Producer: Lohan to star in movie about porn star

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/5/10 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan has landed the lead role in an independent movie about 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace, one of the film's producers said.

The 24-year-old actress will play Lovelace, who shot to fame with the landmark 1972 porno movie "Deep Throat," while Bill Pullman will portray Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner in the period drama, producer Wali Razaqi told The Los Angeles Times.

The film, called "Inferno," will be based on the events of Lovelace's life and will delve into the "difficult stuff she went through and overcame," Razaqi said.

Razaqi said he and director Matthew Wilder are confidant the "Mean Girls" star will deliver.

[NormsRevenge]

I guess she passed the screen test.

[Secret Agent Man]

Will she really have to declare this as income, since she won’t have to actually act?

[subterfuge]

Now there’s a resume enhancer!

[newfreep]

Hard to believe she’s “only” 24 - seems like she’s been around for decades & decades..and looks it, too.

[4everontheRight]

pot - kettle

kettle - pot

[Future Snake Eater]

All jokes aside, I’m surprised she was grabbed for any movie role at all. She’s notoriously VERY hard to work with. Coming in drunk/high, very late, unprepared, diva mentality, abusive, loud, etc.

Sounds like this role really spoke to her!

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[GSWarrior]

Courtney Love wasn’t available?

[Abathar]

I always knew there was porn in her future...

[Maverick68]

Her biopic?

[napscoordinator]

Prayers to Lindsey as she clearly needs our prayers and hope that she gets some help ASAP!

[GeronL]

She is only one step above porn now.

Mylie Cyrus is coming on fast.

[stinkerpot65]

Hollywood is sick and evil and ruled by Satan. They know this will be a financial bomb, but they push it anyway, because of who they serve.

[ZX12R]

I don’t think I’ve seen a better job of casting, in the entire history of hollywood.

[MortMan]

She got all choked up when she read the script, I guess...

[TexasNative2000]

Hope she hasn't bitten off more than she can chew.

Wait - let me rephrase that......

[Cyman]

I’ve always said that the best performance any actor gives in their life is when they portray themselves.

[KarlInOhio]

while Bill Pullman will portray Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner in the period drama

A period drama? Will it be a Merchant Ivory production?

[Celerity]

“The film, called “Inferno,” will be based on the events of Lovelace’s life and will delve into the “difficult stuff she went through and overcame,” Razaqi said. “

She overcame it ? I’m not her biographer, but I don’t think she overcame anything.

[OB1kNOb]

Not that the this role is much of a challenge for her, um, ah, acting skills.