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Cleopatra (new film with Angelina Jolie)

  • 31-03-2011 1:16pm
    #1
    JP Liz V1
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    It's official: Angelina Jolie has signed to star as Egypt's beloved Queen Cleopatra. Keep in mind that unlike the 1963 Elizabeth Taylor version, the forthcoming Scott Rudin production will focus less on Cleopatra's seductive powers in the bedroom and more on her shrewd appetite for business and politics.

    It will based on Stacy Schiff’s book Cleopatra: A Life.

    David Fincher and Paul Greengrass have been linked as director
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  • #2
    Sad Professor
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    Does anyone even remember the original Cleopatra except for Taylor being in it? And Jolie is going to bring back bad memories of her performance in Alexander.

    I can't see this going ahead with Fincher. He's way too demanding. If the studio doesn't agree to his 9+ month shooting schedule, he'll pull out.


  • #3
    Nervous Wreck
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    Does anybody else stop reading every time they get as far as "new film with Angelina Jolie"?


  • #4
    mike65
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    Bets its not as good as Carry on Cleo


  • #5
    Busi_Girl08
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    I'm just going to say it.


    Angelina Jolie is overrated.


  • #6
    ricero
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    Busi_Girl08 wrote: »
    I'm just going to say it.


    Angelina Jolie is overrated.

    shes a ride but her acting skills are overrated


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  • #7
    Duggy747
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    ricero wrote: »
    shes a ride but her acting skills are overrated

    10 years ago I would've agreed with you. I don't think she's nowhere near as hot anymore, almost skeletor-ish now so she does nothing for me now.

    Cleopatra was famous too for those remarkable sets they built. Incredible when you think of the time it was made.


  • #8
    krudler
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Does anyone even remember the original Cleopatra except for Taylor being in it? And Jolie is going to bring back bad memories of her performance in Alexander.

    I can't see this going ahead with Fincher. He's way too demanding. If the studio doesn't agree to his 9+ month shooting schedule, he'll pull out.

    I've watched it once, snorefest of a film.


  • #9
    mike65
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    Duggy747 wrote: »
    Cleopatra was famous too for those remarkable sets they built. Incredible when you think of the time it was made.

    What the 19th century? :p Cleopatra (1963) was the logical conclusion to the whole post war "cast of thousands" trend from Quo Vadis? onwards. Naturally it was going to hit the buffers at some point and Cleo along with Fall of the Roman Empire which was released in 1964 pretty much ended the genre. Anyway those and others make todays large movies look pretty small.

    The pre-war De Mille biblical productions were also very big but less exacting in terms of technical strength I'd say.


  • #10
    Sad Professor
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    krudler wrote: »
    I've watched it once, snorefest of a film.
    Yeah, I've never seen it in its entirety. Isn't it like 4 hours long?


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