Cleopatra
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- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Main Genre
- Biography
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures (Sony)
- Writers
- Stacy Schiff , Brian Helgeland , David Scarpa
Summary
Based on the biography "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff. Producer Scott Rudin has purchased the rights and may be looking at Angelina Jolie to play the last of the Egyptian Pharoahs. The story of Cleopatra has had a long history in Hollywood, including (among others) a lost silent version starring Theda Bara, a 1934 version with Claudette Colbert and, most famously, a 1963 version with Elizabeth Taylor in the title role.
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