You may not have heard yet, but accomplished thesp Lindsay Lohan is going to be spending some time behind bars. No, not the kind that serve alcohol, but, like, a real life prison. All joking aside though, normally we wouldn’t be the kind of site to report such trivialities, however, there are film-world ramifications and that’s where we step in.
Lohan was slated to take the lead role in Matthew Wilder’s “Inferno,” a biopic of infamous porn star Linda Lovelace. There was some positive (if salacious) buzz about the script and the promo material had a nice look to it, so despite the drink and drug monitored star’s involvement and the fact that she hasn’t really followed up on her promise in “Mean Girls” we were cautiously optimistic. But, any worries then that Lindsay’s spell in jail will affect the film should be put aside; production is set to resume once she has served her time.
It seems she’s earned herself a big fan in director Matthew Wilder, who said about the former child star: “This is a sad chapter in the ongoing tragicomic circus between the tabloid media and the ‘justice’ system. An outrageously outsized sentence garners attention for all the players involved, but brings only sadness to the poor soul who has to serve it. I am 100% behind Lindsay and can say the same for everyone involved in the production of ‘Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story.’ Indeed, we are proud to have this remarkable artist work on our film.”
Rather more ominously (and hilariously) he then added a message for all the detractors of that ‘poor soul’ and ‘remarkable artist’: “And as for the haters relishing this moment, I can only quote Jesus in ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’: ‘And those who are laughing now…will be crying after.'” We doubt Lindsay will serve the entire sentence, and hopefully while she does that she doesn’t find out first hand how mean some girls really are. Genuinely though, we hope this is the shock to the system that the (once) promising young actress needs and uses it as a means of getting her life and career back on track. More “Mean Girls” and less “I Know Who Killed Me” from now on please. [Vulture]