Michael Douglas To Play Liberace
By Peter Mikelbank
Michael Douglas is taking a sharp turn from his usual roles to tackle
the lead in a film biography of the campy musical performer Liberace,
and Matt Damon is playing his longtime lover, director Steven
Soderbergh confirmed.
"We've already done some costume and wardrobe tests on Michael, and
they're very, very, very good." Soderbergh told a French newspaper at
the Deauville Film Festival. "I swear to you, Michael amazed me. He
crushed it."
Born Wladziu Valentino, the flamboyant, piano-playing Liberace,
nicknamed "Mr. Showmanship" and "Glitter Man," was a staple of early
1950s television, and was an institution in Las Vegas until his death
from AIDS in 1987. At his height, he made more money than Elvis and
The Beatles.
Damon, Soderbergh said, has agreed to portray Scott Thorsen, the
assistant/boyfriend whose 1982 palimony suit for $110 million
publically outed the entertainer.
"Matt accepted the challenge," Soderbergh said. "But I have to say I'd
already convinced him to gain 30 pounds for The Informant."
Liberace will be filmed off a script by writer/director Richard
Lagravense, who was responsible for The Bridges of Madison County.
Soderbergh said the budget will allow filmmakers to re-stage segments
of Liberace's spectacular stage act, which often involved elaborate
stunts such as flying or driving to his piano bench in a Rolls-Royce.
What network will this be on?
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> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:40:16 -0400 from David <diml...@yahoo.com>:
> > http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303839,00.html
> >
> > Michael Douglas To Play Liberace
> > By Peter Mikelbank
> >
> > Michael Douglas is taking a sharp turn from his usual roles to tackle
> > the lead in a film biography of the campy musical performer Liberace,
> > and Matt Damon is playing his longtime lover, director Steven
> > Soderbergh confirmed.
>
> What network will this be on?
Well, he talked about it on Regis and The Scrawny Shrill Stupid Bitch
From Hell last week, if that counts. :)
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> From: bu...@nowhere.edu.invalid (Professor�Bubba) Mike Douglas. Talk
> -show host. Michael Douglas. Actor.
> Michelle Douglas. Canadian gay rights activist.
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> Donna Douglas: The Beverly Hillbillies.
> Others?
>
Melvyn Douglas. Would have been good as Jed Clampett.