Patty Jenkins is shutting down DC fan’s hopes of seeing “Wonder Woman 1984” this Christmas.
12.10.2020 - 15:17 / hollywoodreporter.com
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot are reuniting for another costume drama. The duo will reteam for Cleopatra, a historical biopic in the works from Paramount Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Jenkins will direct the drama based on a script penned by Laeta Kalogridis, with Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment, Gadot and Jaron Varsano of Pilot Wave Motion Pictures banner producing. Gadot will play Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt role made famous by Elizabeth Taylor in
.Patty Jenkins is shutting down DC fan’s hopes of seeing “Wonder Woman 1984” this Christmas.
(CNN)History has a way of repeating itself.I've written about controversy surrounding White actors portraying characters of color -- a practice that has existed throughout Hollywood's history -- multiple times.In the most recent iteration of this pattern, Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot has been cast to play Cleopatra, ancient queen of Egypt, in an upcoming film that will reunite her with "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins.This is not a new story, but it is a complicated one.Because while
Wonder Woman 1984 was touted as one of the biggest films to release in 2020, especially, with how massively successful Gal Gadot's first outing was in terms of box-office moolah. Along with Gadot, Chris Pine was all set to return as Steve Trevor with the new additions being Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig as the villains' Maxwell Lord and Cheetah.
With the number of major studios films set to be released this fall becoming fewer and fewer as more get delayed or switch to streaming services, all eyes are on “Wonder Woman 1984” as the last hope for a dying theatrical business this year. Unfortunately, not even the film’s director is confident that her superhero blockbuster will be arriving in theaters this year, as many begin to assume that it will be delayed, yet again.
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One of the hallmarks of superhero filmmaking in the modern, post-Marvel Studios model is to find a lead actor to portray the main character and grossly underpay them in their first film. You get away with that, of course, because there aren’t many credits for the actor and thus, no reason to pay them tens of millions of dollars.
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Gal Gadot’s casting as Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic has ignited a debate about whitewashing and ancient history. The actress announced on Sunday that she’s re-teaming with “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins for a biopic about the life of the famous Queen of Egypt.
Gal Gadot is taking the throne as Cleopatra in a brand new film adaptation of the legendary queen of Egypt.
Gal Gadot has a new project in the works. The DC Comics star is reteaming with "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins for a Cleopatra biopic.The 35-year-old Israeli actress will play the iconic Egyptian ruler.
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot are set to team up again on a new version of Cleopatra.The latest Hollywood take on the historical biopic is set to be produced by Paramount Pictures.The script for the film is set to be penned by Laeta Kalogridis, with Gadot starring as the Queen Of Egypt.The role of Cleopatra was first made famous by Elizabeth Taylor, who portrayed the Queen in the 1963 classic film of the same name.“I love embarking on new journeys, I love the excitement
Get ready for Gal Gadot to do her thing once again on the big screen!
Gal Gadot has confirmed she will star in a new Cleopatra biopic, reuniting with her Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.
Following the success of 2017’s “Wonder Woman” and its worldwide box office of more than $820 million, director Patty Jenkins re-teamed with star Gal Gadot for the sequel “Wonder Woman 1984”, currently scheduled for theatrical release on Christmas Day.
After making two “Wonder Woman” films together at Warner Bros., Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins will head to Paramount to make the historical epic “Cleopatra” after the studio won an intense bidding war for the actor/director duo’s upcoming project.The acquisition is the first major one for Paramount since Emma Watts joined the studio as Motion Picture Group President.