Exclusive: Leonardo DiCaprio and revered environmental activist Jane Goodall will executive produce Howl, a film following an abandoned family dog and a young wolf, which will unfold from the animals’ perspective. The Promethean Pictures movie has just entered production, we can reveal. It is not an environment film per se, but the team behind it plans to give moviegoers a transformative view of the natural world.
Set against the backdrop of a harsh winter, the movie will follow Harry, a family dog who is inadvertently left home alone and whose owners then die in an accident. Harry goes through a rollercoaster survival ride that brings him into contact with a wolf. The pair must overcome their mutual fear and suspicion, and ultimately they develop a close bond. The story is animal-led, but there will be some human characters with casting news to follow.
E. Elias Merhige (Shadow of the Vampire...
Set against the backdrop of a harsh winter, the movie will follow Harry, a family dog who is inadvertently left home alone and whose owners then die in an accident. Harry goes through a rollercoaster survival ride that brings him into contact with a wolf. The pair must overcome their mutual fear and suspicion, and ultimately they develop a close bond. The story is animal-led, but there will be some human characters with casting news to follow.
E. Elias Merhige (Shadow of the Vampire...
- 5/3/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Pop the cork and celebrate Haley Bennett in Widow Clicquot, a fast-paced and sexy biopic of the woman known as Madame “Veuve” Clicquot, or by her actual full name, Barbe Nicole Ponsardin-Clicquot, who triumphed over all odds to become the force that created and brought to the world the leading brand of champagne. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
Serving as a producer with her Cyrano director Joe Wright (along with Christina Weiss Lurie), and taking on the title role, Bennett anchors a plush and gorgeous period film set against the vineyards in France circa 1800, with a story that begins with Barbe Nicole at age 26, widowed by the sudden tragic death of her husband Francois Clicquot (Tom Sturridge) who, though manic and excitable, managed to build a dream of a vineyard and the creation of a new champagne and was joined by his wife and mother of their daughter in the quest.
Serving as a producer with her Cyrano director Joe Wright (along with Christina Weiss Lurie), and taking on the title role, Bennett anchors a plush and gorgeous period film set against the vineyards in France circa 1800, with a story that begins with Barbe Nicole at age 26, widowed by the sudden tragic death of her husband Francois Clicquot (Tom Sturridge) who, though manic and excitable, managed to build a dream of a vineyard and the creation of a new champagne and was joined by his wife and mother of their daughter in the quest.
- 9/18/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Johns and Merhige met working on ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’.
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films, and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films, and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Johns and Merhige met working on ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’.
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
Richard Johns, producer and founder of Argo Films and US director E. Elias Merhige, who first collaborated on Shadow Of The Vampire in 2000, have launched UK-based Promethean Pictures and have a slate of film and TV projects in development.
A survival story called Howl is in advanced development, to be directed by Merhige. It is the story of a family dog left at home during an extreme winter after his owners die in a car crash. Told from the dog’s point of view, he goes through a rollercoaster survival ride,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: WME Independent has unveiled the first image of Haley Bennett in the upcoming 19th Century champagne drama Clicquot ahead of launching sales on the title at the European Film Market.
Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the “Grande Dame of Champagne”.
This real-life historic figure defied convention to take over her late husband’s fledgling wine business in Reims in 1805 after being widowed at the age of 27.
The production, announced on Deadline last year, is based on the 2008 novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo.
Filming took place the French regions of Chablis and Reims last fall.
Thomas Napper () directs from a screenplay by Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Other previously announced cast members include Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman,...
Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the “Grande Dame of Champagne”.
This real-life historic figure defied convention to take over her late husband’s fledgling wine business in Reims in 1805 after being widowed at the age of 27.
The production, announced on Deadline last year, is based on the 2008 novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo.
Filming took place the French regions of Chablis and Reims last fall.
Thomas Napper () directs from a screenplay by Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Other previously announced cast members include Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge & Sam Riley Set For ‘Clicquot’ About The Rise Of French Champagne House
Exclusive: Haley Bennett is set to star as the titular role in Clicquot from writers Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Directed by Thomas Napper (Jawbone), the pic chronicles the gritty journey in the early years of the Veuve Clicquot vineyard in 19th century France and brings to life the fascinating young woman behind the iconic orange label. The feature is based on the novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo. Production began in the French regions of Chablis and Reims on October 24.
As Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, Bennett will be joined by cast members Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman, Irma Vep), Sam Riley (upcoming Firebrand, Maleficent), Leo Suter (Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla), and Anson Boon (Pistol, 1917).
Christina Weiss Lurie (Persuasion) will produce alongside Bennett, with Joe Wright and John Bernard as EPs.
Directed by Thomas Napper (Jawbone), the pic chronicles the gritty journey in the early years of the Veuve Clicquot vineyard in 19th century France and brings to life the fascinating young woman behind the iconic orange label. The feature is based on the novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo. Production began in the French regions of Chablis and Reims on October 24.
As Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, Bennett will be joined by cast members Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman, Irma Vep), Sam Riley (upcoming Firebrand, Maleficent), Leo Suter (Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla), and Anson Boon (Pistol, 1917).
Christina Weiss Lurie (Persuasion) will produce alongside Bennett, with Joe Wright and John Bernard as EPs.
- 10/31/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Swedish cult film streaming service Cultpix, which launched in April, continues to beef up its catalogue while expanding deals with distribution partners.
Company co-founders Rickard Gramfors and Patrick von Sychowski will be attending the Lumière Festival’s International Classic Film Market (Mfic) in Lyon, France, where they will be on the lookout for new acquisitions.
“This is the first time that either of us are attending and we are already in discussions via email with other market participants,” von Sychowski said. “We are hugely impressed by the caliber of companies attending Mfic and the rights libraries that they represent and we are confidant about making several deals there.”
