Lindsay Lohan to Play Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime Movie

Lindsay Lohan never misses an opportunity to compare herself to Marilyn Monroe, whom she's portrayed in countless photo spreads, but she's now getting ready to take on another screen icon: Dame Elizabeth Taylor herself.

With her career currently on hold because of her many legal issues, Lindsay is carefully planning her next move, the one that should put her back up on the map again.

Negotiations are underway for Lohan to play the late Elizabeth Taylor in a new Lifetime movie, Deadline reports.

Nothing is set in stone just now, but everything else about the project is, so we're to expect an official announcement (with or without Lohan) anytime soon.

“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 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, whose fiery romance was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair of its day,” the movie-oriented publication informs.

“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,” Deadline adds.

No word yet on whether who should play Burton but, suffice it to say that many Lohan non-fans are not happy even with the suggestion that she could play the legendary screen siren.

Deadline too agrees (to a certain extent) that casting her wouldn't be the smartest choice, mostly because people at home are still too blindsided by the trainwreck of her personal life to pay real attention to a movie she might be in.

To prove a point, the e-zine cites an older Slate story on LiLo:

“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.”

The emphasis is ours.