Lindsay Lohan is again the star of something other than a DJ set in Mykonos. And that is a film: Falling for Christmasout on Netflix on November 10 and with a poster in which his name is the only one on the poster (the man next to her is pure accessory, tiè). Lohan confirmed the news on his Instagram account: «Today is October 3rd. Mark the date of November 10th on your calendar ». This is the first major role since 2015, as well as the first result of the partnership with Netflix, which it foresees three projects for the platform.
What is it about Falling for Christmas
The news of Lohan’s return to the acting world dates back to May 2021, when Netflix announced the pre-production of a Christmas film, originally titled Christmas in Wonderland, with Lindsay as a hotel owner whose memory is erased by a bad tumble. In a plot that could only be realized in a Christmas rom-com, the young woman recaptures herself under the dreamy eyes of a charming widower: the beginning of a love story.
The variation on the theme that we will see in Falling for Christmas has for protagonist Sierra, a ‘spoiled heiress whose “engagement falls apart when a skiing accident makes him the victim of total amnesia,” as described in the official synopsis. Lohan described her character as “extravagant, whimsical and glamorous”. Later she “she is entrusted to the care of the owner of a hut, single father of a precocious girl, in the days leading up to Christmas. It will be an opportunity for women to learn the value of kindness and love ».
The “Falling for Christmas” poster. (Netflix)
The other players of rom-com
Chord Overstreet (it was Sam Evans of Glee) plays the widower, as well as Lohan’s new love interest; while Olivia Perez (Dreaming in New York) she is his daughter. Among the protagonists also figure George Young (Malignant), Jack Wagner (Beautiful) and Sean Dillingham (Yellowstone).
The director is Janeen Damian (My Christmas waltz). Filming – which began in November 2021 and continued for two months – took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. The hotel where part of the rom-com takes place is Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City. Also, curiously, Lindsay got engaged on November 28, 2021, right during the filming of the Netflix movie.
Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet. (Netflix)
Lindsay and a life of excess
One of Hollywood’s most promising young stars thanks to Trapped parents, That crazy Friday alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and the cult teen Mean GirlsLindsay suffered an abrupt derailment of life and career as a result drug addiction and a party-girl lifestyle that made her a gossip star. During these years he has spent a period abroad, he opened a nightclub in Mykonosand this year she got married secretly.
Now, at 36, here’s the second (but possibly fourth) chance. The actress is already shooting her second contract film in Ireland, Irish Wish. According to Lindsay, the opportunity to return to the genre that launched her career was part of the appeal of accepting a project like Falling for Christmas: “It’s a refreshing and moving romantic comedy and I missed making this kind of film,” he said.
The meeting with Bernard Hillera cross between an acting teacher and a life coach: “It changed my life”, revealed Lohan a Hollywood Reporterattributing to the mentor – author of the book on the secrets of acting The Revolutionary Guide to Acting – the merit of having put it back on track and allowing its return.
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