Kim Kardashian to Executive Produce and Star in BBC Documentary: 'Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar'
A Three-Part Series Exploring the Iconic Actress's Hollywood Impact, Personal Life, and Legacy
TV star Kim Kardashian is scheduled to serve as executive producer and star in a three-part documentary on the legendary Elizabeth Taylor of Hollywood.
"Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar" is the working title of the documentary that BBC Arts has commissioned from Passion Pictures, a production company, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
With Hamish Fergusson, Kari Lia, and Kardashian serving as executive producers as well, "privileged access to those who knew her best, including members of Elizabeth Taylor's family, friends, and colleagues from throughout her stellar career" is promised for the series. A celebrity who "transformed not just Hollywood but fame itself, as she went from child star to highest-paid actress in the world," is another subject the documentary aims to highlight. Taylor was a prominent figure in 1950s Hollywood, her eight marriages, taste in costly jewelry, love life, and activism often providing material for tabloid rumors.
Additionally, according to the official description, it will demonstrate "how she reinvented the nature of fame, even as she smashed the glass ceiling in Hollywood, before going on to become a billion-dollar businesswoman, activist, and advocate."
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who intimately aided the celebrity in her battle against AIDS, Kardashian, who did the last interview with Taylor before her death in 2011 at the age of 79, and the late Joan Collins, a friend and contemporary, will all be included in the documentary.
Elizabeth Taylor was a fighter who was unashamedly herself. She set the path for those of us who followed her with that blueprint, and she is evidence that you can continue to grow and change and experience various phases of your life," Kardashian added.
"This exciting series promises a new understanding of Elizabeth Taylor – both her technique and power as an actor, and her capacity for reinventing herself," said BBC commissioning editor Alistair Pegg.
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