Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton's Torrid Love Affair to Be Made Into A Movie - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-01-2011, 10:21 PM

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/mart...d-love-affair/

catlover79 · 06-02-2011, 05:02 PM

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

comedyfreak · 06-03-2011, 05:22 AM

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

Tweety · 06-12-2011, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

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.

Tweety · 06-12-2011, 12:27 AM

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.

06-01-2011, 10:21 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton's Torrid Love Affair to Be Made Into A Movie 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/mart...d-love-affair/
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06-12-2011, 12:27 AM	#5
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	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.