Soderbergh: Every studio rejected Liberace film as 'too gay'
Jan. 5, 2013
By Tim Molloy
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"Nobody would make it. We went to everybody in town," the "Traffic" and "Oceans 11" director told TheWrap on Friday, at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. "We needed $5 million. Nobody would do it."
Wait a minute, we said. Let us get this straight: No studio would budget $5 million for a movie with Damon and Douglas?
"They said it was too gay. Everybody. This was after 'Brokeback Mountain,' by the way. Which is not as funny as this movie. I was stunned. It made no sense to any of us."
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Soderbergh: Every studio rejected Liberace film as 'too gay' - MSN Movies News
