"She has been very misunderstood," insisted the 35-year-old. "I thought it was all about the glamor, but then I read about her and she was a very strong mother, she spoke five languages and she was a leader." The Hollywood actress went on to say that she also isn't going to let her Cleopatra turn out to be a sex symbol.
"We are trying to get into a different truth about her as a pharaoh in history and not as a sex symbol, because she really wasn't," so claimed the Academy Award winner. "Even this idea of her having many lovers - it was possible that it was only two. She is very interesting, but she wasn't a great beauty."
"Cleopatra" is adapted from the Stacy Schiff's book entitled "Cleopatra: A Life" that presents the Egyptian queen as a firm ruler and military tactician who embarked on a ruthless rise to power. The screenplay is provided by Brian Helgeland, while Scott Rudin will serve as producer. Angelina has previously confirmed that director David Fincher is likely to direct.
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Stupid. Cleopatra WAS a great beauty, but only by the Roman standards of the time. For example, we would have found her nose too large and prominent, but it was just perfect for Roman tastes. Additionally those "two romances" were with the two most powerful men in the world, both of which she seduced the first time she met them.
Cleopatra was, at the very least, very attractive. It's true that it was her magnetic personality and flair for drama that hooked them, of course, and she was indeed highly intelligent, educated, and ruthless. All the same, she was quite adept at using sex as a tool... which was evident when she met Julius. At that point she had no power, no wealth to speak of, no more than a handful of servants. It wasn't until she gained his favor that she could get rid of her sister and gain the Egyptian throne.
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