Soderbergh building a cast for ‘Cleopatra’

Posted December 2 by Travis in Casting In the Works Music Movies Musicals

Upon completion of his epic quasi-indie biopic ‘Che’, Steven Soderbergh has seemingly headed full steam into yet another more ancient biopic as he begins pre-production and casting of ‘Cleopatra’. Currently, Catherine Zeta-Jones is “officially” on board to play the lead of Cleopatra. Ray Winstone has recently signed on to play the part of Julius Caesar and according to DarkHorizons.com, its being reported that Hugh Jackman is nearly locked to play Mark Antony. Oh, and did I mention this is going to be a rock-n-roll musical? Yep, you heard me right! The script was written by James greer, formerly a member of the band Guided by Voices. The film will, of course, be directed by Steven Soderbergh and the music of Guided by Voices will be featured throughout the movie.