Casting Bits: Lindsay Lohan As Elizabeth Taylor, Caterina Murino In ‘In Search Of Ingrid’, Paul Rudd In ‘Parks & Recreation’
Though everyone knows Marilyn Monroe isLindsay Lohan’s deceased classic Hollywood legend of choice, it may beElizabeth Taylorshe’ll be playing next. Lohan has entered early talks to star in the Lifetime original movieElizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, about the tempestuous, Vatican-condemned romance between Taylor and actorRichard Burton. Oh boy.
I can’t do better than this old quote fromSlate(viaDeadline) about the things the two had in common, so I won’t try: “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.”
Even with those similarities, it’s tough to see how casting the troubled, famously unreliable Lohan could possibly seem like a good idea. Then again, this project is drawing headlines (like this one) just for flirting with the idea of casting Lohan, so I suppose it’s worked out pretty well for them already.
After the jump, a Bond girl gets kidnapped, and Amy Poehler finds a nemesis in one of herWet Hot American Summerco-stars.
In Search of Ingridis slated to begin shooting later this year in Colombia or Puerto Rico on a $10 million budget. The film is one of two Betancourt films in development; last year, producerKathleen Kennedyacquired Betancourt’s bookEven Silence Has An End: My Six Years of Captivityand stated at the time that a screenplay was in development. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Finally, I’ve saved the best bit of news for last:Paul Ruddwill face off againstAmy Poehlerin the current season ofParks & Recreation, as Leslie’s rival in the city council race. As Rudd has already shot his scenes,Vulturespeculates that we’ll likely see him within the next month.
The series had made fantastic use of its guest stars in the past, as anyone who’s seen Megan Mullally’s turn as Tammy One or Patricia Clarkson’s as Tammy Two can attest, so I’m dying to see whatParkswill do with Rudd. Especially since he’s worked with so many of the cast members before: He and Poehler co-starred inWet Hot American Summer, while he,Rashida Jones, andAziz Ansariworked together inI Love You Man. And of course, he has a longstanding friendship withAdam Scott, who starred on Rudd’s showParty Downand who’s appeared with him inOur Idiot BrotherandKnocked Up.
Rudd’s other upcoming projects this year include the filmsWanderlust,The Perks of Being a Wallflower, andThis is Forty. He’s also currently attached to star in Errol Morris’Freezing People is Easy.
