Lindsay Lohan’s stalled movie career may just have been given the boost it so desperately needs after a producer on new movie Labor Pains praised her work ethic.

The actress's reputation as a nightmare to work with was confirmed during the filming of 2007’s Georgia Rule, when infuriated studio chief James G. Robinson wrote a letter to the star attacking her party lifestyle, lateness and general unprofessionalism.

But according to a producer on upcoming comedy Labor Pains - in which Lohan plays a publishing assistant who pretends to be pregnant in a bid to keep her job - the 21-year-old has been a consummate professional.

Producer Rich Schwarts tells Variety, "I didn't know Lindsay before this, but we looked each other in the eye three months ago, and she has done everything I could have asked."

We hope Schwarts hasn't spoken too soon - shooting on the movie, which also stars Chris Parnell and Cheryl Hines, doesn't begin until 9 June.