Cultpix has increased its offering from an initial 400 titles when it went online to some 600 films and TV shows, adding an average of five to six new titles a week, von Sychowski said.
Specializing in classic genre and vintage cult films and TV shows,...
Company co-founders Rickard Gramfors and Patrick von Sychowski will be attending the Lumière Festival’s International Classic Film Market (Mfic) in Lyon, France, where they will be on the lookout for new acquisitions.
“This is the first time that either of us are attending and we are already in discussions via email with other market participants,” von Sychowski said. “We are hugely impressed by the caliber of companies attending Mfic and the rights libraries that they represent and we are confidant about making several deals there.”
Cultpix has increased its offering from an initial 400 titles when it went online to some 600 films and TV shows, adding an average of five to six new titles a week, von Sychowski said.
Specializing in classic genre and vintage cult films and TV shows,...
- 10/9/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has been firing on all cylinders lately, throwing at us some of the finest television that we’ve seen in ages. With critics currently singing the praises of The Night Of, the network has now ordered up another mystery series in the form of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, and they’ve brought in Natalie Portman to star.
Adapted from Karen Joy Fowler’s award-winning novel of the same name, Variety describes the plot as follows:
The story centers on college student Rosemary Cooke (Portman), whose “twin sister” disappeared when she was five years old, with her older brother following not long after.
Said to be twist-heavy, having not read the book myself I can’t comment much more on what happens, but from what I’ve heard it’s supposed to be quite a good story and one which will no doubt make for compelling television.
Friends...
Adapted from Karen Joy Fowler’s award-winning novel of the same name, Variety describes the plot as follows:
The story centers on college student Rosemary Cooke (Portman), whose “twin sister” disappeared when she was five years old, with her older brother following not long after.
Said to be twist-heavy, having not read the book myself I can’t comment much more on what happens, but from what I’ve heard it’s supposed to be quite a good story and one which will no doubt make for compelling television.
Friends...
- 8/8/2016
- by Josh Wilding
- We Got This Covered
Following up her directorial debut “A Tale Of Love And Darkness,” which hits theaters this month, and her upcoming Oscar contender “Jackie,” Natalie Portman is eyeing the small screen and is set to star in the HBO mystery miniseries “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.” The project is based on Karen Joy Fowler’s award-winning novel of the same name and is being developed by “Friends” and “Grace and Frankie” showrunner Marta Kaufman and her production company Okay Goodnight.
Read More: Watch: Natalie Portman Seizes the Director’s Chair in Striking ‘A Tale of Love and Darkness’ Trailer
The story is being described as a “twist-heavy tale” and centers around university student Rosemary Cooke, whose twin sister unexpectedly disappeared at the age of 5. “Temple Grandin” screenwriter Christopher Monger will pen the adaptation, while Gideon Raff of “Homeland” is already on board as an executive producer. Further plot details are being kept under wraps.
Read More: Watch: Natalie Portman Seizes the Director’s Chair in Striking ‘A Tale of Love and Darkness’ Trailer
The story is being described as a “twist-heavy tale” and centers around university student Rosemary Cooke, whose twin sister unexpectedly disappeared at the age of 5. “Temple Grandin” screenwriter Christopher Monger will pen the adaptation, while Gideon Raff of “Homeland” is already on board as an executive producer. Further plot details are being kept under wraps.
- 8/5/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Marta Kauffman will adapt Karen Joy Fowler’s bestselling novel “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” as a miniseries at HBO, and Natalie Portman is attached to star and executive to produce, TheWrap has learned. The series, which has been ordered to script, will follow Portman as Rosemary Cooke, a college student who was raised with a chimpanzee she thought of as her “twin sister.” Christopher Monger is writing the adaptation and will also executive produce alongside Portman and Kauffman, as well as Gideon Raff. Okay Goodnight’s Robbie Tollin will also executive produce, and Hannah Ks Canter is a co-producer.
- 8/5/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Karen Montgomery, an actress, producer and film executive, died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a decade-long struggle with breast cancer, her husband, director Christopher Monger, said. She was 66. Montgomery worked in development at several independent film companies and was an associate producer on the Forest Whitaker-starrer Diary of a Hit Man (1991), directed by Roy London, her former acting coach. London also guided the careers of Brad Pitt, Jeff Goldblum, Patricia Arquette and many others. After his death at age 50 from AIDS complications, Montgomery teamed with Monger to make the documentary Special Thanks
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- 12/8/2015
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael London and Janice Williams of Groundswell Productions will produce the feature based on Christina Baker Kline’s bestselling novel.
Christopher Monger, whose credits include Temple Grandin and The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, will adapt the screenplay.
Orphan Train was published in 2013 and is inspired by real events, telling the story of two women from different generations who form a bond in Maine when they realise they share a common past.
The orphan trains placed abandoned children from the East Coast in homes with Midwest farmland families and ran from 1854-1929.
Asher Goldstein and Shary Shirazi will oversee the project for Broad Green Pictures.
Christopher Monger, whose credits include Temple Grandin and The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, will adapt the screenplay.
Orphan Train was published in 2013 and is inspired by real events, telling the story of two women from different generations who form a bond in Maine when they realise they share a common past.
The orphan trains placed abandoned children from the East Coast in homes with Midwest farmland families and ran from 1854-1929.
Asher Goldstein and Shary Shirazi will oversee the project for Broad Green Pictures.
- 10/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Broad Green Pictures will adapt Christina Baker Kline’s novel "Orphan Train" into a movie. Michael London and Janice Williams of Groundswell Productions will produce with screenwriter Christopher Monger ("Temple Grandin," "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain"). Published in 2013, "Orphan Train" has sold more than 2 million copies in 35 countries and has spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, including five weeks at #1. Between 1854 and 1929, "orphan trains" ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children to an unknown fate. "Orphan Train" weaves together the stories of Vivian Daly, a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who as a child was shipped from New York City to Minnesota and Molly Ayer, a 17-year-old who is on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. A friendship develops...
