MUMBAI: Michael Douglas has been signed to head the cast of CBS Films‘ upcoming film Last Vegas after years in development. Written by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love), the ensemble comedy is to directed by Jon Turteltaub.
The story of Last Vegas centers on a quartet of retired boomers who are called upon for a Las Vegas bachelor party by their friend, a ladies man who is finally settling down and marrying a woman half his age. Douglas plays the ladies man.

It may be interesting to note that Douglas was loosely attached to the project three years ago but he backed out when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2010 after which he spent time battling the disease.
Word of Douglas‘ return has slowly been coming out as his health improves. Last month, Turteltaub told Showbiz411 that he was talking to Douglas. And Sunday, Douglas spoke with The Hartford Courant ahead of receiving an award from the Eugene O‘Neill Theater Center and said that he was starring in the film along with Dustin Hoffman and Chirstopher Walken.