Lindsay Lohan says being typecast still shadows her return to high-profile projects, even as she prepares to reprise Anna Coleman opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in Disney’s Freakier Friday, opening August 8. “Yeah, I do think I was pigeonholed,” she told The Sunday Times, adding that she still has to “fight” for meatier parts years after Mean Girls and Herbie: Fully Loaded.
The actor, now 39, traces that label to early fame and remembers finding a rare dramatic outlet in 2006’s A Prairie Home Companion. Recent interviews underline her strategy to “break that cycle” by developing and starring in the Hulu thriller Count My Lies, now in active development with producers of This Is Us.
Disney’s sequel, directed by Nisha Ganatra, finished principal photography last summer and premiered at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre on July 22. The new story shifts the body-swap conceit to a blended household and brings back original castmates while adding Julia Butters and Manny Jacinto. With the original film still a touchstone for millennials, exhibitors expect strong nostalgia-driven turnout when nationwide previews begin this weekend.
Streaming partnerships have helped Lohan rebuild momentum: Netflix’s Irish Wish debuted on March 15 2024, and holiday comedy Our Little Secret topped the service’s global chart for two weeks last November, completing her two-picture agreement with the platform. Industry analysts note that this mix of studio tentpoles and mid-budget rom-coms illustrates how established names can recalibrate careers outside the traditional blockbuster track.
Lohan conducts most press virtually from Dubai, where she has lived since 2014, citing strict privacy laws that shield her two-year-old son from paparazzi glare. Observers say her willingness to discuss typecasting while fronting a major Disney release signals confidence in a second act shaped on her terms.