- 10/14/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Broad Green Pictures has optioned feature rights for Christina Baker Kline’s best-selling novel Orphan Train. Temple Grandin scribe Christopher Monger will write the script. Groundswell Productions’ Michael London and Janice Williams are producing. Published in 2013, Orphan Train weaves a fictional tale out of factual events. Between 1854 and 1929, trains carrying orphans ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of…...
- 10/14/2015
- Deadline
Broad Green Pictures has optioned the feature rights to Christina Baker Kline’s 2013 best-selling novel "Orphan Train".
Crafting a fictional tale from real events, the story deals with trains carrying orphans that ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest,. Between 1854 and 1929, thousands of abandoned children on those trains were transported to fates unknown.
The narrative will follow a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who was one of those kids and who develops a friendship with a 17-year-old on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. Soon, a secret that has haunted the old woman will be exposed.
"Temple Grandin" scribe Christopher Monger has come onboard to write the script while Michael London and Janice Williams are producing with Groundswell Productions.
Source: Deadline...
Crafting a fictional tale from real events, the story deals with trains carrying orphans that ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest,. Between 1854 and 1929, thousands of abandoned children on those trains were transported to fates unknown.
The narrative will follow a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who was one of those kids and who develops a friendship with a 17-year-old on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. Soon, a secret that has haunted the old woman will be exposed.
"Temple Grandin" scribe Christopher Monger has come onboard to write the script while Michael London and Janice Williams are producing with Groundswell Productions.
Source: Deadline...
- 10/14/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Origin develops film and TV roster as execs Rubin, Marshall promoted.
Origin Pictures has promoted long-time head of development Ed Rubin to head of film and TV and development executive Claire Marshall to head of development.
The UK film and TV outfit, producers of BBC mini-series Jamaica Inn and horror film The Awakening, is currently in development on a number of film and TV projects with ITV, BBC and the BFI.
On its film slate, Origin is developing playwright Nick Payne’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending with BBC Films, and Silencers, a Manchester-set police thriller from Control and Nowhere Boy writer Matt Greenhalgh with the BFI.
TV projects in development include a contemporary London-set crime series written by Ed Whitmore for ITV, an original multi-part drama about female spies during WWII from Crimson Petal & the White adaptor Lucinda Coxon for the BBC, and [link=nm...
Origin Pictures has promoted long-time head of development Ed Rubin to head of film and TV and development executive Claire Marshall to head of development.
The UK film and TV outfit, producers of BBC mini-series Jamaica Inn and horror film The Awakening, is currently in development on a number of film and TV projects with ITV, BBC and the BFI.
On its film slate, Origin is developing playwright Nick Payne’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending with BBC Films, and Silencers, a Manchester-set police thriller from Control and Nowhere Boy writer Matt Greenhalgh with the BFI.
TV projects in development include a contemporary London-set crime series written by Ed Whitmore for ITV, an original multi-part drama about female spies during WWII from Crimson Petal & the White adaptor Lucinda Coxon for the BBC, and [link=nm...
- 3/25/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Origin develops film and TV roster as execs Rubin, Marshall promoted.
Origin Pictures has promoted long-time head of development Ed Rubin to head of film and TV and development executive Claire Marshall to head of development.
The UK film and TV outfit, producers of BBC mini-series Jamaica Inn and horror film The Awakening, is currently in development on a number of film and TV projects with ITV, BBC and the BFI.
On its film slate, Origin is developing playwright Nick Payne’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending with BBC Films, and Silencers, a Manchester-set police thriller from Control and Nowhere Boy writer Matt Greenhalgh with the BFI.
TV projects in development include a contemporary London-set crime series written by Ed Whitmore for ITV, an original multi-part drama about female spies during WWII from Crimson Petal & the White adaptor Lucinda Coxon for the BBC, and [link=nm...
Origin Pictures has promoted long-time head of development Ed Rubin to head of film and TV and development executive Claire Marshall to head of development.
The UK film and TV outfit, producers of BBC mini-series Jamaica Inn and horror film The Awakening, is currently in development on a number of film and TV projects with ITV, BBC and the BFI.
On its film slate, Origin is developing playwright Nick Payne’s adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel The Sense of an Ending with BBC Films, and Silencers, a Manchester-set police thriller from Control and Nowhere Boy writer Matt Greenhalgh with the BFI.
TV projects in development include a contemporary London-set crime series written by Ed Whitmore for ITV, an original multi-part drama about female spies during WWII from Crimson Petal & the White adaptor Lucinda Coxon for the BBC, and [link=nm...
- 3/25/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Ok, ok, it’s just another TV movie, but we already shared every single thing from Liz & Dick with you guys, so one last poster won’t heart! Looks pretty cool actually! You know, just Grant Bowler kissing Lindsay Lohan‘s neck and stuff like that. I mean, sensual stuff. And of course there’s also a little reminder that the movie will air this Sunday. So, in case you still have any doubts about this project, make sure you read more about the whole thing in the rest of this report…
The movie comes from director Lloyd Kramer, while Christopher Monger stands behind the script which is based on the true story of the couple’s (do I really have to repeat that we’re talking about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton?) passionate and tumultuous love affair.
Lindsay Lohan stars as the legendary Elizabeth Taylor while Grant Bowler is a celebrated actor Richard Burton.
The movie comes from director Lloyd Kramer, while Christopher Monger stands behind the script which is based on the true story of the couple’s (do I really have to repeat that we’re talking about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton?) passionate and tumultuous love affair.
