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Hugh Jackman Exits Soderbergh's 'Cleopatra' Musical Before Start Of Production
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According to Variety, Hugh Jackman has backed out the role of Marc Antony in Steven Soderbergh's head-scratchingly intriguing 3D rock musical "Cleo" due to scheduling conflicts. The picture is still in the financing stages of pre-production and will reportedly cost $30 million. Ray Winstone ("Sexy Beast") is rumored to be in talks to portray Julius Caesar and Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Traffic") is set to star as the titular character, marking her biggest role since god knows when. The script for "Cleo" was written by James Greer, who is a former bass player for the ...
Hugh Jackman passes on Soderbergh's 'Cleo'
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Hugh Jackman won't be part of Steven Soderbergh's upcoming Cleopatra musical "Cleo."
Soderbergh was apparently trying to get Jackman to join the project in the role of Cleo's lover Marc Antony, but as Variety reported Thursday, the actor is no longer considering the part.
Catherine Zeta-Jones, however, is still attached to star as the lead character, and the latest in talks to play Antony is Ray Winstone. No deals have been signed though.
As you may have already read, Soderbergh will shoot the rock 'n' roll musical in 3D. Rock band Guided by Voices wrote the music for the film, with James Greer ...
Hugh Jackman Bows Out of 'Cleo'
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Cleo, a 3-D live action musical, will have to continue without Hugh Jackman attached. According to Variety, Jackman has removed himself off the Steven Soderbergh helmed project that is already locked in Catherine Zeta-Jones. Jackman was set to take on the role of Marc Anthony while Zeta-Jones is set to play Cleopatra. Supposedly Jackman is off the project due to scheduling conflicts. Discussions are reportedly in the works for the role of Julius Caesar to be played by Ray Winstone, the "Beowulf" star who just completed shooting the Martin Campbell-directed "Edge of Darkness" ...
Jackman rules himself out of Soderbergh's Cleopatra musical
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... Hugh Jackman has turned down the chance to star as Mark Antony opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in Steven Soderbergh's 3-D rock'n'roll musical about Cleopatra, reports Variety. ...
Hugh Jackman Drops Out of 'Cleo' Talks
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Here's the first good news of 2009! Variety reports that Hugh Jackman is now off the official wishlist for Cleo, the Steven Soderbergh musical that will reportedly star Catherine Zeta-Jones as the legendary Egyptian queen, and feature the music penned by Guided by Voices. Jackman has apparently left talks not because of the concept, but due to a scheduling conflict. (Maybe it's Drive, since everything else has vanished from his IMDB page.) Ray Winstone remains in discussion to play Julius Caesar, and Zeta-Jones is still rumored to be Cleopatra herself. I may be one of the few ...
Hugh Jackman Drops Out Of Cleo
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... back in October, director Steven Soderbergh is planning to make a musical about Cleopatra called Cleo . Jackman was tapped to play Marc Antony alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones as the Egyptian queen. According to Variety , he has now removed himself from the movie because he has a conflict. Its just not clear what the actual conflict is. Im sure there is one. Or maybe he saw Oceans 12 and figured the whole Soderbergh and Zeta-Jones combination was bad mojo. The musical is also scheduled to star Ray Winstone playing Julius Caesar. It will be a rock and roll musical ...
Hugh Jackman Joins Zack Snyder's 'Ga'Hoole'
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... There's other Jackman casting news, while we're on the subject. He's dropped out of Cleo, an upcoming 3-D
Cleopatra musical directed by Steven Soderbergh, and frankly, who can blame him? Have you heard a worse
idea lately than a 3-D Cleopatra musical starring Catherine Zeta-Jones? ...
