I heard that Catherine Zeta-Jones joined Cleopatra. Who does she play?

Will play Cleopatra

According to Xinhua News Agency, on June 4th 10, local time, American director steven soderbergh, who was attending the 6th Moreira International Film Festival in Mexico, revealed that he would direct a musical film for the first time in the spring of 2009. The film is based on the story of Cleopatra and the generals of the Roman Empire and will invite sasha jackson Catherine Zeta-Jones to play Cleopatra.

Soderberg told the media that the film "Informant" directed by him and starring Matt Damon has just been finished, and he will start shooting a new film "Don Juan in Love" next week. Soderberg didn't give much details about the musical film that will start shooting next spring, but said that directing the musical film for the first time made him very interested.

Morera International Film Festival chose Soderberg's new work "Ernesto Guevara" as the opening film. Based on the legendary life of Cuban revolutionary hero Ernesto Guevara, the film is divided into two episodes, lasting 4 hours and 28 minutes. Soderberg cast Puerto Rican actor benicio Deltoro and Mexican new generation movie star Demián Bichir, who played Ernesto Guevara and Fidel Castro respectively in the film.

Soderberg was full of praise for the performances of the two actors in this film. He said that if one of them doesn't perform well, the film may be a failure. The seamless cooperation between Deltoro and Biziere aroused his desire to shoot a sequel to Ernesto Guevara. At the 6th1Cannes International Film Festival in May this year, Deltoro won the Best Actor Award for his outstanding performance in Ernesto Guevara.

At the age of 26, Soderberg won the Palme d 'Or Award at the 42nd Cannes International Film Festival for Sex, Lies and Videos, and won the Best Director Award at the 73rd Oscar in 2002 for Drug Network. At the morera International Film Festival held from 4th to12nd this month, in addition to many Mexican works, French directors Christopher Balate and Balber Schroeder also brought their latest masterpieces "Paris 36" and "Beast in the Shadow".