Lindsay Lohan is entering a new phase in her career—one where she’s no longer asking for permission to grow but demanding the space to evolve.
“Yeah, I do [think I was pigeonholed],” she said in a candid interview with The Times U.K.. “I was so thrilled to work on A Prairie Home Companion and yet even today I have to fight for stuff that is like that, which is frustrating. Because, well, you know me as this — but you also know I can do that. So let me! Give me the chance. I have to break that cycle and open doors to something else, leaving people no choice. And in due time, if Martin Scorsese reaches out, I’m not going to say no.”
The Lindsay Lohan Renaissance
Lohan’s evolution comes on the heels of a major career revival, thanks to a multi-film partnership with Netflix. Over the course of three years, she headlined a trio of holiday-themed romantic comedies—”Falling for Christmas” (2022), “Irish Wish” (2024), and “Our Little Secret” (2024). Each of the films debuted at No. 1 on the Netflix film charts.
“I always want to make movies like that — things that make people happy and bring people together,” Lohan recently told Elle magazine, reflecting on her Netflix run. “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.”
The shift marks a significant turning point for Lohan, whose career began as a child actor in 1998’s “The Parent Trap” and skyrocketed in the 2000s with cult classics like “Mean Girls”, “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen”, and “Herbie: Fully Loaded”. Despite her early fame, Lohan took a break from Hollywood during a critical moment in her career.
“I wanted to take a minute,” she explained. “I was losing that feeling of excitement about doing a film, and I wanted to live my own life for a bit, figure out how to have a more private life, a real life. I wanted to wait to get that itch again.”
Reflecting on that era, Lohan imagined what she’d say to her younger self if given the chance.
“It made me think: if adult Lohan could swap with teenager Lohan, what advice would she give? ‘To my teenage self?’” she asked, pausing. “‘I would say, “Slow down.” Everybody back then was, “Go! Go! Go!” I wish somebody could have been behind me, saying, “You’re all right. You can slow down, kid.”’”
The Future of Lindsay Lohan
Now back in the spotlight—and on her own terms—Lohan is reuniting with Jamie Lee Curtis in “Freakier Friday”, a sequel to their 2003 hit “Freaky Friday”. The new installment, which hits theaters August 8, features what Lohan describes as a “multigenerational twist,” with her character Anna now stepping into the role of a mother.
She’s also stepping into television for the first time in a leading role with Hulu’s upcoming thriller “Count My Lies”. The series, based on the novel of the same name, centers around a calculating nanny who uncovers dangerous family secrets. Lohan also serves as an executive producer on the project, marking a new level of creative control in her career.
Looking ahead, the actress says she’s hungry for material with more substance.
“I miss films that are stories, like All About Eve or Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” she said. “There are not many major movies I want to go and see that are like that — there’s a gap and I’m craving to do work like that.” “Freakier Friday” is out in theaters on Friday.
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