Good Times for Lindsay

Thu., Feb. 21, 2008 1:05 PM PST by Gina Serpe and Ken Baker

Days after showing off her her Lohans to the world, Lindsay has lined herself up a brand-new, fully clothed, A-list project.

Producers have exclusively confirmed to E! News that the tabloid queen is resuming her day job, signing on to star alongside Jack Black in Ye Olde Times, a comedy tentatively set to start rolling this April.

A source at Patriot Pictures, which is producing the yukfest, told E! News that the film follows two rival Renaissance Faire troupes as they make their way through the competitive circuit. It's unclear whether Lohan will be one of Black's repertory players or a member of a competing Ren Faire faction.

Lohan's mother, Dina, also let slip via a phone call to E! News from her Long Island home that her firstborn was currently in talks to star in one other big-screen project, though she did not reveal any details.

The 21-year-old star most recently has been shooting the tango-themed romance Dare to Love Me, her first feature since completing an extended stint in rehab.

Lohan, who is currently in Milan for the city's Fashion Week but will be back in Los Angeles to make the pre-Oscar rounds this weekend, is also recording a new album that sources say has a hip-hop vibe.

Still, her biggest hit of late is her Marilyn Monroe-channeling New York Magazine nude photo spread.

Dina Lohan was quick to defend her daughter's participation in the shoot.

"She's an artist and is back on her feet and working. She's on the cover of a respected magazine. How can that be a bad career move? It is not!" she said.

"We had no idea it would blow up like it did," the elder Lohan continued. "She was just doing a project connected to someone near and dear to her heart with an amazing photographer. Marilyn Monroe has always been someone close to her heart...[Lindsay] just wanted to honor this icon she had never met. She wanted to keep [Monroe's] memory alive."

New York published five additional photos of the naked star, leftovers from the shoot, on its website Wednesday. The highly publicized release drove such a high amount of traffic that it effectively froze the site.

"I had no idea about the outtakes," said Dina Lohan. "That's the one part of it that I'm not thrilled about, because the photos in the magazine are what, from an artistic perspective, were meant to be out there. But you can't control that stuff. I'm just happy with the finished product."

The mother also took a crack at coverage of her comeback-minded daughter, while seemingly taking a whack at another A-list member of young Hollywood.

"Scarlett Johannson goes to clubs and no one cares about it," she said. "But if Lindsay goes to a club, it is world news!"