Director Patty Jenkins to reunite with actress Gal Gadot, who counted on 2017 para la exitosa nueva versión de “Wonder Woman” (Wonder Woman), in a film that will narrate the life of the legendary Cleopatra.

“Me encanta embarcarme en nuevos viajes, I love the excitement of new projects, the enthusiasm to bring new stories to life. Cleopatra is a story I wanted to tell for a long time. I couldn't be more grateful to have this top-notch gear!!”, the actress wrote on her Twitter account, as reported by the specialized Hollywood Deadline site and replicated by the EFE news agency.

The Paramount Studios project will feature Laeta Kalogridis as screenwriter, una de las encargadas de escribir “Alexander”, Oliver Stone's movie from 2004 centered on the life of Alexander the Great.

Cabe destacar que la dupla Jenkyns y Gadot tiene pendiente el estreno de “Wonder Woman 1984”, sequel to the hit film that brought them together three years ago, scheduled for this Christmas after several postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“La opción de estreno directo en ‘streaming’ it is not being discussed. We're still completely behind the movie experience for 'Wonder Woman 1984’ y apoyamos a nuestros queridos cines”, the director warned on her Twitter account, by way of explanation.

But this project also brings the figure of Cleopatra back to the fore., who had already been the subject of a famous movie in 1963, starring Elizabeth Taylor, in what was the most expensive production to date, with 822 million dollar budget.