Gal Gadot to cast as 'Cleopatra'

Gal Gadot is teaming up with the director Patty Jenkins again after Wonder Woman. She will be playing Cleopatra in a period biographical drama scripted by Laeta Kalogridis. However, debates are going on about the casting in the upcoming Paramount movie whether the Israeli actress is right for the role. Reportedly, it was Gadot's idea to work on an epic biographical drama. Gadot tweeted, "I love embarking on new journeys. I love the excitement of new projects, the thrill of bringing new stories to life. Cleopatra is a story I wanted to tell for a very long time. Can't be more grateful about this A team." Sadly, the announcement didn't go down well with the few. An Israeli as the Queen of Egypt, saying that a woman of colour should have got the role. Many netizens objected because Gadot is Israeli. Cleopatra was a descendant of Ptolemy I, a Macedonian Greek who established himself as king of Egypt after the death of his companion Alexander the Great. Gadot is not the first white woman cast in the role of the Egyptian queen. Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor have all portrayed the historical figure in the past.