Grant Bowler Cast as Richard Burton in Lindsay Lohan Elizabeth Taylor Film

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SEE IT: Helena Bonham Carter stuns as Elizabeth Taylor

So long, Lindsay Lohan. There's a new Elizabeth Taylor impersonator in town. On Tuesday, BBC America released photos of Helena Bonham Carter and "The Wire" actor Dominic West dressed as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton for the upcoming television movie "Burton and Taylor."

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DVD review: Lindsay Lohan is laughably bad in ‘Liz & Dick’

DVD review: Lindsay Lohan is laughably bad in ‘Liz & Dick’ by Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 13, 2013 01:45PM MDT Grade • F DVD • If I didn’t know better, I’d think that Lifetime’s made-for-TV movie “Liz & Dick” - now out on DVD and Blu ray - was supposed to be a comedy. There is some entertainment value in laughing at how utterly awful this tale...

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Helena Bonham-Carter and Dominic West to play Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Move over Lindsay Lohan, Helena Bonham-Carter has been cast as Elizabeth Taylor in a one-off television drama.

independent.co.uk (4 months and 7 days ago)

Helena Bonham Carter Will Play Elizabeth Taylor in BBC Four Movie

Helena Bonham Carter is taking the unusual step of following in Lindsay Lohan's footsteps. She's signed on to play Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming BBC Four movie Burton and Taylor, with Dominic West playing Richard Burton. The movie centers on the pair's 1983 revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives, which ... More »

vulture.com (4 months and 7 days ago)

Now that ‘Liz & Dick’ is done, BBC orders ‘Burton and Taylor’

The United States has already had a stab at making an Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton bioflick, resulting in the hash that was Lifetime’s Lindsay Lohan “comeback” vehicle, “Liz & Dick.” Now, the Brits will now show us how it’s done. Read full article >>

washingtonpost.com (4 months and 6 days ago)

Helena Bonham Carter vs. Lindsay Lohan: The Elizabeth Taylor Showdown!

Well, whaddya know? There's a new Elizabeth Taylor in town. It looks like another biopic is on the way, after Deadline reported that BBC has ordered Burton and...

eonline.com (4 months and 6 days ago)

First Look At BBC America's 'Burton And Taylor'

Although we're still traumatized from the national nightmare that was Lifetime's unanimously derided "Liz and Dick" biopic, BBC America is hoping to soothe our collective pain with "Burton and Taylor," with Dominic West And Helena Bonham Carter taking over the titular roles last played by Grant Bowler and Lindsay Lohan. The network has released the first photo of West and...

huffingtonpost.com (14 days ago)

See Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West As Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Back in February, Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West were cast in a BBC 4 movie about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Now comes photo evidence that this is indeed a totally real thing. Go ahead, gaze upon this, the first promotional shot for Burton and Taylor! The movie is ...

vulture.com (14 days ago)

Sybil Christopher: Actress who was married to Richard Burton when he met Elizabeth Taylor

In her later years Sybil Christopher lived a relatively quiet life running a little village theatre at the far end of Long Island in New York State. But 50 years ago she was a key player in one of the most dramatic – and certainly the most publicised – showbusiness romances of the 20th century. She was the wife cast aside when Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor met on the...

independent.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)

Bonham Carter to play Elizabeth Taylor in biopic

Move over Lindsay Lohan, and give a real actress a shot. Helena Bonham Carter is set to star in a BBC biopic about Elizabeth Taylor’s professional reunion with fiery ex-husband Richard Burton for a Broadway play during their middle age years.

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