Wonder Woman' to be 'Cleopatra

Gal Gadot will trade her lasso of truth for a golden crown, playing the legendary queen of Egypt in 'Cleopatra,' with her 'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins. Laeta Kalogridis, who wrote 'Alexander' and 'Shutter Island,' will open the film. The announcement came after Paramount prevailed in a heated bidding war for the film's rights, beating out Apple, Netflix, Warner Brothers, and Universal.

According to Deadline, Paramount's promise of an accelerated timeline and a major budget theatrical release helped seal the deal. Gadot will receive a chance to place her mark on a job previously essayed by famous brands Claudette Colbert and Elizabeth Taylor, playing a female who romanced Julius Caesar and Marc Antony and served as the last ruler of Egypt's the Ptolemaic Kingdom. Taylor's version proved to be so costly that 20th Century Fox almost went bankrupt - hopefully, this one will be less lavish.