Gal Gadot teams up with 'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins for a film on Cleopatra

Hollywood actress Gal Gadot and filmmaker Patty Jenkins together have given us the wonderful 'Wonder Woman'. The actress-filmmaker duo will be once again teaming up for a new film. This time, Gadot will be seen playing the role of the legendary queen of Egypt in 'Cleopatra'.

According to reports, Paramount Pictures won the rights to the project, reportedly beating out other suitors such as Apple, Universal, Warner Bros., and Netflix.

Gadot will have the opportunity to place her stamp on a role previously portrayed by Claudette Colbert and Elizabeth Taylor, playing a woman who romanced Julius Caesar and Marc Antony and served as the last queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.

In recent years a number of Cleopatra projects have been kicking around in Hollywood including Sony`s project that rumored to cast Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga.

Laeta Kalogridis, who wrote the screenplay for `Shutter Island` will be writing the screenplay for the Gadot-Jenkins take.
Gadot and Jenkins are also collaborating on `Wonder Woman 1984,` the superhero sequel that is expected to release later this year in December.