Lindsay Lohan Turned Down Role in The Hangover
Lindsay Lohan arrives to the launch of Lindsay Lohan’s "Sevin Nyne" Tanning Mist at Sephora in Santa Monica, CA on April 30, 2009.
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She could have been in the hottest movie of the summer.
Instead, Lindsay Lohan, 23, declined the role of stripper Jade in The Hangover after declaring the screenplay "had no potential," Us Weekly reports in its its latest issue (on newsstands now).
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A source tells Us that director Todd Phillips approached Lohan to star in the hit flick – which has raked in $205 million so far – after their mutual agent campaigned on the actress' behalf.
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"The agent tried hard to get Phillips to consider her," says the source, "and when he finally agreed, Lindsay said she didn't like the script!"
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The role went to actress Heather Graham.
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2Yeah Dan, you're right, it was a good thing Lindsay turned down that role so it could free up her schedule for the other huge blockbuster she had in 2009. What was it again? Oh yea, she didn't have one. You're also spot on about the "comedy classic" status, because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's cameo in Airplane! or Count Basie's cameo in Blazing Saddles totally ruined those films, which by the way, could have been way funnier.
Even though Hangover was the "hottest movie of the summer," I don't think she was dumb to turn down her part. The movie could've been way funnier, and it had Mike Tyson in it, which cheapened the picture. The Hangover will hardly be considered a comedy classic.