Steven Soderbergh will direct a biopic about Liberace with Michael Douglas to play the flamboyant musician.
Richard LaGravanese is writing the script.
Soderbergh is in discussions with Matt Damon to play Scott Thorson, who sued Liberace in 1982 for $113 million in palimony, claiming he was the entertainer’s companion for five years. Even though Liberace never wavered from career-long denials that he was gay, Thorson reportedly settled for $95,000 in 1986.
Liberace died in 1987 of complications from AIDS at age 67.
Soderbergh will next direct The Girlfriend Experience, about high priced call girl, and has already finished The Informant, also with Matt Damon.
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Hm. Not sure if I can see Michael Douglas as a flamboyant anything.
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