Lindsay Lohan stars as the legendary Elizabeth Taylor while Grant Bowler is a celebrated actor Richard Burton.
- 11/21/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Larry A. Thompson has managed a lot of talent and produced a lot of television over the years, but nothing he’s done before has attracted the kind of attention Liz & Dick has. Set to air November 25, the Lifetime TV movie about the stormy love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton was in the spotlight from the moment Lindsay Lohan was cast as Taylor. Car crashes, filming delays, exhausted crew members and the constant glare of the media hampered the production. Liz & Dick covers the couple’s two marriages, two divorces and career ups and downs. Grant Bowler plays Burton in the film. Lloyd Kramer directs from a script by Temple Grandin scribe Christopher Monger. Thompson talked with me about the trials of making Liz & Dick, hiring Lohan, and his next project on Oprah Winfrey. Deadline: With all the attention on Liz & Dick, this could not have been an easy film to make.
- 11/14/2012
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
She broke into “the business” before she was 10, grew up too quickly onscreen and off, had many lovers and a shameless stage mom. Myriad health issues — some self-inflicted, some not. Oddball friendships and associations. And a loyal inner circle who swear to her heart of gold. So is she Elizabeth Taylor? Or Lindsay Lohan, the talented but troubled starlet who plays the violet-eyed movie star in Liz & Dick, Lifetime’s much-discussed biopic produced by telefilm whiz Larry A. Thompson (Amish Grace, Lucy and Desi: Before the Laughter) and penned by award-winning Temple Grandin scribe Christopher Monger? By now you’ve [...]...
- 10/31/2012
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
Lindsay Lohan takes the lead in the upcoming Lifetime movie, Liz & Dick, set to air in the Us in just over a month’s time.
We saw a captivating Lohan grace the poster last month, and now a new featurette has debuted online, giving us a look behind the scenes, in which the actress talks a little about the similarities between Elizabeth Hurley and herself.
“On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood’s most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world’s greatest actors, Richard Burton – and she didn’t leave.
Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was captured in a series of films, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
The last of the great, extravagant stars, flaunting diamonds,...
We saw a captivating Lohan grace the poster last month, and now a new featurette has debuted online, giving us a look behind the scenes, in which the actress talks a little about the similarities between Elizabeth Hurley and herself.
“On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood’s most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world’s greatest actors, Richard Burton – and she didn’t leave.
Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was captured in a series of films, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
The last of the great, extravagant stars, flaunting diamonds,...
- 10/2/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
There may be a lot of truth to the idea that Liz & Dick is (one of) the most talked about movie of the year, but I’m not absolutely sure it’s a claim I would feature.
Good or bad, Lindsay Lohan or no, and if you’re the right crowd, Lifetime or no, there’s no denying that the movie takes on interesting subject matter, and is potentially well worth watching just to catch some glimpse into the lives of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Of course, I don’t know that it has anything to say that isn’t well-worn material, but it’s worth finding out.
What do you think about this one, and is the movie, wherever it lands, overshadowed simply by the fact that Lohan is in it? I’d like to know where the public is coming down on this one. Will you watch?...
Good or bad, Lindsay Lohan or no, and if you’re the right crowd, Lifetime or no, there’s no denying that the movie takes on interesting subject matter, and is potentially well worth watching just to catch some glimpse into the lives of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Of course, I don’t know that it has anything to say that isn’t well-worn material, but it’s worth finding out.
What do you think about this one, and is the movie, wherever it lands, overshadowed simply by the fact that Lohan is in it? I’d like to know where the public is coming down on this one. Will you watch?...
- 10/1/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Lifetime has revealed the premiere date for its upcoming Liz & Dick movie, starring Lindsay Lohan. Liz & Dick will air on Sunday, November 25 at 9pm Et on the cable network. The television movie follows Elizabeth Taylor (Lohan) and her love affair with husband Richard Burton (Grant Bowler). Liz & Dick is directed by Lloyd Kramer and written by Christopher Monger. On Sunday (September 30), (more)...
- 10/1/2012
- by By Kristina Bustos
- Digital Spy
Lifetime has set November 25 for the premiere of Liz & Dick starring Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and Grant Bowler as Richard Burton. The story of the couple’s passionate and stormy love affair is executive produced by Larry A. Thompson (Amish Grace) and directed by Lloyd Kramer (Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven). Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) penned the script. A+E Networks will handle international distribution. Liz & Dick will air at 9 Pm on Lifetime. Related: ‘Liz & Dick’ Movie Poster Unveiled Hot TV Trailer: Lifetime’s ‘Liz & Dick’...
- 10/1/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
When I spoke with Larry Thompson, executive producer of Lifetime’s upcoming Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton biopic Liz & Dick, this afternoon for our November cover story on the opulent and much-debated film, he revealed just how deeply connected his screenwriter Christopher Monger is to the project. Seated next to Monger at the 2010 Humanitis Prize awards ceremony, where the Monger-penned HBO film Temple Grandin and Thompson’s Lifetime-produced Amish Grace were both nominated in the 90-minute category, Thompson told him that he was about to embark on a project about Taylor and Burton and asked if Monger would like to be involved. “He looked at me [...]...
- 9/21/2012
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
It’s the movie they said would never get made thanks to the off-screen antics of its controversial star, Lindsay Lohan — but the newly-released trailer for Lifetime’s upcoming Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton biopic Liz & Dick suggests the project could be irresistible for much more than a just a peek to see if she can really pull it off. With sumptuous sets and costumes, and enough drama crammed into just this 30-second peek to make your cheeks flush, the film — directed by veteran telefilm maker Larry Thompson and penned by Temple Grandin screenerwriter Christopher Monger — delves into the violet-eyed [...]...
