Lindsay Lohan In Talks To Play Elizabeth Taylor In Lifetime TV Movie

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Lindsay Lohan, who recently posed as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe for Playboy, is in ‘early talks’ and reportedly being considered for the role of legendary actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor  in a Lifetime made for TV movie this spring titled: Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story.

The photo above was taken back in 2006 of Lohan portraying Elizabeth Taylor.

Jessica Grose, Senior Editor of Slate magazine, believes Lohan would be a great match for the role, saying:

“Both had domineering stage mothers, little semblance of a real childhood, fame from a young 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. She had made almost 30 movies by the time she and Burton were making headlines.”

The movie is said to focus on the Taylor’s tumultuous relationship with her Cleopatra co-star Richard Burton, whom married and divorced twice before Burton’s death in 1984.

I’m just not getting why Lindsay is hand picked for these iconic roles.  The girl is a hot mess!