Megan Fox Bested by Lindsay Lohan for ‘Liz and Dick’ Role

Access Hollywood is reporting that Lindsay Lohan has officially won the role of Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime movie Liz and Dick, and she had to beat out Megan Fox to get the part.

“I’ve been talking to Lindsay Lohan directly and with her reps and have been in conversations with other actresses, including Megan Fox. It’s a very serious selection. It’s like casting for Hollywood royalty,” executive producer Larry Thompson said last month to Contact Music.

After some deliberation, Thompson decided to give the role to Lohan… provided she can keep out of trouble past next week.

In recent years, Lohan’s once-promising career has been eclipsed by her addictions to drugs and alcohol and her well-documented legal woes. The former Freaky Friday star attempted a comeback last year by appearing in a nude pictorial on the pages of Playboy magazine.

Lindsay’s probation on various counts of driving under the influence, shoplifting and violating probation is scheduled to end next month. Per the terms of her contract with Thompson, Lindsay must stick to the rules of her probation and continue to follow the judge’s orders if she wants to keep her job.

And while Lindsay may have a troubled past behind her, Megan doesn’t necessarily come with a clean slate, either. After all, the star was famously fired from Trasnformers back in 2010.

Ironically enough, both Lohan and Fox starred in the 2004 book-to-film adaption of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, where they played rivals.

Besides the Liz and Dick role, LiLo is still booked for a role in an upcoming John Gotti biopic, starring John Travolta and Joe Pesci. She’ll also serve as a guest host on Saturday Night Live March 3.

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