It’s been quite a while since Angelina Jolie was first loosely attached to new biopic of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and then earlier this year David Fincher started sniffing around to to direct. Initially Brian Hegeland was set to write the script, but now Variety reports that Forrest Gump and Benjamin Button screenwriter Eric Roth is in talks to take over.
The idea is that the movie will tell the Egyptian Pharaoh’s tale from a woman’s perspective, portraying her as a cunning strategist and politician. You’d think therefore that it might be a good idea to get a woman to write the screenplay, but that’s something that never seems to cross people’s minds in Hollywood.
Fincher and Jolie are both still circling the project, although they’re waiting until plans get a little further along before they decide whether to officially commit to making the movie. James Cameron was initially set to direct Cleopatra, before he stepped away from the project last November, due to the fact Fox wanted him to concentrate on sequels to Avatar.
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