'CLEOPATRA' TO GET
ADAPTED BY DENIS VILLENEUVE

While he is preparing to premiere his Blade Runner 2049 in cinemas, Denis Villeneuve is Sony's new candidate for directing
another big screen adaptation CLEOPATRA based on Stacy Schiff's bestselling novel. James Cameron was previous director attached to this high profile project. Unlike some other more glamorous projects, this one will focus on the truth about Cleopatra as a leader and not just a sex symbol, since she was a mother, leader and an intellectual who spoke five languages and whose upbringing also reflected her relationship with Rome. Earlier this year I also told you that Black Sails team is working on a Cleopatra series for Amazon but we haven't heard anything about it since.

Amazon has taken U.S. rights on upcoming BBC drama “A Very English Scandal.” The three-part drama, which stars Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw, tells the story of disgraced British politician Jeremy Thorpe.

Grant stars as Thorpe, who, in 1979, as leader of the Liberal party and the youngest leader of any British political party in a hundred years, was accused of conspiring to murder his ex-lover, Norman Scott (Whishaw). He was the first British politician in modern times to stand trial for murder.

“A Very English Scandal” is based on a book by British journalist John Preston and written by Russell T. Davies, who created the modern iteration of “Doctor Who” in 2005 and more recently created gay-oriented shows “Cucumber” and “Banana,” for Channel 4 and E4, respectively. The show is directed by Stephen Frears. It will air on BBC One in the U.K. and Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. in 2018.

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