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Morocco chosen as filming site for epic «Cleopatra» film
Israeli actress Gal Gadot will be starring as Cleopatra and is also set to produce the movie. Kari Skogland, Canadian filmmaker known for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, will be directing the film.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4y
Decades before Gal Gadot, Elizabeth Taylor fell into controversy playing Cleopatra as a Jewish actress
It’s also not the first time that a Jewish movie star playing the Egyptian ruler has caused controversy. The most famous Cleopatra film was released in 1963 and starred Elizabeth Taylor.