Sometimes when your fame and celebrity are waning or you've become mired in so much scandal, the next best thing to do is emulate a star of a bygone era and trade on their successful and iconic status.
Lindsay Lohan is the perfect example, as she stars as
'Elizabeth Taylor' in the new
Lifetime TV movie about the legendary
Hollywood actress.
Will this retelling of
Liz Taylor and
Richard Burton's notorious fiery love affair be the former
Disney child star's big comeback?
There are certainly similarities between the two actresses as the landscape billboard creative suggests with its copy.
She's not the only one looking to cash in on famous people from the past either, look for more portrayals in the months to come, like
Sienna Miller as Alfred Hitchcock's muse 'Tippi Hedren',
Jane Fonda as former first lady
'Nancy Reagan',
Daniel Day-Lewis as
'President Abraham Lincoln' and
Naomi Watts playing
'Princess Diana'.
This super-sized billboard for
Liz & Dick was photographed towering over
L.A.'s Sunset Strip on October 3, whilst the standard landscape ad was snapped along
Sunset Plaza on September 22, 2012.
If you're fan of the iconic
Cleopatra and
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof movie
starlet, be sure to also check out this
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Healthcare Foundation tribute billboard for her wonderful work as an ambassador and activist for the charity.
Plus stick with us in the days to come for another exciting
TV WEEK here at
Daily Billboard.
UPDATED: Lifetime certainly seems to be throwing money at promoting
Liz & Dick as
Daily Billboard has spied even more giant-sized and extra-large billboards around the streets of
L.A. of late.
In addition to a super-sized ad on the side of
Hollywood's Metropolitan Hotel along
Sunset Boulevard there were also large vertical billboards at
Madame Tussauds along
Hollywood Boulevard and at
Sunset & Vine on November 10, 2012.
Let's hope
Lindsay Lohan can keep it together for her big comeback, although canceling a high-profile
20/20 interview with
Barbara Walters is probably not the best thing to do just before
Liz & Dick is due to air.
UPDATED: Special thanks to
TSM for commenting and bringing this different ad creative for
Liz & Dick to
Daily Billboard's attention.
Featuring both
Lindsay Lohan and
Grant Bowler as their
Liz & Dick namesakes, this billboard was snapped along
3rd Street at
Detroit Street on November 12, 2012.
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Since you seem interested, there is a brand-new "Liz & Dick" billboard with a different design (B&W photo of Lohan and Bowler, his face buried in her neck, both their names over the title). It just went up at the corner of 3rd and Detroit, right near the Trader Joe's on 3rd and La Brea.
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TSM
Thanks for the heads up, I will check it out!
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