- 9/21/2012
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
It’s been a few years since Lindsay Lohan was last seen on our screens, but her return in just a matter of weeks away now, with Lifetime’s Liz & Dick due to air this coming November, telling the story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Lohan takes the lead opposite Grant Bowler, and now the first poster for the movie has arrived, putting Lohan front and centre, with a pair of rather beautiful (albeit edited) purple eyes.
“On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood’s most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world’s greatest actors, Richard Burton – and she didn’t leave.
Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was captured in a series of films, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...
Lohan takes the lead opposite Grant Bowler, and now the first poster for the movie has arrived, putting Lohan front and centre, with a pair of rather beautiful (albeit edited) purple eyes.
“On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood’s most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world’s greatest actors, Richard Burton – and she didn’t leave.
Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was captured in a series of films, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...
- 9/20/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here are several photos of the 26-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan from the Lifetime biopic, Liz & Dick, proving she can still embody old-style Hollywood glamor.
It’s not hard to guess that sometimes troubled Lohan stars as the late Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor alongside True Blood’s Grant Bowler, who plays one of Taylor’s many husbands and the man considered the love of her life, Richard Burton.
The film chronicles Taylor and Burton’s fiery romance and will show Taylor over several decades, from their brief initial encounter at a 1954 pool party to their collaboration on the set of 1963s Cleopatra all the way until Burton’s death in 1984 as evidenced by this picture of Lohan as Liz in her later years.
Lohan’s role as Taylor is her first major role since 2010s Machete.
The biopic is written by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) and directed by Lloyd Kramer (The Five People You Meet in Heaven...
It’s not hard to guess that sometimes troubled Lohan stars as the late Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor alongside True Blood’s Grant Bowler, who plays one of Taylor’s many husbands and the man considered the love of her life, Richard Burton.
The film chronicles Taylor and Burton’s fiery romance and will show Taylor over several decades, from their brief initial encounter at a 1954 pool party to their collaboration on the set of 1963s Cleopatra all the way until Burton’s death in 1984 as evidenced by this picture of Lohan as Liz in her later years.
Lohan’s role as Taylor is her first major role since 2010s Machete.
The biopic is written by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) and directed by Lloyd Kramer (The Five People You Meet in Heaven...
- 8/31/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
The Daily Beast (or rather me directly) obtained a production draft of Lifetime’s Elizabeth Taylor biopic starring Lindsay Lohan. I pick out eight especially salacious bits from the script. Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my latest feature, "Liz & Dick: 8 Crazy Scenes from Lindsay Lohan’s Elizabeth Taylor Biopic," in which I read Christopher Monger's script and pick out the eight craziest, oddest, most salacious bits of Lifetime's upcoming Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton biopic, Liz & Dick, starring Lindsay Lohan. When considering actresses to play the late, beloved Academy Award–winner Elizabeth Taylor, the first name that comes to most people’s minds likely isn’t Lindsay Lohan. And yet the troubled, talented 25-year-old actress is currently playing Taylor in Lifetime’s made-for-tv movie Liz & Dick, about the tumultuous romance between Taylor and her costar/husband Richard Burton (played here by True Blood’s Grant Bowler...
- 6/14/2012
- by Jace Lacob
- Televisionary
With "Young Adult" barely out of our minds, lensing is excitingly already underway on Jason Reitman's next directorial effort, an adaptation of Joyce Maynard's coming-of-age story "Labor Day." The project has now added a trio of talent with Alexie Gilmore ("World's Greatest Dad"), Lucas Hedges ("Moonrise Kingdom") and Brooke Smith ("Grey's Anatomy") all joining in unnamed supporting roles. The story centers on an escaped convict (Josh Brolin) who is taken in by a depressed single mother (Kate Winslet) and her teen son (Gattlin Griffith) over a Labor Day weekend with Clark Gregg, Tom Lipinski, Maika Monroe, Brighid Fleming and James Van Der Beek also co-starring. [Variety]
Jena Malone's career has kinda been all over the place with the actress most recently finding herself with a starring role in the History Channel's "Hatfield & McCoys." She'll now lead the L.A. noir thriller "The Go Getters" playing an actress...
Jena Malone's career has kinda been all over the place with the actress most recently finding herself with a starring role in the History Channel's "Hatfield & McCoys." She'll now lead the L.A. noir thriller "The Go Getters" playing an actress...
- 6/11/2012
- by Simon Dang
- The Playlist
Grant Bowler / Richard Burton: Liz & Dick Grant Bowler as Richard Burton in Lifetime’s fall movie Liz & Dick looks less convincing than Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor. Burton met Taylor at the time the two were making Cleopatra for 20th Century Fox. A troubled production, Cleopatra was initially to have starred Taylor, Peter Finch, and Stephen Boyd, under the direction of Rouben Mamoulian. Mamoulian left, Taylor fell seriously ill, nearly died, and had to have a tracheotomy performed. The end result was a Best Actress Academy Award for her troubles (and for Butterfield 8) and brand new leading men for Cleopatra: Richard Burton as Marc Antony and Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar. By then, Cleopatra also had a new director: two-time Best Director Oscar winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz. A respected stage and screen actor in the ’60s, Richard Burton was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actor...
- 6/7/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Lindsay Lohan / Elizabeth Taylor Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime movie Liz & Dick. Lohan, 26 next July 2, plays Elizabeth Taylor (apparently) at about the time she met Richard Burton in the early ’60s. (Though the Lohan/Taylor picture above looks like something out Richard Brooks’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, with Lohan as Maggie the Panther.) Grant Bowler, best known for True Blood and the box-office and critical cataclysm Atlas Shrugged: Part I, plays Richard Burton. The makeup job looks quite impressive, helping to transform Lohan into Taylor. We’ll see — or rather, hear — if Lohan is able to reproduce Taylor’s tones as well. A tabloid queen in her heyday, Elizabeth Taylor won two Best Actress Academy Awards: Daniel Mann’s Butterfield 8, 1960; Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966. Taylor was nominated three other times: Edward Dmytryk’s Raintree County, 1957; Brooks’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,...
