Lindsay’s independent streak
Joal Ryan

NEW YORK—Lindsay Lohan is taking a detour from fender-benders, not to mention Disney movies. The traffic-challenged Herbie: Fully Loaded star will seek to make a mark as an indie actor in a low-budget Emilio Estevez drama about the day Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Lohan’s casting was first reported in Thursday’s Hollywood Reporter.
An ensemble piece set in Los Angeles in 1968, Bobby also features Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood and Estevez. Hopkins doubles as an executive producer; Estevez triples as the writer, director and producer. Lohan will play the unintended love interest of Wood, according to the Reporter. “Lindsay, who you do not think of as an indie film actress, is an inspired choice and is the heart of the movie,” Bobby producer Edward Bass said in the trade paper.
“I think everyone looks for that role where it’s a stretch, and you can be kind of a bit edgier and push the envelope a little bit,” Lohan told Film Monthly in June. On screen, Lohan is best known for her kid and teen roles in several Disney movies, from The Parent Trap to Herbie.