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"Liz &amp;amp; Dick producer Larry Thompson has suggested that Lindsay Lohan&amp;#039;s performance in the television movie will surprise her critics. Thompson admitted to Deadline that Lohan&amp;#039;s well-documented personal problems were at times a major worry, but stressed that casting her as Elizabeth Taylor was &amp;quot;the right decision&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;It was a challenge to make this movie. I certainly was aware of the risk I was taking hiring Lindsay Lohan,&amp;quot; the producer said. &amp;quot;I realize now making the right decision is easier than living with the right decision. But it was the right decision nonetheless.&amp;quot; Thompson continued: &amp;quot;In our movie none of the reported madness seeps into the story except when the story asks for it. It was a complicated jigsaw puzzle under the best-case scenarios and then, when you are challenged by new factors, it keeps you on your toes.  &amp;quot;When you&amp;#039;re promoting a movie, you always have to watch what you say, and when you are working with Lindsay Lohan, it gives that piece of advice new meaning.&amp;quot;  Thompson also suggested that Lohan and legendary screen star Taylor actually have much in common. &amp;quot;The fact is Lindsay had so many things in common with the Elizabeth Taylor that we were portraying in our movie,&amp;quot; Thompson noted. &amp;quot;Elizabeth Taylor in our movie is 29 years old when she meets Richard Burton. She had been a child star.  &amp;quot;She and Richard Burton lived a life of excess, whether it be drinking, carrying on, making love, living in the spotlight under the glare of the paparazzi, having everything they said and did exaggerated. So I think there was a lot that was going on with Elizabeth Taylor that Lindsay Lohan could relate to.&amp;quot; Liz &amp;amp; Dick depicts the torrid romance between Taylor and Richard Burton, with Grant Bowler playing the Welsh actor. Christopher Monger wrote the Liz &amp;amp; Dick screenplay, following his success penning the Emmy-winning television film Temple Grandin. Lifetime will air Liz &amp;amp; Dick on Sunday, November 25 at 9pm ET. Watch the teaser trailer for Liz &amp;amp; Dick below (US only):      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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