Lindsay Lohan to Play Elizabeth Taylor?
Jan. 10 2012, Published 11:59 a.m. ET
It looks like Marilyn Monroe isn't the only icon Lindsay Lohan can morph into. Elizabeth Taylor may be next on Lindsay's list!
Deadline reports the 25-year-old actress is in early talks for the lead of Lifetime's original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story. The film will be based on the romance between Richard Burton and Elizabeth. OK! NEWS: LINDSAY LOHAN LANDS DENIM DEAL Although Lindsay's acting roles have been on the bench as she has flittered in and out of rehab, jail, court dates, community service and even a Playboy shoot, it sounds like this could be a fit for the starlet. OK! NEWS: LINDSAY LOHAN'S PLAYBOY COVER "BREAKING SALES RECORDS," SAYS HUGH HEFNER A Slate story outlined the similarities: "Both had domineering stage mothers, little semblance of a real childhood, fame from a younge age, substance abuse issues, public emotional outpourings, and copious amounts of tabloid drama. The key difference, though, is that Elizabeth Taylor had a true record of achievement before she became the most notorious movie star in America."
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