Both Angelina Jolie, 35, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 40, want to play actress Elizabeth Taylor on the big screen, according to various news reports.
Both Oscar-winning stars are in talks to play the great Elizabeth Taylor in a feature film based on Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and The Marriage of the Century,
Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger’s Liz n’ Dick biography that has already made the cover of Vanity Fair.
Actors Russell Crowe, Clive Owen and Colin Farrell are all being discussed for the role of Richard Burton, Liz’s former husband and great love.
Mike Nichols (Closer, Primary Colors) is in talks to direct.
This year, Jolie will star in Salt (to be released July 23) and Zeta-Jones in The Rebound, set for late 2010.