Lindsay Lohan Snakes Katie Holmes' Role

So a few weeks ago reports surfaced that by some act of God, Lindsay Lohan actually landed a role in a film. The funny thing is that the original role was intended for Katie Holmes.

David Michaels, who will be directing Lohan in the long-gestating fantastical comedy tells E! News that Lohan's role was originally intended for Tom Cruise's missus, and that before she opted out Holmes had given him quite a bit of input on her character. "Katie would call me from Berlin at 4 a.m. her time to go over ideas and notes," said Michaels, who also cowrote the script. "We did this over successive weeks while she was there with Tom when he was filming Valkyrie. The result of our collaboration has tremendously improved the arc and dynamic of the lead character." But when the funding for the indie production temporarily fell through, Holmes moved on and ultimately committed to her Broadway role in All My Sons, leaving Michaels without a leading lady. Lohan is on board now, and here's hoping her interpretation of the character meshes with what Michaels has been envisioning for so long. "At the end of the day, it's really all about delivering something remarkable that translates to the big screen, so the real work for us is still ahead," he said.

Michaels, dude! "Remarkable" and Lindsay Lohan don't go together in the same sentence unless someone says. Say, that's remarkable how much coke Lindsay snorted last night. But acting-wise, def not.