From director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese, Behind the Candelabra (debuting on HBO on May 26th) follows the life of virtuoso pianist and flamboyant entertainer Liberace (in a fantastically impressive performance by Academy Award winner Michael Douglas), while telling the tale of his tumultuous and secretive five-year love affair with the much younger Scott Thorson (in an equally great performance by Matt Damon). The film also stars Dan Aykroyd, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, Tom Papa, Paul Reiser and Debbie Reynolds. During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, actor Scott Bakula talked about how he became involved with the project, what he learned about Liberace through his research, how much fun it was to get lost in this character and era, what he loves about working with a filmmaker like Steven Soderbergh, and why the film wasn't able to get theatrical distribution despite the level of talent involved. He also talked about the musical he's shooting in India, called Basmati Blues, and his desire to return to the stage. Check out what he had to say after the jump. Collider: How did you come to be a part of this? Did you just get a phone call because you'd worked with Steven Soderbergh before? SCOTT BAKULA: Yeah, that's exactly what happened. I'd done The Informant with the guys, and they called. Greg Jacobs, who I've known for a lot of years, produced this with Steven and is really an integral part of every movie that he's done, called me and said, "Hey, ...
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