MATT BOMER, who starred in HBO’s critically acclaimed telefilm “The Normal Heart,” will return to the premium cable network as the star of biopic “Monty Clift.”

    HBO is developing the film about the “A Place in the Sun” and “From Here to Eternity” actor, hiring “Love Is Strange” writers Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias to rewrite the script by Christopher Lovick.

    The story centers on the complicated life of Clift (Bomer), who finds himself deeply involved with a young Elizabeth Taylor following the filming of “A Place in the Sun.”

    Clift was one of Hollywood’s biggest male stars and was nominated for an Oscar four times. He became addicted to alcohol and drugs after a car accident left his face partially paralyzed. He also struggled with his sexual orientation.

    Clift’s relationship with Taylor and his tragic demise at the age of 45 make for fertile material for a biopic.

    Bomer won critical praise for his work in HBO’s “The Normal Heart,” which chronicles the rise of AIDS in New York.

    (SD-Agencies)