Angelina Jolie Confirmed To Play Cleopatra

Thursday, Us Weekly reported Friday (June 11) that the actress will indeed portray Cleopatra on the big screen.

According to MTV Jolie will appear in an upcoming historical biopic based on the soon-to-be-published “Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra: A Life,” publisher Little, Brown confirmed to UsMagazine.com. On Thursday, it was reported that movie producer Scott Rudin, who has been behind hit films like Julie & Julia, No Country for Old Men and Doubt, obtained the rights to the tome.