No, Jolie, no.

[logansrogue]

Apparently, they want to cast Angelina Jolie as Cleopatra in an upcoming movie.

Now, Cleopatra's race is a complicated issue. She was Greek, Macedonian specifically, and horribly inbred. Apparently, she wasn't that much of a looker, either. Not by modern standards at least (I think she was still lovely).

So why pick Jolie? Sure, Jolie might have the right amount of quiet psychosis required to pull off Cleopatra, but she's far too pretty and overexposed to be believed as the most famous Egyptian Queen ever to have ruled Egypt.

I mean, they wouldn't *gasp* get an actual mixed-race woman, of mainly Macedonian heritage to play her, would they? That would be unheard of. *grumps*

Comments

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

When you're making a big budget movie, it's all about the benjamins; you have to have a name that will draw people in. That said, there are already-known mixed race, black, and at least one Greek actresses I know who would be good for this. (Although, wasn't Cleo pretty young when she lost rule of Egypt too? Could be none of the well known actresses I can think of would be young enough to play her anyway.)

[robin99.livejournal.com]

When you're making a big budget movie, it's all about the benjamins; you have to have a name that will draw people in.

Sad but true.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know how the movie industry works, it just totally chaps my ass.

Cleopatra's story spans from her late teens to when she died.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

But I don't remember how old she was when she died (and obviously, have so far been too lazy to look it up as a reminder, lol).

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

She was in her late thirties.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Well, call it my bad memory. But the bright side is that means there ARE established actresses who could play her who might fit her actual look.