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Gal Gadot reunites with Wonder Woman helmer Patty Jenkins for historical drama Cleopatra



It is a role that until now has belonged to the legendary Elizabeth Taylor.

But on Sunday, Gal Gadot confirmed that she will star as Cleopatra in a new movie to be directed by her Wonder Woman helmer Patty Jenkins.

'Cleopatra is a story I wanted to tell for a very long time. Can’t be more excited and grateful,' the Israeli actress, 35, shared on her Instagram.

Gadot added: 'I love embarking on new journeys, I love the excitement of new projects, the thrill of bringing new stories to life.'

The ambitious project will go into pre-production at Paramount Pictures which won a bidding war between Universal, Warner Bros., Apple and Netflix, according to Deadline.com.

It's not known how the story of the Queen of Egypt will be tackled in this new retelling of the famous legend.

In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor portrayed Cleopatra as a beautiful seductress who had affairs with both Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony as she sought to hold onto power as the Roman Empire expanded.

The script for the new film is being written by Laeta Kalogridis, who penned the screenplay for 2004's epic Alexander as well as Leonardo DiCaprio starrer Shutter Island in 2010 and 2015's Terminator Genisys.

It's not surprising that a major Hollywood studio would be willing to embark on such a high profile project and commit to a theatrical release, given that 2017's Wonder Woman, starring Gadot and directed by Jenkins, was the highest-grossing live-action film by a female helmer.

The highly anticipated sequel Wonder Woman 1984 is currently in release limbo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sounds awesome