Matt Damon, Michael Douglas to Star in HBO's Liberace Biopic

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Michael Douglas and Matt Damon happen to be drawn on to star in Cinemax Films' Liberace biopic. Behind the Candelabrawill star Douglas as Liberace within the project that can take a behind-the-moments consider the relationship between your legendary performer and Scott Thorson, his more youthful, live-in lover (Damon). The project is going to be executive created by Jerry Weintraub (Sea's Eleven) and created by Gregory Jacobs (The Informant!) and Susan Ekins (The Karate Kid series), with Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) pointing the script by Richard LaGravenese (Water for Tigers). STORY: Michael Douglas Breaks Silence how He's Doing "This can be a story that's likely to surprise many people,Inch Cinemax Films leader Len Amato stated Tuesday in announcing the casting. "It's funny, heartbreaking and try to fascinating, and that we are delighted that Jerry and Steven introduced the film to Cinemax. With Steven in the helm, pointing such accomplished stars as Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, this can be a dream work for us." STORY: Michael Douglas Is Preparing for First Publish-Cancer Role Production will start next summer time in La, Vegas and Palm Springs. For Weintraub, the project marks a reunion using the premium cable network that broadcast his biopic, His Way this season. "I've wanted to create a film about Liberace for any very very long time, and following the amazing experience I'd with Cinemax on His Way, I understood that they are absolutely the best place with this movie," he stated. "I'm thrilled that people possess the incomparable Michael Douglas to inhabit the role of Liberace, along with the exceptional Matt Damon to experience the pivotal a part of Scott Thorson. Putting both of these fine stars within the creative hands of Steven Soderberg -- it doesn't improve than that." Soderbergh, meanwhile, noted Cinemax's "courageous approach" to original programming in getting the project towards the pay cabler. "In the beginning of the project, we've had two focal points: setting it up right artistically, and becoming as numerous people as you possibly can to determine it," he stated. For Weintraub, the project marks the most recent inside a string of small-screen work. CBS earlier this year acquired Producer, a period of time drama project. occur the field of the evening news. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Matt Damon Michael Douglas