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Paramount Pictures is finalizing a deal to develop a feature about the romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, as a directing vehicle for Martin Scorsese. The film will be produced by Julie Yorn, Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff of Krasnoff Foster Productions, and Scorsese through his Paramount-based Sikelia banner. They are assembling the resources to tell Hollywood's most famous star-crossed love story.

They've optioned Furious Love, the book by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger that was published by HarperCollins last year. At the same time, the producers have a rights agreement with Burton's estate, and a pledge of cooperation from his widow, Sally Hay Burton, to make his library available as a resource. The filmmakers have also reached out to the estate of Taylor with the same hopes. A screenwriter will be hired shortly.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/martin-scorsese-eyes-film-about-elizabeth-taylor-and-richard-burtons-torrid-love-affair/

I don't think a movie would do the Taylor/Burton story justice - it wouldn't even come close.

I'm surprised they didn't do it years ago.

I'm surprised they didn't do it years ago.


Liz Taylor just passed away in March of this year. That's probably what they were waiting for.

Taylor was married 8 times to 7 different guys. I'm not sure one could call any of that a "Love Story". It's just Hollywood.