Gal Gadot reunites with 'Wonder Woman 1984' director Patty Jenkins for 'Cleopatra'

Gal Gadot will be collaborating again with her Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins for Cleopatra. It is a period biographical drama project, where actor would essay legendary queen of Egypt. Paramount Pictures has won rights of movie during an auction.

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Gal Gadot reunites with 'Wonder Woman' director

Deadline broke news that Paramount Pictures has won an auction for Cleopatra against giants like Universal, Warner Bros, Apple and Netflix. movie will feature Gal Gadot playing titular character with Patty Jenkins helming project. script will be penned down by Laeta Kalogridis (Alexander, Shutter Island).

It will be bankrolled by Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Rover, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot and her Pilot Wave Motion Pictures partner Jaron Varsa. Laeta Kalogridis will also serve as executive producer. movie is said to be Gadot’s idea and will be heading to fast pace development at Paramount Pictures. actor also tweeted about project.

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Gal Gadot took to her official Instagram handle to share details about Cleopatra plot. She wrote that movie will depict Queen of Egypt like never before. It will be told from perspective of women and will be an empowering female story. Check out her post below.

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Cleopatra was last active ruler of Ptolemaic Kingdome of Egypt. She was daughter of Ptolemy I Soter, ancestor of leader of Alexander Great’s army. Egypt became a fixation of Roman rulers when ruler Julius Caesar’s mentor-turned-rival Pompey fled to Egypt following a brutal war of control of empire. It had two siblings battling for throne of Egypt. Cleopatra personally appealed to Caesar and won internal struggle. She had a complicated relationship with Rome, becoming lover of Caesar and later Marc Antony. latter alliance would become undoing of both Cleopatra and Antony.

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Or movies on Egyptian Queen

Cleopatra was portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor in Joseph Mankiewicz directorial project of same name. It is said to be most expensive film to date, which almost led 20th Century Fox to bankruptcy. However, movie won four Oscars from nine minations and was a success at box office. re are several projects said to be in development based on Queen of Nile. One of rumoured projects is said to include Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga. potential directors' list has David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve and James Cameron. It will be produced by Sony Pictures. So re could be a contest between Sony and Paramount to release ir Cleopatra project first on big screen.

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