Lindsay Lohan As… Liz Taylor?

She’s emulated Marilyn Monroe on numerous occasions (hello Playboy cover!), but can Lindsay Lohan take on and channel yet another big screen icon? The 25-year-old troubled actress is reportedly in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor in the original Lifetime TV movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, reports Deadline.com. The Lifetime movie will chronicle the late-actress’ relationship with her second husband, the actor Richard Burton, whose “fiery romance was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair” of the time.

Lindsay has often been compared to Elizabeth. A 2004 Slate story points out their similarities: “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.”

Can Lindsay do the role justice should she receive it? Only time will tell.

Do you think Lindsay would make a good Liz Taylor?