- 6/6/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Lindsay Lohan Elizabeth Taylor movie Liz & Dick (Grant Bowler as Richard Burton) Lindsay Lohan‘s Elizabeth Taylor movie Liz & Dick, to be shown on Lifetime, has its first official photo. Lohan does look like Taylor; whether or not Atlas Shrugged: Part I‘s Grant Bowler passes for Richard Burton is unclear, as he seems to be playing Christopher Lee in the above pic. Much has been said about how absurd it was to cast Lindsay Lohan, of rehab and courtroom notoriety, to play one of the most glamorous stars Hollywood has ever produced. What those people seem to forget — or be ignorant about — is that Elizabeth Taylor, long before she became a Dame of the (now-moribund) British Empire, long before her AIDS Foundation, and not that long before her two Oscar wins, was considered by many to be a selfish, reckless "whore." True, Taylor received four back-to-back Oscar nominations in...
- 6/5/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Now that’s an incredible likeness!
Lifetime released the first official photo of Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor today — and the star of Herbie Fully Loaded is definitely looking on the money for the original movie Liz & Dick that will bow later this year.
That’s Grant Bowler as Richard Burton.
The movie will chronicle Taylor’s turbulent romance with Burton. It’s from Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson (Lucy & Desi).
Will you watch?
For more:
Lindsay Lohan gets leading man for biopic
Lindsay Lohan to play Elizabeth Taylor...
Lifetime released the first official photo of Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor today — and the star of Herbie Fully Loaded is definitely looking on the money for the original movie Liz & Dick that will bow later this year.
That’s Grant Bowler as Richard Burton.
The movie will chronicle Taylor’s turbulent romance with Burton. It’s from Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson (Lucy & Desi).
Will you watch?
For more:
Lindsay Lohan gets leading man for biopic
Lindsay Lohan to play Elizabeth Taylor...
- 6/4/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Update: The first official look at Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and Grant Bowler as Richard Burton has landed.
Yes, it's happening. "Liz & Dick" has bucked the odds and is actually filming with Lindsay Lohan actually showing up on set. For real. And now the legendary Elizabeth Taylor will have her life story told by the fine folks at Lifetime -- who don't know a real-life person they can't exploit and sensationalize -- with Lohan in the title role. The movie gods are crying.
But there is a car crash aspect to this whole thing that's drawing us in, and of course we had to look when the first images of Lohan as Taylor landed online. And well, at least they got the hair down, right? Judging the film from makeup room pics and paparazzi pics probably isn't fair, but then again neither is Lohan playing Taylor. Zing. At any rate,...
Yes, it's happening. "Liz & Dick" has bucked the odds and is actually filming with Lindsay Lohan actually showing up on set. For real. And now the legendary Elizabeth Taylor will have her life story told by the fine folks at Lifetime -- who don't know a real-life person they can't exploit and sensationalize -- with Lohan in the title role. The movie gods are crying.
But there is a car crash aspect to this whole thing that's drawing us in, and of course we had to look when the first images of Lohan as Taylor landed online. And well, at least they got the hair down, right? Judging the film from makeup room pics and paparazzi pics probably isn't fair, but then again neither is Lohan playing Taylor. Zing. At any rate,...
- 6/4/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
While the news that Lindsay Lohan had been cast to play Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime Original Movie "Liz & Dick," about the star's turbulent relationship with Richard Burton, caused a stir and seemed like a bold if potentially difficult publicity grab, the choice for who'll take on the role of Burton is considerably less loaded. According to Deadline, Grant Bowler will do the honors. The New Zealand-born actor may be best know for playing Wilhelmina Slater's shady love interest Connor Owens in "Ugly Betty" or werewolf biker Cooter in "True Blood," but Ayn Rand fans and lovers of disastrous cinema may also recognize him as Henry Rearden from last year's "Atlas Shrugged: Part I." "Liz & Dick," which is written by Christopher Monger of "Temple Grandin," is scheduled to start filming on June 4th.
- 5/25/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Update: Oops, the previous image we had was from an old photo shoot. But here's a pic from The Daily Mail from the costume sessions, to give you some idea of what LiLo will be looking like.
Okay, let's take a break from all the Cannes Film Festival stuff for a moment and get to the stuff people watch everyday -- from high falutin' cinephiles to people who don't know their Darren Aronofsky from their Walton Goggins -- trashy TV. And there is none more trashy these days than Lifetime, who every few weeks have a new ripped-from-the-tabloid-headline or issues-driven drama movie cranked out. The only reason anyone cares about their latest "Liz & Dick" is because they managed to employ the unemployable Lindsay Lohan in the lead role as icon Elizabeth Taylor. And now things are really beginning to roll.
The Daily Mail has some wardrobe fittings which are kind of boring,...
Okay, let's take a break from all the Cannes Film Festival stuff for a moment and get to the stuff people watch everyday -- from high falutin' cinephiles to people who don't know their Darren Aronofsky from their Walton Goggins -- trashy TV. And there is none more trashy these days than Lifetime, who every few weeks have a new ripped-from-the-tabloid-headline or issues-driven drama movie cranked out. The only reason anyone cares about their latest "Liz & Dick" is because they managed to employ the unemployable Lindsay Lohan in the lead role as icon Elizabeth Taylor. And now things are really beginning to roll.
The Daily Mail has some wardrobe fittings which are kind of boring,...
