With the television film premiere of ‘Liz & Dick’ set to air Sunday night on Lifetime, Hollywood producer Larry A. Thompson talked candidly about the risks of casting Lindsay Lohan in the lead role.
At the time Thompson was negotiating with Lilo to portray the iconic Elizabeth Taylor, the actress was up to her ears in jail stints, rehab and probation issues.
He admits, “Making a movie with Lindsay Lohan is like jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet with a bolt of white nylon, a string, and a sewing machine. You’re building a parachute as fast as you can.”
The famed producer scoured Wales for every available actor but none of them would sign on for an opportunity to work with Lohan. In the end he secured New Zealander Grant Bowler to play the most famous Welsh actor of all time … Richard Burton.
In order to protect the film from undue risk, Thompson insisted on securing “incarceration insurance” for his star from Lloyd’s of London.
He said, “If we couldn’t have gotten insurance, there would have been no movie. We had to protect ourselves in the event Lindsay violated her probation during production and ended up back in jail.”
‘Liz & Dick’ will air Sunday, Nov. 25 on Lifetime at 9/8c. Do you plan to watch?
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