‘Benjamin Button’ Writer Eric Roth Is Rewriting ‘Cleopatra’, Potentially For David Fincher.
I didn’t know there was a Cleopatra movie in the works, so the fact that it’s being rewritten surprises me. Benjamin Button scribe Eric Roth is taking charge of mastering the script. Sizzling rewriters, brah!
Eventually, audiences will see a new film about Cleopatra, it’s just a question of when. Angelina Jolie has been attached to play the famous Pharaoh and filmmakers like James Cameron and Paul Greengrass have been attached to make a film based on Stacy Schiff‘s biography Cleopatra: A Life. The latest name attached is David Fincher and Variety now reports one of Fincher’s ace collaborators, writer Eric Roth, has been called in to rewrite a first draft by Brian Helgeland.
According to Variety’s story, “There is no deal in place yet for Roth, and while Sonywouldn’t confirm his involvement, sources close to the project confirm he has been approached and will likely begin writing within the next several weeks.”
I don’t really care much for Cleopatra, but anything that Fincher gets his name stamped on garners my interest.
Thoughts? Interest? Malaise?