--- title: Lindsay Lohan: Almost in Avengers, Says She Was Born to Act description: But who would she have played? canonical: https://time.com/44041/lindsay-lohan-the-avengers-acting/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-31T18:21:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:03:21.543Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Lindsay Lohan: Almost in Avengers, Says She Was Born to Act og:description: But who would she have played? og:url: https://time.com/44041/lindsay-lohan-the-avengers-acting/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta90918e3a5b32b55/698681f8f983e700d704c5b8/lindsay-lohan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Actress Lindsay Lohan speaks at a press conference on Jan. 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lindsay Lohan: Almost in Avengers, Says She Was Born to Act twitter:description: But who would she have played? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta90918e3a5b32b55/698681f8f983e700d704c5b8/lindsay-lohan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lindsay Lohan Was Almost In _The Avengers_, According to Lindsay Lohan by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Mar 31, 2014 6:21 PM CUT  Actress Lindsay Lohan speaks at a press conference on Jan. 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Actress Lindsay Lohan speaks at a press conference on Jan. 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.George Pimentel—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Mar 31, 2014 6:21 PM CUT Lindsay Lohan, whose most recent onscreen opuses ranged from _The Canyons_ to _Lifetime’s_ made-for-TV Elizabeth Taylor biopic, says that she could have had a different film fate. In the latest episode of her Oprah-produced reality television show, the wayward star talked about how she was [almost cast in _Marvel’s The Avengers_.](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/30/lindsay-lohan-episode-4-talent-vanessa-hudgens-avengers/7097319/ "undefined") Lohan said that since her manager didn’t “push” hard enough, her super secret role was given to an “unknown.” This, of course, begs the question of who Lohan would have played in the likely blockbuster: there’s Pepper Potts, played by the recently “uncoupled” Gwyneth Paltrow. (Not an unknown.) There’s the Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson. (Definitely not unknown). And then there’s Agent Maria Hill, played by _How I Met Your Mother’s_ Colbie Smulders. (Is this who Lilo is shading?) The only other option was an unnamed NASA scientist played by [Tina Benko](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071416/?ref%5F=tt%5Fcl%5Ft15 "undefined"). Not quite a leading role. Lohan continued chronicling her casting concerns. “If I don’t work in a film, he passes it to Vanessa Hudgens; \[my manager\] passes it one of his other clients,” Lohan said. “Every day I’m not on a film set, I’m wasting my talent because that’s what I was born, and live, to do.” Maybe one day Lohan will fulfill the role she was born to play and finally be turned into an action figure. 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