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Angelina Jolie has been a star in the film industry for the vast majority of her life.The actress has appeared ina plethora offilms with diverse and well-written roles that would leave a lasting impact in the memories of itsviewers,and some of the most iconic rolesthatshe has ever portrayed.From the role of Lisa Rowe inGirl, Interruptedto being the evil fairy witch, Maleficent, she gained immense praise from fans and critics alike, praising her acting range.
The most talked about role of theEternalsactress is that of Cleopatra,whichshe was extremely close to portraying. However, the film got canceled. Now, Zendayais settoportraythe Egyptian Queen, and Brian Helgeland, the original scriptwriter of the canceledCleopatramovie,hopes Denis Villeneuve uses his script.
Scriptwriter ofCleopatraShares HowThe Film Featuring Angelina Jolie Was Almost Made
For a long time,it was assumedthatAngelina Joliewould play thebiggestrole of her career-Cleopatra.However, the long-gestated movie never became areality,despite the scriptbeing almost made. Brian Helgeland, who wrote thescript,sat down withInverseto share more details on how the film got scrapped.
During the interview, Helgelandwas askedif he is associated withDenis Villeneuvefor hisCleopatraproject. Thewriter shared how he was the very first writer on theCleopatrafilm thatwas intendedtobe madefor Angelina Jolie, andheis not associated with Villeneuve, unless he is interested in using his film’s draft. He said,
“I was the very first writer on Cleopatra when it wasbeing developedfor Angelina Jolie to star in, which was almost made. Idon’t have anythingto do with the current version unless they call me and want to use my draft.”
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Helgeland also shared some details from his script, stating how his film features“elements of a political thriller with assassinations and s*x.”However, itis dividedfeaturinga lot ofkeyevents from thehistoricfigure’s lifetime.
“It had elements of a political thriller with assassinations and s*x, but it’s an epic that’s divided between her love affairs with Caesar and Marc Antony. Lots of true events surprised me when I was writing it. For example, the day Caesar was assassinated — the Ides of March and all that stuff — she was in Rome. They were leaving for Egypt, and the reason why they had to kill him at that time was because he was headed out of town with her. That’s historically true and featured in the script.”
Headded,that she was a cunning figure and knew how to utilize people for herpersonalgains,and gave the example of Marc Antony’s speech.
“She writes Marc Antony’s speech — “friends, Romans, countrymen” — because he doesn’t know what to say, but she tells him what to say. It’s sort of her way of saying “f**k you” to those guys because she’s smart enough and he’s not. I have no idea if that script is being used, but I’ll be very happy if it is.”
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Nevertheless, itstillremains a mystery which script Villeneuve would use for his film, but theDunefilmmaker has been planning to make the historical epic project for quite some time.
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It seems thatZendayawill be working with theBlade Runner 2049filmmaker as she has starred in his smash-hit blockbuster projects,DuneandDune 2. The director is quite excited as he sits down withTVA, sharing how he has been working on the historical epic for quite some time.
He said in the now-deleted interview,
“I also have a historical film project on the life of Cleopatra. This project is underway and it excites me a lot. I hope I can bring it to the screen before or after filming the second part of Dune.”
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The film is also reported to feature herDuneco-star Timothée Chalamet as Octavius and Daniel Craig as Caesar if the two of them accept the offer. The film’s production is expected to begin in 2024, with no official release date.
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
