casted as cleopatra
for new cleopatra film.
angelina jolie was once considered for the role.
Gadot is not a bad choice.
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I bet the film will be crap but she'll sure look gorgeous as Cleopatra.
shareEh, not necessarily. The story of Cleopatra is pretty great and, I think, kind of idiot-proof as long as those involved have at least minimum level of professional ability. And from what I've read, Patty Jenkins is supposedly going to direct and they worked very well together for Wonder Woman, so it is sounding like this thing may be in good hands.
I'm actually surprised we don't have more Cleopatra movies. I still like the Liz Taylor film.
Budget probably, I like both Taylor and Leigh in the role but can’t think of many memorable portrayals since, it really depends on the script and casting if this new movie will be any good, so many promising movies get messed up one way or another.
Gal Gadot is pretty enough but I've never seen her in anything other than action roles.
Looking over her filmography, I guess you're right that most of what she's done has been action-oriented. Everything that I have seen her in would qualify as an action film. That's a little odd, actually, for a female performer.
It does seem like, performance-wise, it could go either way with her in terms of portraying Cleopatra.
She might actually be too good looking. Gal Gadot is gorgeous, while historical evidence suggests that Cleopatra, while unattractive, was not really a great beauty. What she seems to have been endowed with was was personality and charisma, and that, rather than looks alone, is what made her able to seduce Caesar and Mark Antony.
shareWell, if you want a Cleopatra whose intelligence and political acumen attract men like Caesar and Antony, youll need to cast someone a bit more adept at the language the film is being shot in.
But dream on, Hollywood doesn't understand that men, or audiences, might be attracted to a woman because she's charismatic and brilliant rather than beautiful. Nobody in the film production office could conceive of anyone being attracted to an intelligent woman with her original nose!
Whitewashed and colorism strike again.
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shareWhitewashed and colorism strike again.
Cleopatra was a mix of Macedonian Greek and Ancient Egyptian. Greeks back then were quite similar to modern Center-European, blondes and red-hairs were common.
Since Ancient Egyptians are extinct (they were replaced by Arabs), the best option is to cast a white actress or a Jew one.
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Gal Gadot isn't white, soooooo......
shareI might watch it if it showed enough cleavage. A movie for back then wouldn't have outfits to show her fine backside in.
shareGreat Choice.
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