Lindsay Lohan wants her own version of the Sopranos after quitting Netflix rom-coms
The Lohanaissance is well and truly here to stay.
Lindsay Lohan has no plans to make anymore rom-coms in the future, after ‘manifesting’ her partnership with Netflix.
The Mean Girls icon is currently preparing to grace the big screen once again in upcoming Freaky Friday sequel, Freakier Friday – which will be released on August 8.
Having been in the spotlight since the age of 12, thanks to her dual role in the Parent Trap, she previously took a step back to focus on herself, and started a new life in Dubai with husband Bader Shammas.
In recent years, the 38-year-old switched things up and led the way in three films on the streaming platform, 2022’s Falling for Christmas, and Irish Wish and Our Little Secret – which both came out last year.
When asked about her return to acting, dubbed the Lohanassaince by loyal fans, Lindsay told Elle Magazine: ‘It was really Netflix. And I was manifesting it. During Covid, I was like, “I want to work with Netflix.” I kept writing it in my journal and saying it. And then that’s what happened.
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‘I was like, “Oh, it’d be nice to do three films with them, and then see where that goes. And then I definitely want to do my first feature back with Disney.” So I manifested that, and I’m manifesting this movie now.’
Lindsay has popped up in a string of Netflix projects, including Irish Wish (Picture: Netflix) She also appeared in Christmas flick Our Little Secret last year (Picture: Netflix)However, unpacking her comeback, the Just My Luck actress – who welcomed son Luai with the financier in 2023 – confirmed that she is officially stepping out of her Netflix rom-com era and looking ahead to other projects.
‘I always want to make movies like that – things that make people happy and bring people together,’ she continued. ‘I love making movies for that reason – for people to escape and find something that they can take into their own life and realize everything’s going to be okay.
‘But with Netflix, I was like, “Okay, now we need to be thinking about other stuff.” I can’t do movies like these forever.’
Lindsay shared that she is hoping to work on ‘meaty’ projects in the future (Picture: Getty)Lindsay left us all delighted when she popped up as a spoiled hotel heiress in 2022 flick Falling for Christmas, alongside Chord Overstreet, cementing her return to Hollywood.
She worked with the streamer on a further two projects, taking on the role of unlucky in love singleton Maddie in Irish Wish, and starring as businesswoman Avery in Our Little Secret.
Next, she will be reuniting with Jamie Lee Curtis and Chad Michael Murray for the eagerly-anticipated Freaky Friday sequel, after manifesting the Disney flick, and then wants to get stuck into some ‘meatier’ projects.
She stole the show in 2003 comedy Freaky Friday, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis (Picture: Disney) The pair are set to reunite in sequel Freakier Friday in August (Picture: Disney)Shedding light on what we could expect next, Lindsay teased: ‘I would love to find a dark comedy like Mean Girls. That kind of meaty, good, funny movie – a smart comedy.
‘Not a rom-com, just a straightforward funny movie. I’m excited to be doing this drama. I’d love to work with some dream directors.’
She named Quentin Tarantino, Julianne Moore, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as people she would love to share a set with, suggesting that she could pop up in ‘something Sopranos-y, since I am Italian’.
A mafia series with Lindsay at the head of a crime family? We’re definitely in.
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