Steven Soderbergh prides himself on being an eclectic filmmaker and you can’t get much more eclectic than following up a biopic of Che Guevara with one of Liberace. Actually, the Liberace project won’t be next on Soderbergh’s agenda – that would be The Girlfriend Experience for Mark Cuban’s HDNet – but it’s definitely on the back burner. Variety reports “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.” And who will play the flamboyant entertainer? Would you believe…Michael Douglas?
While you’re processing that mental image over your morning bowl of Frankenberries, here’s some chick flick news for you. Drew Barrymore will produce How to Be Single, adapted from the best-selling novel by Liz Tuccillo. Barrymore is already producing He’s Just Not That Into You by the same author, but lest you be confused, The Hollywood Reporter explains that while “Into You was a non-fiction how-to look at relationships, Single is Tuccillo's fiction debut. It follow the dating lives of five single New York women, one of whom, the narrator, is writing a book about how bachelorettes across the world manage. The woman embarks on a trip around the world for the book and gets involved in an international affair, while her four friends duke it out on the New York dating scene.” For some reason, I’m picturing a Sarah Jessica Parker type for the lead.
If you’re excited about the upcoming Land of the Lost movie with Will Ferrell, you’ll be thrilled to learn that Sigmund and the Sea Monsters is also coming to the big screen. Sid and Marty Krofft will produce the movie scripted by Dana Gould (The Simpsons). And yes, according to Variety, live-action versions of Lidsville, The Bugaloos and Dr. Shrinker may not be far behind.
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