La Lohan Gets Knocked Up and Lands a Film!
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... But will she remain onboard long enough to actually start shooting? Since the film begins production on June 9, La Lohan only has four days to fudge it up. (I think I know who's getting an extra prayer at meal time tonight!) Yes, according to Variety, Lindsay Lohan will star in Labor Pains, rescuing the film from "limbo," along with Nu Image/Millennium Films Overnight Productions. Capitol Films were originally set to finance the flick, but they've had money issues as of late (remember the whole "Nailed situation?"). Starring alongside Chris Parnell, Cheryl Hines (who's doing a TON of film work these days), Luke Kirby and Connie Britton, Lohan will play a publishing house assistant who fakes a pregnancy so that her "nasty" boss won't fire her. Seems like an odd premise for a film -- kinda Devil Wears Prada with a twist of ... fake pregnancy? Producer Rick Schwartz gave this nugget of a quote: "I didn't know Lindsay before this, but we looked each other in the eye three months ago, and she has done everything I could have asked."
Note to everyone else in the world: Look Lindsay in the eye and she'll fulfill your every wish and command.
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6-05-2008 @ 11:27AM
garfinkel said...
While Rachel McAdams stole the show in Mean Girls, Lohan was quite good in her role. This movie, in that vein, could be one to help her get back on track.
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6-05-2008 @ 3:29PM
Peter.Martin said...
Hmm, basic premise also sounds like a Hong Kong movie from 2001 with the endearingly funny English-language title "Dummy Mommy Without a Baby." Miriam Yeung played an assistant account executive at an ad agency who fakes a pregnancy to keep her boss from firing her.
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6-05-2008 @ 5:22PM
kevjohn said...
Zut alors!!
I worked with a gal a decade ago who did the same thing! Why oh why didn't I think to mine that situation for cinematic gold?
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