James Cameron has revealed that he is in talks to direct Cleopatra.
The director has not taken on a project since the colossal success of Avatar at the end of last year, the movie went on to be the biggest grossing film of all time.
But now Cameron admits that he has been in talks with Sony to re-tell the story of Cleopatra, which is expected to star Angelina Jolie in the title role.
Speaking to The New York Times the filmmaker said: "There's a 'Cleopatra' project in work, meaning that it's been in development at Sony. And it's a subject that's always fascinated me.
"So yeah, I've been talking to them about it but no decisions have been made. But it sounds hot, doesn't it? I mean, Angelina Jolie and 'Cleopatra'? To me, that's like a slam dunk."
The film is set to be shot in 3D and Cameron had admitted that he has not worries about following up the famous Elizabeth Taylor version.
"You know, there were a lot of people betting against us on 'Titanic' as well. That kind of stuff isn't particularly daunting to me.
"The idea of 10-foot-tall blue people that were 100 per cent CG, it was Smurf Planet - plenty of reasons why 'Avatar' wasn't going to work either."
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