She’s a leading lady amongst Hollywood royalty, but Angelina Jolie may be adding another crown to her head. Stacy Schiff’s book “Cleopatra: A Life” has been optioned for a film adaptation, with Jolie in talks for the title role.
USA Today reports that Schiff and Little Brown publisher Michael Pietsch revealed earlier this week that producer Scott Rudin had purchased the rights to the biography, with Jolie in mind for the starring role. Rudin’s office has confirmed that the project is in development and “is being developed for and with Jolie.”
Although there is little else is known about the film the author has already given her preferences as to who should play Jolie’s on-screen lover:
Schiff says Jolie fills the bill. “Physically, she’s the perfect look,” she says. Brad Pitt is a no-brainer for Mark Antony. Juilus Caesar? That one had Schiff temporarily stumped.
USA Today reports that Schiff and Little Brown publisher Michael Pietsch revealed earlier this week that producer Scott Rudin had purchased the rights to the biography, with Jolie in mind for the starring role. Rudin’s office has confirmed that the project is in development and “is being developed for and with Jolie.”
Although there is little else is known about the film the author has already given her preferences as to who should play Jolie’s on-screen lover:
Schiff says Jolie fills the bill. “Physically, she’s the perfect look,” she says. Brad Pitt is a no-brainer for Mark Antony. Juilus Caesar? That one had Schiff temporarily stumped.
- 6/13/2010
- by Josephine Mangani
- The Film Stage
Producer Scott Rudin has optioned new book and is developing role for Jolie.
By Adam Rosenberg
Angelina Jolie
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Would you buy Angelina Jolie as the last Egyptian pharaoh? Well, you may have a chance to soon. Stacy Schiff's book "Cleopatra: A Life" has been optioned for a film adaptation, with the mega-star in talks for the title role.
Details are sparse at this point: USA Today reports that Schiff and Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch revealed earlier this week that producer Scott Rudin had purchased the rights to the biography, with Jolie in mind for the starring role. A follow-up call to Rudin's office confirmed that the movie "is being developed for and with Jolie."
Cleopatra (who was of Macedonian, not Egyptian, descent) has long been a subject for film treatments, extending all the way back to the early silent era. In 1899, Georges Méliès...
By Adam Rosenberg
Angelina Jolie
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Would you buy Angelina Jolie as the last Egyptian pharaoh? Well, you may have a chance to soon. Stacy Schiff's book "Cleopatra: A Life" has been optioned for a film adaptation, with the mega-star in talks for the title role.
Details are sparse at this point: USA Today reports that Schiff and Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch revealed earlier this week that producer Scott Rudin had purchased the rights to the biography, with Jolie in mind for the starring role. A follow-up call to Rudin's office confirmed that the movie "is being developed for and with Jolie."
Cleopatra (who was of Macedonian, not Egyptian, descent) has long been a subject for film treatments, extending all the way back to the early silent era. In 1899, Georges Méliès...
- 6/11/2010
- MTV Movie News
Producer Scott Rudin has optioned new book and is developing role for Jolie.
By Adam Rosenberg
Angelina Jolie
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Would you buy Angelina Jolie as the last Egyptian pharaoh? Well, you may have a chance to soon. Stacy Schiff's book "Cleopatra: A Life" has been optioned for a film adaptation, with the mega-star in talks for the title role.
Details are sparse at this point: USA Today reports that Schiff and Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch revealed earlier this week that producer Scott Rudin had purchased the rights to the biography, with Jolie in mind for the starring role. A follow-up call to Rudin's office confirmed that the movie "is being developed for and with Jolie."
Cleopatra (who was of Macedonian, not Egyptian, descent) has long been a subject for film treatments, extending all the way back to the early silent era. In 1899, Georges Méliès...
By Adam Rosenberg
Angelina Jolie
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Would you buy Angelina Jolie as the last Egyptian pharaoh? Well, you may have a chance to soon. Stacy Schiff's book "Cleopatra: A Life" has been optioned for a film adaptation, with the mega-star in talks for the title role.
Details are sparse at this point: USA Today reports that Schiff and Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch revealed earlier this week that producer Scott Rudin had purchased the rights to the biography, with Jolie in mind for the starring role. A follow-up call to Rudin's office confirmed that the movie "is being developed for and with Jolie."
Cleopatra (who was of Macedonian, not Egyptian, descent) has long been a subject for film treatments, extending all the way back to the early silent era. In 1899, Georges Méliès...
- 6/11/2010
- MTV Music News
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