from www.tmz.com – Lindsay Lohan might have to worry about being sent back to jail next month, but one thing she doesn’t have to fret over … her next movie.

Sources close to the movie “Inferno” — the Linda Lovelace biopic LiLo is scheduled to star in — tell TMZ they don’t want to lose Lindsay for the part … so they are going to start scouting locations in Los Angeles and begin shooting in January.

As we first reported, it’s going to cost the flick a chunk of change to move from their original location in Louisiana — but we’re told they are willing to spend the dough to keep Lindsay as the lead.

One source tells us, “We’re staying [in Los Angeles] — good for the movie, but also the best way to deal with travel restrictions or other hijinks.”

As long as Lindsay is around, hijinks seem unavoidable.