Dan Lashley is an independent film director, writer, and actor from
Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.In April 2004, Lashley began
work on a low-budget independent comedy about a group of employees in
a rock & roll radio station, called Communication Breakdown (written
by Lashley and Richard O'Sullivan). It was his first starring role in
a feature film. Principal photography took place at the studios of
Blue Ridge Motion Pictures in Asheville, North Carolina, with
production wrapping in early May of that same year. Upon completion,
the film received a limited release.In 2009, Lashley made his
directorial debut, helming an independent film entitled Rose Colored
Miles which featured former WWE European Champion, Al Snow, Lashley
himself, and musician Michael Sandefer (known professionally as
Michael Epic).On November 3, 2009, it was announced that a romantic
comedy script written by Lashley and his Communication Breakdown
co-writer Richard O'Sullivan, entitled One Night With You, was being
developed for the big screen in association with Scott M. Rosenfelt,
producer of such films as Home Alone (1990), Mystic Pizza (1988) and
Teen Wolf Too (1987). On November 19, 2009, it was reported that
Lindsay Lohan, who at the time was in the midst of mounting legal
problems centered on drug and alcohol problems, was in talks to play
the lead role in One Night With You. On April 27, 2010, O’Sullivan
confirmed the rumors, telling WENN, "It is ready-made for Lindsay. If
it happens, it could be her Mickey Rourke comeback. But we're
proceeding with extreme caution while the Lohan family sorts through
their issues during a very trying time." Despite the backing of
Carsten H.W. Lorenzâ€"producer of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(2004), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), The Grudge
(2004), and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)â€"it soon became
apparent that Lohan, due to her continued legal woes, could not be
insured for the film. Rumors then began to swirl that singer Taylor
Swift would either replace Lohan in the project or join her in a
supporting role, with Penn Badgley taking on the role of the lead
character’s love interest. On October 30, 2010, O’Sullivan
lambasted the media in an interview with Radar Online, claiming that
Lohan was the victim of a double standard. He compared her troubles to
those of Charlie Sheen and implied that the media and the public were
far more forgiving of Sheen than Lohan. After Lohan was forced back
into court due to a parole violation in early 2011, O’Sullivan
seemed to abandon the plan of proceeding with the beleaguered actress,
telling reporters, “We’re screwed.â€
Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.In April 2004, Lashley began
work on a low-budget independent comedy about a group of employees in
a rock & roll radio station, called Communication Breakdown (written
by Lashley and Richard O'Sullivan). It was his first starring role in
a feature film. Principal photography took place at the studios of
Blue Ridge Motion Pictures in Asheville, North Carolina, with
production wrapping in early May of that same year. Upon completion,
the film received a limited release.In 2009, Lashley made his
directorial debut, helming an independent film entitled Rose Colored
Miles which featured former WWE European Champion, Al Snow, Lashley
himself, and musician Michael Sandefer (known professionally as
Michael Epic).On November 3, 2009, it was announced that a romantic
comedy script written by Lashley and his Communication Breakdown
co-writer Richard O'Sullivan, entitled One Night With You, was being
developed for the big screen in association with Scott M. Rosenfelt,
producer of such films as Home Alone (1990), Mystic Pizza (1988) and
Teen Wolf Too (1987). On November 19, 2009, it was reported that
Lindsay Lohan, who at the time was in the midst of mounting legal
problems centered on drug and alcohol problems, was in talks to play
the lead role in One Night With You. On April 27, 2010, O’Sullivan
confirmed the rumors, telling WENN, "It is ready-made for Lindsay. If
it happens, it could be her Mickey Rourke comeback. But we're
proceeding with extreme caution while the Lohan family sorts through
their issues during a very trying time." Despite the backing of
Carsten H.W. Lorenzâ€"producer of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(2004), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), The Grudge
(2004), and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)â€"it soon became
apparent that Lohan, due to her continued legal woes, could not be
insured for the film. Rumors then began to swirl that singer Taylor
Swift would either replace Lohan in the project or join her in a
supporting role, with Penn Badgley taking on the role of the lead
character’s love interest. On October 30, 2010, O’Sullivan
lambasted the media in an interview with Radar Online, claiming that
Lohan was the victim of a double standard. He compared her troubles to
those of Charlie Sheen and implied that the media and the public were
far more forgiving of Sheen than Lohan. After Lohan was forced back
into court due to a parole violation in early 2011, O’Sullivan
seemed to abandon the plan of proceeding with the beleaguered actress,
telling reporters, “We’re screwed.â€
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