The news is now out that Nicolas Cage is going to be playing the lead role in a Bio-Pic about Liberace (yes, the flamboyantly gay piano player).
Funny thing, at first I giggled when I read about it. But after thinking about it a little bit, I think this is a fantastic idea. No, seriously. The life of Liberace was a totally fascinating one. I remember watching “Good Night, and Good Luck” when they played the footage of his on air interview when the news caster asked Liberace when he was going to settle down and have a family. Can you imagine the pressure this man lived with? Having so much freaking attention on him… and yet trying to hide a huge part of himself from those same adoring eyes?
I think this story has a lot of depth and a chance to be something really special. Nicolas Cage as the lead? I’m not so sure about that. I give Cage a lot more credit as an actor than most people do. I think the man is a very gifted actor who works in same bad films. Him playing Liberace is going to be a HUGE stretch for him. Man, if he could pull off Liberace, there are going to be Oscar whispers… this is not going to be an easy role for him to play. We’ll see.
