Ellis announced the cast on Twitter. "James Deen and Lindsay Lohan will star in 'The Canyons'. And I am beyond thrilled that James Deen and Lindsay Lohan will be playing the parts of Christian and Tara in the movie.

Could not have dreamt of a better cast. Lindsay nailed it," tweeted Ellis. The film, to be directed by Paul Schrader, will go on floors in July. Lohan is currently shooting her comeback movie, TV project 'Liz & Dick'.u00a0