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Fincher In Talks for Cleopatra

Sony Pictures is in early talks with David Fincher to direct its epic adaptation of Stacy Schiff's bestselling biography CLEOPATRA: A LIFE, reports Deadline.com.

Sony Pictures is in early talks with David Fincher to direct its epic adaptation of Stacy Schiff's bestselling biography CLEOPATRA: A LIFE, reports Deadline.com. The bid-budget tentpole is set to star Angelina Jolie as the Egyptian queen. Scott Rudin, who is producing Fincher's adaptation of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, is producing CLEOPATRA.

Brian Helgeland has adapted the book. This version of the tale casts Cleopatra in a new light. She's more of a keen politician than a simple seductress.

James Cameron and Paul Greengrass both circled the project for a while, but moved onto AVATAR 2 and the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination drama MEMPHIS, respectively.

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