{"id":26905,"date":"2026-09-28T23:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:10:37","slug":"lindsay-lohan-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Lohan Reunites With the Director of Mean Girls and Freaky Friday for a New Film Co-Starring Henry Golding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/#Lindsay_Lohan_and_Mark_Waters_Reunite_for_Netflixs_Return_to_You\" >Lindsay Lohan and Mark Waters Reunite for Netflix\u2019s Return to You<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/#Return_to_You_Builds_Its_Romance_Around_a_Misdelivered_DVD\" >Return to You Builds Its Romance Around a Misdelivered DVD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/#What_Lohan_and_Golding_Bring_to_the_Netflix_Film\" >What Lohan and Golding Bring to the Netflix Film<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/#Mark_Waters_Eric_Champnella_and_a_Familiar_Creative_Team\" >Mark Waters, Eric Champnella, and a Familiar Creative Team<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/lindsay-lohan-new-film\/#How_Return_to_You_Fits_Lindsay_Lohans_Current_Screen_Chapter\" >How Return to You Fits Lindsay Lohan\u2019s Current Screen Chapter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lindsay_Lohan_and_Mark_Waters_Reunite_for_Netflixs_Return_to_You\"><\/span>Lindsay Lohan and Mark Waters Reunite for Netflix\u2019s Return to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lindsay Lohan is joining forces again with Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters<\/strong>, this time for Netflix\u2019s romantic mystery Return to You. The new film also pairs her with Henry Golding, known to many viewers for Crazy Rich Asians, creating a three-way reunion of familiar Hollywood talent and a story built around a deeply personal discovery.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration draws on a creative history that already spans two very different comedies. Mean Girls made Lohan\u2019s sharp timing part of a lasting pop-culture touchstone, while Freaky Friday gave her a chance to play a teenager navigating an unexpected change of perspective. Waters now moves the actor into a more adult romantic role, with mystery and emotional loss shaping the story\u2019s central relationship.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For fans tracking the project\u2019s development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/lindsay-lohan-henry-golding-netflix-return-to-you-waters-1236713643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coverage of the Netflix film announcement<\/a> lays out the key reunion and casting details. The appeal is not simply nostalgia: a returning movie director can bring an established working rhythm, while a new co-star and a different genre give the partnership room to change.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Return_to_You_Builds_Its_Romance_Around_a_Misdelivered_DVD\"><\/span>Return to You Builds Its Romance Around a Misdelivered DVD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set in 2008, Return to You follows Lohan as a successful but lonely attorney whose life is disrupted by a DVD intended for someone else. The disc comes from a dying woman and is meant for her husband. Rather than treating the mix-up as a throwaway plot device, the premise turns it into an invitation to follow a stranger\u2019s final message and the relationships connected to it.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lohan\u2019s character uses clues on the recording to find the husband, played by Golding. That search gives the film a practical engine: each clue can move the story to a new person or place, while also revealing more about the woman who made the DVD and the marriage she leaves behind. The attorney\u2019s professional confidence contrasts with the emotional uncertainty of stepping into another family\u2019s private history.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physical DVD also gives the story a distinctly pre-streaming texture. In 2008, a disc could carry a personal message in a way that feels intimate and slightly mysterious, unlike a notification arriving among hundreds on a phone. The romance can therefore grow out of curiosity, grief, and the decisions made during the search\u2014not just an instant spark between the leads.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"is-provider-youtube is-type-video wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MEAN GIRLS REUNION! Lindsay Lohan and Cast Revive Their Original Roles\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HceGWgoLMig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That combination of romance and investigation gives the central pairing more to do than simply meet and fall in love; the journey itself becomes the emotional test.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Lohan_and_Golding_Bring_to_the_Netflix_Film\"><\/span>What Lohan and Golding Bring to the Netflix Film<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lohan\u2019s role as a powerful attorney offers a fresh point in her screen career, while still making use of qualities audiences recognize: quick intelligence, expressive reactions, and an ability to balance comedy with vulnerability. The character\u2019s loneliness is especially important because it creates a reason for the DVD\u2019s message to affect her personally. She may be accustomed to solving other people\u2019s problems at work, but this search asks her to confront feelings that cannot be settled with a legal argument.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golding\u2019s role as the woman\u2019s husband places him at the heart of the mystery. The character is not merely a destination for Lohan\u2019s investigation; he is someone who must reckon with a message that arrives after its maker can no longer explain it. That gives the co-starring pair a natural source of tension, as each may understand the woman\u2019s final words differently.