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Lindsay Lohan As Elizabeth Taylor?
In a new TV movie biopic

24 April 2012  |  Written by James White  |  Source: Deadline

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Lindsay Lohan As Elizabeth Taylor?

If you had to pick someone to embody Elizabeth Taylor, a woman known for grace, style, and dealing with a turbulent personal life, we’re not sure Lindsay Lohan would exactly jump to the top of the list. Except perhaps on that last criterion. But she’s the choice for a new us TV movie biopic about Taylor’s time with Richard Burton, called Liz & Dick.

Despite the puntastic title, the Lifetime channel across the pond really is going ahead with the project, which will be based on the true, deep love story between the two screen legends. After meeting on the set of Cleopatra, they ditched their respective spouses and began a stormy affair that culminated in marriage. And then divorce. And then re-marriage, and one final re-divorce.

In a press release picked up by Deadline, Lohan enthused: “I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor. She was not only an incredible actress but an amazing woman as well. I am very honoured to have been asked to play this role.”

Lohan has been linked to the role for a while now, which will represent the latest chance for her to resurrect her career from the ashes of bad behaviour, court dates, jail time and Razzie-worthy performances. There’s no indication yet who will play Burton, but shooting kicks off in June.


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Yadda, yadda, blah, blah. So some network tv channel has picked "The Lohan" to play Elizabeth Taylor is a made for tv bio pic. Presumably they feel she has the life experience now to play someone who MAY have dabbled with prescription drugs. Apparently Lohan did ok acting wise in a couple of movies she's done in the past, but I don;t see the resemblance between the two...   Love the title though. Liz and Dick. Brilliant! Are we sure this is the story of her relationship with Richard More

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Yadda, yadda, blah, blah. So some network tv channel has picked "The Lohan" to play Elizabeth Taylor is a made for tv bio pic. Presumably they feel she has the life experience now to play someone who MAY have dabbled with prescription drugs. Apparently Lohan did ok acting wise in a couple of movies she's done in the past, but I don;t see the resemblance between the two...   Love the title though. Liz and Dick. Brilliant! Are we sure this is the story of her relationship with Richard More

Posted by Sutty at 22:36 on 25 April 2012 | Report This Post

good news for lindsay if it does happen - not too sure if she could pull it off though. More

Posted by buffster28 at 16:47 on 25 April 2012 | Report This Post


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