In Steve Buscemi's new film Interview, Sienna Miller plays an actress much like Lindsay Lohan -- an actress who is more known for her off-screen antics than her on-screen performances (after the whole Jude Law fiasco, you can probably shove Miller into that category as well). So, it's only fitting that Miller would be the one chosen to replace Lohan in The Best Times of Our Lives, a period drama based on a very real night in the life of poet Dylan Thomas. We told you last week how Lohan dropped out of the film (which was set to start filming this week) due to problems with her contract. Unlike Lohan (who's bailed on roughly four different projects in the last year), Miller has managed to take on every role she's signed up for; following the recent Factory Girl, Miller will star in the aforementioned Interview, this summer's Stardust and the recently completed Michael Chabon adaptation, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.

Starring Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys, The Best Times of Our Lives (and no, something tells me that Green Day song will not be on the soundtrack) was written by Sharman Macdonald, who also happens to be Knightley's mom. Pic revolves around a rivalry between the two women in Dylan Thomas' (Rhys) life: His wife Caitlin (Miller), and his childhood friend Vera (Knightley). Apparently, at one point, Vera's husband William (Murphy) gets so fed up with his wife's close relationship to the poet that he attacks the dude's house with a machine gun and a grenade. Ah, those poets and their crazy ideas of a fun Friday night at home. There's no word on whether the Lohan snafu has delayed production; most likely, things are still right on schedule. So, here's where you get to decide: Is Miller an adequate replacement? (Then again, when it comes to Lohan, even 13 year-old Dakota Fanning would have turned in a more convincing performance.)

Well it's a new day and, yes, Lindsay Lohan has apparently dropped out of another movie. For those of you keeping count at home, this marks the fourth film La Lohan has bailed on in the past year. Life&Style Weekly claims to have the exclusive scoop, saying Lohan passed on The Best Times of Our Lives (which was to begin production next week) because she wasn't happy with changes that were being made to her contract. While it's the fourth film she's bolted from, this is the first time the whole "shady contract" reason was given.

In the past, Lohan has ditched a project because she's either been "too busy" or "not interested in working with anyone who isn't a big name director." Oh, and she did have to take a brief hiatus from a project due to a stint in rehab -- but before that, folks on the set of Georgia Rule were pissed that the girl was showing up late or, in some "heat exhaustion" cases, not showing up at all. If you or I were to pull these kinds of stunts at our jobs, we'd be fired in an instant. But, see, in Hollywood the rules are reversed -- the more drama you cause, the more people write about you and, subsequently, the more people show up to watch you on the big screen. See, it's the little things that make the entertainment industry so damn special.

It's probably best that La Lohan dropped out, as I could not see her in this role at all. Based on the real-life story of a night in the life of poet Dylan Thomas, Lohan was supposed to star alongside Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys. This isn't to say Lohan's appearance would have cheapened what, essentially, looks like a pretty interesting film -- well, okay, I guess I am saying that. Here's hoping they find an adequate replacement on such short notice, or else The Best Times of Our Lives might turn into The Worst Production of the Year.

Okay, so this story is bound to drum up interest from teenage males everywhere. According to MTV, Lindsay Lohan (whose maturity on screen is nothing like her immaturity behind the scenes) has signed on to star opposite Keira Knightley (who's also rumored to have a starring role in Jurassic Park IV) in The Best Time of Our Lives. Pic, which was written by Knightley's mom, revolves around a night in the life of poet Dylan Thomas.

Based on real-life events, story details what happened when Thomas and his wife Caitlin came under attack when their friend Vera Phillips (Knightley) and her eventual husband William Killick "opened fire on the Thomas home with a machine gun and a hand grenade." Man, poetry was so violent back in the day, huh? Lohan compared her role in the film to that of Clara Bow, the sexy but scarred silent film star. Says Lohan about the character (who, mind you, has a kid), "[Keira] is older than me, but she kind of has a mysterious relationship with my lover. And then there's somewhat of a lesbian undertone." Poetry, hand grenades, lesbian undertones -- why am I suddenly dying to see this flick?

[via Coming Soon]

According to London's ever-reliable Daily Mail, Keira Knightley is set to star in The Best Time of Our Lives, a film about a very narrow slice of poet Dylan Thomas' life. Despite a schedule so packed that it was initially thought she wouldn't be able to appear in the film at all, Knightley determinedly moved things around, and successfully freed up a chunk of time big enough to fit it in. Her desperate interest in the film, however, comes not from its subject or cast, but rather from its writer, a playwright named Sharman Macdonald -- or, as Knightley calls her, Mom. Or Mum, probably. Anyway, you get the idea: mom wrote a screenplay, and Keira is damn well going to star in the movie.

The film will address "a terrifying incident in 1945 involving Dylan Thomas, his wife Caitlin [Knightley] and another couple - Vera Phillips, a friend of the poet's from his Swansea school days, and her husband William Killick." Apparently one night, Thomas did something to piss Killick off, so he prompted showed up at the poet's house firing a machine gun and threatening "to hurl a grenade through a window." Holy crap. Who knew poetry was such a dangerous calling?

Production is expected to being next January, after Knightley finishes her work on Pirates of the Caribbean 3.

[via Dark Horizons, Keiraweb]