Star Jolie would have followed in the footsteps of Elizabeth Taylor in portraying the Macedonian queen. Now, Helgeland is recalling the details of the scrapped project in a new interview with Inverse.

Angelina Jolie’s scrapped “Cleopatra” movie was part romance epic and part “political thriller with assassinations and sex,” according to the movie’s original screenwriter Brian Helgeland. The ...

The 1963 film Cleopatra was a trailblazing project for a number of reasons. Elizabeth Taylor, who was already a well-established film star, snagged the lead role with ease as the movie’s producer, ...

It’s a family affair this time around, with Ben Mankiewicz examining all that went into the making of the scandalous epic directed by his uncle Joe. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor As TCM notes, the ...