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[Watashi]

Steven Soderbergh!


Variety says that Steven Soderbergh is developing a 3-D live-action rock 'n' roll musical about Cleopatra.

He is courting Catherine Zeta-Jones to play the Egyptian queen and Hugh Jackman to play her lover, Marc Antony.

The $30 million Cleo will be shopped for financing and distribution within the next two weeks. Greg Jacobs is producing with Casey Silver.

The music has been written by the indie rock band Guided by Voices, and the script is by James Greer, a former bass player for the band and an author.

What.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm all for this idea.

[Boner M]

Yeah, sounds cool.

[Spinal]

Here's how it breaks down for me ...

Soderbergh directing: whatever
a 3D rock musical: interested
... about Cleopatra: definitely interested
starring Caterine Zeta-Jones and Hugh Jackman: seems reasonable to me
with music by Guided by Voices: cautiously optimistic
and a script by their former bass player: dubious

[Ezee E]

Peter Travers can relax as he'll just take his line from HSM 3 and put it here.

Seriously though, so bizarro, I'm in. Hugh Jackman and Catherine Zeta-Jones can legitimately sing too.

[Cult]

Maybe this was a joke to cover up his real project. Like when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs said their album would be about and dedicated to Karen O's cat.

If not, cool, whatever.

[MadMan]

This project is out of left field. And thus, slightly intriguing.

[Wryan]

I hope they have a stop motion asp sing a melancholy solo before biting Patty in the tit.