While mention of a beautiful and powerful female Egyptian pharaoh usually conjures up visions of Cleopatra, more than a thousand years before her there was Nefertiti. Telling the queen's story has been a long-time passion project for Halle Berry, who has been developing a big-screen adaptation for years with "Monster's Ball" helmer Marc Forster.
The flick's progress may appear to be measured in inches, but Halle assures us that it's still moving forward...it's just a matter of piecing everything together. And those are admittedly big pieces, since Berry has grand visions for her historical biopic.
"It should be epic in feel," Berry exclaimed to MTV News," adding that it will have "lots of action because it's all about that era in time when Nerfititi was ruling her nation." (Watch Berry discuss "Nefertiti" after the jump.) Read more...
James Bond has shaken things up with the likes of Halle Berry, Denise Richards, and Famke Janssen, but our recent assertion that Australian babe Abbie Cornish may indeed be next is just stirring up trouble, the 25-year-old reluctantly insisted.
"It's just a rumor," she said of persistent online speculation pegging her as the next Bond girl, which reached a fevered pitch in August when fellow Australian actress Rose Byrne told MTV News "I think Abbie Cornish's got it." Given the pair's close friendship, some weight was understandably ascribed to her utterance.
According to Cornish however, there appears to be nothing to the rumors. "I haven't had any meetings or any conversations about it, no."
"Sorry, mate," she added, as if in condolence.
One thing's for sure: Daniel Craig and new director Marc Forster are gonna need someone to be the next beautiful Bond girl. So with a completely open field, who would you pick? Sound off below.
Frank Miller and Clive Owen together again, collaborating on a Raymond Chandler story no less? That and a special "Harry Potter" first look highlight our links of the day. (For those unfamiliar with the legendary Chandler, by the way, check out some of his best quotes here.)
- Take a virtual tour of 12 Grimmauld Place, headquarters for The Order of the Phoenix. (IGN)
- Frank Miller to walk down mean streets, adapt noir master Raymond Chandler's "Trouble Is My Business" as starring vehicle for Clive Owen. (Variety)
- Fox whips up new poster for "The Simpsons Movie." Mmmm, whip. (Coming Soon)
- Jim Broadbent confirms "Indy 4" casting. (Brit Films)
- Dreamworks "In Deep," developing comedy script for Ben Stiller. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Name's Forster. Marc Forster. "Finding Neverland" director to helm next Bond flick. (MTV News)
- Michael Apted named director for third Naria film, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." (MTV News)
- Next "Pirates" to go sci-fi, send Captain Jack to Atlantis? (Cinema Blend)
