When it was reported this past August that Michael Douglas was suffering from throat cancer, concerns arose not just for his health but for the future of the long-in-development Liberace biopic.  Douglas was to play the famous musician with Steven Soderbergh directing and Matt Damon co-starring.  However, a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter informs us that not only is Douglas recovering from his treatment, but he still has Liberace in his sights.  Douglas tells THR, "I’ve got a bunch of tapes of performances.  I’m thinking; I’m a blank slate. Everything shows me he was a lovely man; I just want to reconfirm that."  THR also reports that shooting is scheduled to begin in May or June of next year, which confirms Damon's claim earlier this year that he was planning to shoot the film next summer.  Damon will play Liberace's lover Scott Thorson.

While I'm happy that Liberace is moving forward, I'm even happier that Douglas is feeling healthy enough to start working again and hopefully we can look forward to more performances from him.