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project also has a production connection to Lohan\u2019s recent Netflix work. She is set to produce Return to You alongside producer Brad Krevoy, whose credits with her include Falling for Christmas and Irish Wish. Olivia Krevoy, Jimmy Townsend, and Galen Fletcher are executive producers. Netflix has not announced additional cast members, so the story\u2019s on-screen world beyond the two leads remains undisclosed.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Project detail<\/th>\n<th>What has been announced<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Lead actors<\/td>\n<td>Lindsay Lohan and Henry Golding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Director<\/td>\n<td>Mark Waters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Screenwriter<\/td>\n<td>Eric Champnella<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Setting and premise<\/td>\n<td>2008; an attorney follows clues from a misdirected DVD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Additional casting<\/td>\n<td>Not yet announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Lohan involved behind the camera as well as in front of it, the production places her in a more active role in shaping this new chapter.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Waters_Eric_Champnella_and_a_Familiar_Creative_Team\"><\/span>Mark Waters, Eric Champnella, and a Familiar Creative Team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waters\u2019 return to working with Lohan gives the film reunion a clear point of connection, but his recent Netflix experience also makes the partnership current. He has directed the platform\u2019s He\u2019s All That, Mother of the Bride, and La Dolce Villa, projects that show his continued work in contemporary romantic comedy. Return to You shifts toward a more dramatic mystery, allowing him to use romance as a foundation for a story with questions to answer.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screenwriter Eric Champnella is credited with films including Unstoppable, Alex &amp; Me, and Thunderstruck. Those titles span different audiences and tones, while this script calls for a careful balance: the clues must be compelling enough to sustain the search, and the emotional material must feel earned rather than like a twist added for its own sake. A DVD\u2019s contents can reveal information, but the characters\u2019 reactions are what give that information weight.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waters is also attached to Hershey, a biographical drama about the making of the chocolate company. The contrast between that project and Return to You underlines the range of stories on his slate, from a historical business narrative to an intimate contemporary romance. For Lohan and Waters, their earlier comedies remain part of the conversation, but this film asks them to build a different kind of chemistry.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"is-provider-youtube is-type-video wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2004: Lindsay Lohan Talks \u2018Mean Girls,\u2019 \u2018Freaky Friday,&amp;apos; More\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Zhpa7hEG6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creative team\u2019s blend of familiar collaborators and a new script makes the project feel like a reunion with a distinct creative direction.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Return_to_You_Fits_Lindsay_Lohans_Current_Screen_Chapter\"><\/span>How Return to You Fits Lindsay Lohan\u2019s Current Screen Chapter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lohan\u2019s recent projects have brought her back into the conversation across theatrical releases, streaming films, and pop-culture callbacks. She most recently starred in Freakier Friday, while her next listed leading role is Hulu\u2019s Count My Lies. She has also revisited her early career in a new advertisement featuring the twins she played in The Parent Trap, and made a cameo in the Mean Girls television show.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those appearances connect different generations of viewers to her work. Someone who first discovered Lohan through The Parent Trap may approach Return to You through its romantic premise, while fans of Mean Girls may be drawn by the reunion with Waters. The new film can acknowledge that history without relying on a reprise of a familiar character; its attorney is a new role with a separate emotional journey.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golding brings his own recent screen presence to the pairing, following appearances in The Old Guard 2 and Nine Perfect Strangers. For viewers curious about the wider conversation around Lohan\u2019s latest projects, <a href=\"https:\/\/mybingemate.com\/news\/freakier-friday-popcorn-buckets\/\">this look at Freakier Friday\u2019s promotional popcorn buckets<\/a> offers a lighter example of how her film appearances continue to inspire fan-focused conversation beyond the screen.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For Mean Girls fans:<\/strong> the reunion reconnects Lohan and Waters after their influential teen comedy.<\/li><li><strong>For romance viewers:<\/strong> the DVD search gives the relationship a mystery-driven starting point.<\/li><li><strong>For Netflix audiences:<\/strong> Lohan\u2019s producing role adds another dimension to her ongoing work with the platform.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than simply revisiting a familiar partnership, Return to You uses that shared history as a springboard for a story about grief, connection, and the messages people leave behind.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsay Lohan and Mark Waters Reunite for Netflix\u2019s Return to You Lindsay Lohan is joining forces again with Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters, this time for Netflix\u2019s romantic mystery Return to You. 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