The Liberace movie musical creators have finally spoken out publicly about Nicolas Cage being their top choice to play the famed piano playing, candelabra king. The people over at imdb.com gave us the news:
Nicolas Cage has been confirmed as the favorite to play camp showman Liberace in a new movie musical. The actor has been linked to the role for years, but now screenwriters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer have confirmed Cage is in talks to show off his musical skills as the late pianist. Speaking at the Sundance Film Festival, where the writers are promoting their new comedy Epic Movie, Seltzer says, “We met with Nicolas Cage last year and he really wanted to star in it; he wanted to direct himself in it too.”
Oh man…this is either going to be a disaster or a catastrophe. Nicolas Cage as a self denying gay piano player in a musical while sounding interesting will no doubt be a train wreck of a movie, especially if he decides to direct.
The story of Liberace is interesting but very sad, this is a man who denied so much of himself, and I’m sure had to have quite a painful life behind the piano and candle flames. Cage’s acting style is far too sedated to do this role and is just not the right person to play this troubled, yet highly energetic and dynamic musician. As for directing, Cage has not even begun to prove himself as a director with his first film Sonny getting such bad reviews.
Who would be good as Liberace? I’m rather at a loss, anyone one out there have any ideas?
