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Scott Rudin had announced that a movie based on the famous Egyptian queen is in the works and the role is solely for Angelina which earned the ire of some African-American groups questioning the choice for another Caucasian to play Cleopatra considering the queen's ethnic roots.
According to an article in Essence Magazine:
“Honestly, I don’t care how full Angelina Jolie’s lips are, how many African children she adopts, or how bronzed her skin will become for the film. I firmly believe this role should have gone to a black woman. Why does Hollywood think it’s even slightly plausible to cast white women in roles that would be more sensible to cast a black actress for?”In the past, Cleopatra has been exclusively portrayed by white American actresses: Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh and the most famous of all, Elizabeth Taylor.
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