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...
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