclosed that she would be amenable to a reboot under the direction of Nancy Meyers, who directed the 1998 film. Simply stated, Lindsay said, "I would never say no to Nancy."
There are other celebrities who would like to return for Parent Trap 2. Indeed, Lisa Ann Walter would be delighted to return to her role as Chessy, the housekeeper.
In a joint interview with former co-star Elaine Hendrix last February, she told E! News, "What we get online more than anything is kids that are now in their 20s and 30s that say, 'You were our childhood and we grew up with you.'" "There is a genuine desire for people to feel secure and happy, so any film like that, yeah, let's do it."
Lisa underlined that the movie's appeal is ageless in addition to that reassuring sensation.
"I think that there is a nostalgia [and] a longing for movies that are feel good that also are multi-generational," said the 61-year-old. "Parent Trap also was a romance and it appealed to grown people, to grown women, to people that want to see a happy ending after something is tragic and a family has divorced."
It was particularly touching for her to play Chessy when she witnessed the positive influence her role had on young viewers.
As Lisa explained, "I started with a movie as popular as The Parent Trap, and it stayed with me throughout the years, with people praising it and saying, 'As a gay kid, you meant so much to me because I felt like I could come out to your character.’ If I do nothing else in this business, to create characters that make people feel like that, I'm good."