- 5/24/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Account of Taylor's stormy relationship with Richard Burton will be actor's first major role since 2009
Lindsay Lohan has signed on for her first lead role since 2009 after being cast as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz and Dick, an account of Taylor's tempestuous relationship with Richard Burton.
The troubled actor was forced to drop out of her last high-profile role, as Linda Lovelace in the biopic Inferno, after breaking probation conditions by missing a mandatory progress hearing relating to a 2007 DUI conviction; instead, she attended a promotional event at the 2010 Cannes film festival.
Lohan said: "I am very honored to have been asked to play this role."
Since starring as a woman who fakes her pregnancy in Labor Pains in 2009, Lohan has only been seen on screen in a small part in the Robert Rodriguez action movie Machete. Liz and Dick, however, is unlikely to make it to cinemas as it has...
Lindsay Lohan has signed on for her first lead role since 2009 after being cast as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz and Dick, an account of Taylor's tempestuous relationship with Richard Burton.
The troubled actor was forced to drop out of her last high-profile role, as Linda Lovelace in the biopic Inferno, after breaking probation conditions by missing a mandatory progress hearing relating to a 2007 DUI conviction; instead, she attended a promotional event at the 2010 Cannes film festival.
Lohan said: "I am very honored to have been asked to play this role."
Since starring as a woman who fakes her pregnancy in Labor Pains in 2009, Lohan has only been seen on screen in a small part in the Robert Rodriguez action movie Machete. Liz and Dick, however, is unlikely to make it to cinemas as it has...
- 4/24/2012
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
She broke into “the business” before she was ten, grew up too quickly onscreen and off, had many lovers and a shameless stage mom. Myriad health issues — some self-inflicted, some not. Oddball friendships and associations. And a loyal inner circle who swear to her heart made of gold. So is she Elizabeth Taylor? Or Lindsay Lohan, the oft-troubled starlet who has been tapped by Lifetime to play the violet-eyed iconic movie star in Liz & Dick, the network’s upcoming biopic produced by telefilm whiz Larry Thompson and penned by award-winning Temple Grandin scribe Christopher Monger? By now you’ve figured out [...]...
- 4/24/2012
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
Lindsey Lohan is confirmed to star in the Lifetime movie Liz and Dick and while it’s not a big screen epic, it can go a long way towards redemption for the former star. Earlier in her career she was actually compared to a young Liz Taylor so maybe fate does indeed has something better in store for her future. Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) is penning the screenplay and principal shooting is planned for early June in Los Angeles.
- 4/24/2012
- by Kerry Fleming
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Lifetime announced yesterday that after months of talks, Lindsay Lohan has signed on to play Elizabeth Taylor in the network's original movie "Liz & Dick," about Taylor's tumultuous relationship with Richard Burton, who she married and divorced twice. It's a bold casting choice, if also a queasily calculated one. Any Lohan announcement's bound to get a lot of attention, but the actress has also been back in the tabloids lately with rumors of partying and nightclub altercations, which makes the idea of her playing a hard-drinking, paparazzi-stalked, health problem-prone screen icon falling into a notoriously fiery, violently troubled relationship uncomfortably on the nose. Barring any complications that arise, "Liz & Dick" (which is being written by Christopher Monger, of "Temple Grandin" and "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain") will start shooting in June. In the press release,...
- 4/24/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Lindsay Lohan is confirmed to star as the legendary Elizabeth Taylor in "Liz and Dick" for Lifetime. The plan is to begin filming in early June in Los Angeles. Christopher Monger ("Temple Grandin") is writing the script. Plot: For nearly a quarter of a century, Taylor and actor Richard Burton were Hollywood royalty and their fiery romance -- often called "the marriage of the century" -- was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair of its day. Swarmed by paparazzi, Taylor and Burton's love affair was played out entirely in front of the global press from the time they met on the set of the major motion picture "Cleopatra," left their respective spouses, married and divorced, only to remarry and divorce once again. Despite their roller coaster romance for the public eye to see, Taylor and Burton shared an undeniable love greater than most people could have ever dreamed.
- 4/24/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
In her first major leading role since the 2009 ABC Family movie Labor Pains, Lindsay Lohan has signed on to play the late Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime biopic Liz & Dick, the network announced today.
Chronicling Taylor’s tumultuous romance with actor Richard Burton, the TV movie will be penned by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin), and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson (Lucy & Desi). No director has been announced, but the film is scheduled to begin shooting in June.
“I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor,” Lohan said in a statement. “She was not only...
Chronicling Taylor’s tumultuous romance with actor Richard Burton, the TV movie will be penned by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin), and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson (Lucy & Desi). No director has been announced, but the film is scheduled to begin shooting in June.
“I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor,” Lohan said in a statement. “She was not only...
- 4/23/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside TV
When this idea was first tossed around back in January, we figured it was yet another publicity stunt by the producers and/or Lindsay Lohan's people to drum up news for the project and the actress whose legal troubles have largely kept her out of movies for the past few years, except for a cameo in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete." But somehow insurers for the movie are appeased that she'll appear on set, as the actress has landed her first lead role since 2009's "Labor Pains" and she'll be taking on a titan.
THR reports that Lohan will play Elizabeth Taylor in "Liz & Dick" in what will surely be a quality production for the Lifetime network. The film, penned by Christopher Monger (HBO's Emmy-award winning "Temple Grandin") will focus on the tempestuous romance between Taylor and her fifth/sixth husband, and co-star in "Cleopatra" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,...
THR reports that Lohan will play Elizabeth Taylor in "Liz & Dick" in what will surely be a quality production for the Lifetime network. The film, penned by Christopher Monger (HBO's Emmy-award winning "Temple Grandin") will focus on the tempestuous romance between Taylor and her fifth/sixth husband, and co-star in "Cleopatra" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,...
