Will the real Lindsay Lohan stand up?
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July 3, 2010, Saturday
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THERE'S the Lindsay Lohan we all know: the one with two drunken driving arrests and repeat stints in rehab; the one in the tabloids, falling into a cactus and partying it up in Cannes when she should be in court; the one with a reputation so bad that reality star Tila Tequila once declared: "I must not be another Lindsay Lohan where I just flush everything I worked so hard for down the toilet for nothing."
Then there's another Lindsay: the one her mother defends as a normal young woman coming of age in Hollywood; the one her business partners in the fashion world describe as prompt, professional and focused as she prepares to launch a 280-piece collection; the one Robert Rodriguez cast in his upcoming movie "Machete"; and the one taking on a role her peers declined -- that of porn legend Linda Lovelace in a film that has Hollywood abuzz.
So which one is the real Lindsay Lohan? And can the one who earned accolades as a young star and worked alongside Meryl Streep overcome her hot-mess persona?
The next chapter for each Lindsay has already begun. She's due in court on Tuesday for a hearing to determine if she violated her probation on those drunk-driving charges -- and faces jail time if she did.
But as soon as she's clear of her legal troubles, she can start work on "Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story," a gritty, violent tale about porn, prostitution and domestic violence that stands to be the make-it-or-break-it role of Lohan's career.
Writer-director Matthew Wilder has total faith in his star, despite ample criticism from his peers over his choice.
Though some have said she won't make it through the month-long shoot, he's confident she's game for long days on set and his script's emotionally challenging, sometimes shocking material. He says she's got the chops and the depth to embody Lovelace, a woman who claims she was forced into prostitution and porn by her violent husband and once made a bestiality film with a dog.
Casting Lohan, and having her promote her new role in Cannes -- where she claimed her passport was stolen, causing her to miss a mandatory court date -- helped secure financing for "Inferno," Wilder says. And he thinks her performance in his movie could turn Hollywood's tides in her favor.
"Just because right now there's all this negative (stuff) being spewed about her, there's this core of worth, personally and creatively," he says of the 24-year-old actress. "When you put that out in front of people, that stands up."
Then there's another Lindsay: the one her mother defends as a normal young woman coming of age in Hollywood; the one her business partners in the fashion world describe as prompt, professional and focused as she prepares to launch a 280-piece collection; the one Robert Rodriguez cast in his upcoming movie "Machete"; and the one taking on a role her peers declined -- that of porn legend Linda Lovelace in a film that has Hollywood abuzz.
So which one is the real Lindsay Lohan? And can the one who earned accolades as a young star and worked alongside Meryl Streep overcome her hot-mess persona?
The next chapter for each Lindsay has already begun. She's due in court on Tuesday for a hearing to determine if she violated her probation on those drunk-driving charges -- and faces jail time if she did.
But as soon as she's clear of her legal troubles, she can start work on "Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story," a gritty, violent tale about porn, prostitution and domestic violence that stands to be the make-it-or-break-it role of Lohan's career.
Writer-director Matthew Wilder has total faith in his star, despite ample criticism from his peers over his choice.
Though some have said she won't make it through the month-long shoot, he's confident she's game for long days on set and his script's emotionally challenging, sometimes shocking material. He says she's got the chops and the depth to embody Lovelace, a woman who claims she was forced into prostitution and porn by her violent husband and once made a bestiality film with a dog.
Casting Lohan, and having her promote her new role in Cannes -- where she claimed her passport was stolen, causing her to miss a mandatory court date -- helped secure financing for "Inferno," Wilder says. And he thinks her performance in his movie could turn Hollywood's tides in her favor.
"Just because right now there's all this negative (stuff) being spewed about her, there's this core of worth, personally and creatively," he says of the 24-year-old actress. "When you put that out in front of people, that stands up."
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