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Michael Douglas, Matt Damon in Liberace film

Michael Douglas, right, as Liberace and Matt Damon as his young lover Scott Thorson on the set of Steven Soderbergh’s movie, “Behind the Candelabra.”

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Michael Douglas, right, as Liberace and Matt Damon as his young lover Scott Thorson on the set of Steven Soderbergh’s movie, “Behind the Candelabra.”

The first photos from the set of director Steven Soderbergh’s Liberace biopic, “Behind the Candelabra,” surfaced Tuesday, and we’re already very excited. Homeboy Matt Damon plays Scott Thorson , who was the alleged lover of Liberace (played in the movie by Michael Douglas, above right, with Damon.) Thorson met Liberace in the ’70s — check out those collars — but their relationship soured, and in 1982 Thorson filed a $113 million palimony suit against the preening pianist. (The case was settled out of court in 1986.) The film, which will debut on HBO, also stars Rob Lowe , Dan Aykroyd , Debbie Reynolds , and Scott Bakula .