- 4/23/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Lindsay Lohan Set as Liz Taylor for Lifetime?
Here is the Hollywood question of the day, folks. Who would you cast to play Elizabeth Taylor in a new Lifetime movie? Director David Fincher has made Angelina Jolie his very own Cleopatra, which is a role Taylor made famous. Also, Megan Fox, has that dark-haired, light-eyed look, which Liz embodied. But, would Lindsay Lohan make your list of hopefuls? According to this week’s news, the 25-year old could win this part of a lifetime.
According to the Deadline exclusive, despite some notorious bad behavior, Lohan is in preliminary discussions regarding a starring role in the upcoming Lifetime original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story. Richard is Richard Burton.
The picture will be produced by Larry Thompson, who also worked on Amish Grace, the Lifetime original tracing the aftermath of a grievous shooting resulting in the death of five Amish children.
Here is the Hollywood question of the day, folks. Who would you cast to play Elizabeth Taylor in a new Lifetime movie? Director David Fincher has made Angelina Jolie his very own Cleopatra, which is a role Taylor made famous. Also, Megan Fox, has that dark-haired, light-eyed look, which Liz embodied. But, would Lindsay Lohan make your list of hopefuls? According to this week’s news, the 25-year old could win this part of a lifetime.
According to the Deadline exclusive, despite some notorious bad behavior, Lohan is in preliminary discussions regarding a starring role in the upcoming Lifetime original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story. Richard is Richard Burton.
The picture will be produced by Larry Thompson, who also worked on Amish Grace, the Lifetime original tracing the aftermath of a grievous shooting resulting in the death of five Amish children.
- 1/11/2012
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Lindsay Lohan may portray Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie. Deadline reports that Lohan is in early talks for the female lead in Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story. The film will focus on the "enduring love of movie icons Taylor and Richard Burton, whose fiery romance was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair of its day."
Larry Thompson (Amish Grace) is set to produce the film based on a script penned by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin). The movie was first announced as part as Lifetime’s 2011-12 development slate. Lohan most recently starred in Machete and Labor Pains and had an arc on ABC’s Ugly Betty.
Not only do Lohan and Taylor look alike, they have some other similarities according to a 2004 Slate story: “Both had domineering stage mothers, little semblance of a real childhood, fame from a young age, substance abuse issues, public emotional outpourings,...
Larry Thompson (Amish Grace) is set to produce the film based on a script penned by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin). The movie was first announced as part as Lifetime’s 2011-12 development slate. Lohan most recently starred in Machete and Labor Pains and had an arc on ABC’s Ugly Betty.
Not only do Lohan and Taylor look alike, they have some other similarities according to a 2004 Slate story: “Both had domineering stage mothers, little semblance of a real childhood, fame from a young age, substance abuse issues, public emotional outpourings,...
- 1/11/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
It seems as if Lindsay Lohan might be most comfortable playing anyone but herself. Lohan has constantly imitated Marilyn Monroe in photo shoots over the years, and the actress was long attached to Matthew Wilder’s Linda Lovelace biopic, Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story. The film seemed stalled out due to the Lohan commitments that could never come to fruition. Lohan was dropped from the project in November of 2010, and Malin Ackerman stepped in to the role shortly after. So, if you can’t be Marilyn and you can’t be Lovelace, who can Lohan be? If a report from Deadline Hampstead is to be believed, Elizabeth Taylor. I’m sorry, what? The outlet reports, quite bizarrely, that Lohan is “in early talks for the female lead in Lifetime’s original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, chronicling the enduring love of movie icons Taylor and Richard Burton, whose fiery romance was the most notorious, publicized...
- 1/10/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Lindsay Lohan has reportedly opened discussions with Lifetime to take on the role of the late screen legend in TV movie 'Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story,' which will focus on Taylor's tempestuous romance with actor Richard Burton, according to Deadline.com. The project is set to be produced by Larry Thompson and is being written by Christopher Monger. Although Taylor was married to seven different men during her lifetime, she considered Burton to be the love of her life and she tied the knot with him twice before their romance ultimately ended in a second divorce in 1976. ________________ Read More: Homeless teen makes semi-finals of Intel national science contest Meryl Streep gives amazing performance as Margaret Thatcher -- Iron Lady, warts and all, exposed in new biopic Beara, West Cork - Ireland’s most beautiful landscape? - Photos ___________________ The 'Cleopatra' star died aged 79 in March 2011 from congestive heart failure.
- 1/10/2012
- IrishCentral
Lindsay Lohan is in talks to play Dame Elizabeth Taylor in a new film. The 25-year-old actress has reportedly opened discussions with Lifetime to take on the role of the late screen legend in TV movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, which will focus on Taylor's tempestuous romance with actor Richard Burton, according to Deadline.com. The project is set to be produced by Larry Thompson and is being written by Christopher Monger. Although Taylor was married to seven different men during her lifetime, she considered Burton to be the love of her life and she tied the knot with him twice...
- 1/10/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Exclusive: After emulating Marilyn Monroe in a series of photo shoots, most recently for Playboy, Lindsay Lohan may be taking on another screen legend, Elizabeth Taylor. I have learned that the 25-year-old actress is in early talks for the female lead in Lifetime’s original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, chronicling the enduring love of movie icons Taylor and Richard Burton, whose fiery romance was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair of its day. The film, produced by Larry Thompson (Amish Grace) and written by Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin), was originally announced as part as Lifetime’s 2011-12 development slate. Lohan, a child actress who successfully transitioned into young adult roles with Freaky Friday and Mean Girls, has been largely sidelined from her acting career for the past couple of years by stints in rehab, jail, court rooms, and recently a morgue as part of her community service.
- 1/10/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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