Elizabeth Taylor Weighs In on Rumored Movie Deal

Elizabeth Taylor apparently isn't sold on the idea of a movie based on her romance with Richard Burton.
  
In a trio of posts on her Twitter page Thursday, the 78-year-old actress put her foot down on the rumors swirling about who might portray her in a film.
  
``Hold your horses world,'' Taylor wrote. ``I've been hearing all kinds of rumours (sic) about someone being cast to play me in a film about Richard and myself.
  
``No one is going to play Elizabeth Taylor, but Elizabeth Taylor herself,'' she wrote. ``Not at least until I'm dead, and at the moment I'm having too much fun being alive ... and I plan on staying that way. Happiness to all.''
  
According to various media reports, Angelina Jolie and Catherine Zeta-Jones have expressed interest in portraying the screen icon. Among the names
rumored to be on the table for the role of Burton are Russell Crowe, Clive Owen and Colin Farrell.
  
Mike Nichols is reportedly on tap to direct the film, which would be based on the book ``Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century.''