Battle: Michael Douglas gets a loving kiss from wife Catherine Zeta Jones at the New York premiere of his new movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps last nightHe's half way through a punishing course of cancer treatment.
But last night Michael Douglas found the strength to walk the red carpet to promote his new movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
The 65-year-old actor, who is undergoing chemo and radiotherapy for throat cancer, attended the premiere in New York.
He was supported by his very own leading lady, wife Catherine Zeta Jones, 40, who gave her husband a loving kiss on the lips as they posed for photographs.
She looked stunning in a floor-length black gown, while Douglas looked dapper in a two-piece suit.
His appearance on the red carpet proved he has the confidence and grit of his on-screen character, corporate raider Gordon Gekko.
The Academy Award-winning actor was joined by co-stars including Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan and director Oliver Stone, but didn't give any interviews last night to reporters.
Support: The Oscar-winning actor is fighting throat cancer but is hopeful of making a full recovery 
Hand in hand: Catherine looked stunning in a floor-length black gown while Douglas was dapper in a suitLaBeouf called Douglas a 'wolf', noting he showed no signs of weakness while making the Wall Street sequel, which opens Friday.
Stone said 'it's a struggle' and 'it's tough,' but Douglas is 'fighting'.
Stone also directed the original 'Wall Street' in 1987. The movie featured Charlie Sheen as a stockbroker hungry for success. Douglas won an Oscar for playing Gekko.
Douglas, who has two children with Zeta Jones, has spoken openly about his illness in recent weeks.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, he said:'I'm in the middle of my program, and it's going along fine.
Glamorous: Carey Mulligan looked stylish in a crinkled skirted two tone dress while Susan Sarandon opted for a gold number'I'm very optimistic and hopeful right now. My family has been very supportive. There's not a lot that anybody can do. You've just got to kind of do the program.
'But it's the world you [learn to] understand about cancer. You get to know cancer survivors, and the kind of support and outpouring I've been getting has just been amazing.'
In an interview with US magazine, the actor spoke further about his illness, saying he remained positive he would return to full health.
'Life is not all ha-ha-ha but I'm in good spirits. I'm an optimistic guy. Nothing has deterred me from my belief that I am going to beat this,' Douglas told the publication
'My doctors' prognosis is for a full recovery. I have no reason to doubt them.'
During the interview, wife Catherine, 40, added, 'Michael has always seen our family through life's challenges with compassion and humour. This is no exception. Together we will get through this, and we will be better for it - because of him. He is our rock.'
Big smiles: Douglas poses with co-stars Mulligan, left, and Susan Sarandon Douglas also revealed how his children watched him being treated for cancer - and thought it was 'cool'.
The star invited his son Dylan, 10, and daughter Carys, seven - from his marriage to Zeta Jones - to see him undergoing radiotherapy.
Douglas said they were not upset by the experience in a New York hospital.
He told a US magazine: 'They actually thought it was cool, like a video game or Star Wars. They were very impressed when the doctors let them press the buttons.
'They weren't frightened. And fear is one of our biggest enemies. We told the kids a couple days after I was tested and it was confirmed.'
True grit: Shia LaBeouf, left, also stars in the sequel movie with Mulligan, his real life girlfriend, seen here with Frank Langella and Douglas at the Ziegfeld TheatreDouglas, who is married to Swansea-born Catherine Zeta-Jones, also took them to a jail to visit his son from a previous marriage, 31-year-old Cameron, who is serving five years for a drugs offence.
'Catherine and I always try to be completely honest with them,' he explained. 'I've taken them to federal prison to visit Cameron. The last thing they need is to get this information from outside sources rather than experiencing it first-hand with a parent who can help them understand.'
He hoped that talking about his illness would help others. 'Not going public with having cancer was not much of an option, even if I had objected,' the Oscar-winning actor said.
'When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long. If it helps bring attention, then that is a major upside to this whole thing.
'Millions of families are going through the same thing my family and I are now going through. If I can bring any relief or encouragement to those suffering, that's the good news,' he added.
source: dailymail