Cleopatra, the last and legendary Queen of Egypt, entranced quite a few men in her day -- and now it sounds like Steven Soderbergh is the latest to fall under her spell. According to Variety, Soderbergh is planning to direct a 3-D, live-action, rock-n-roll musical called "Cleo" about the Egyptian queen and her lover, Mark Antony. The music has already been written by now-defunct indie rock band Guided by Voices, with a script by James Greer, former bass player for the band.
Soderbergh is courting some big talent for his musical project, too -- he wants Catherine Zeta-Jones to play the Egyptian queen, and Hugh Jackman to play Mark Antony. This is the one part of the project I can get behind, as Jackman has yet to flaunt his musical talent onscreen. And Hugh Jackman in 3-D? Be still my heart! Read more...