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Michael Douglas 'begins work on Liberace'
Published Tuesday, Nov 30 2010, 15:53 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
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The Wall Street star - who recently completed his prescribed treatment for throat cancer - told The Hollywood Reporter that he will require prosthetics and musical training to portray pianist Wladziu Valentino Liberace in director Steven Soderbergh's movie.
"I've got a bunch of tapes of performances," Douglas said. "I'm thinking; I'm a blank slate. Everything shows me he was a lovely man - I just want to reconfirm that."
Douglas confirmed that shooting is currently being planned for May or June next year.
Liberace will co-star Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, the flamboyant entertainer's long-time companion who sued for $113 million in palimony in 1982.
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