Catherine Zeta-Jones, the Welsh actress, who won an Oscar for her supporting turn as the scheming Velma Kelly in "Chicago", is set to star in "Cleo", a period musical to be directed by Steven Soderbergh.Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to take a lead role in a retelling of the story of Cleopatra, Antony and Caesar set in the 1920s (also the era of "Chicago's" shenanigans).
Joseph Mankiewicz co-wrote and directed the most famous "Cleopatra", the 1963 historical epic that starred Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton. It was hugely expensive and considered a flop but was ultimately nominated for best picture and won four Oscars.
Soderbergh is developing a Liberace biopic, with Zeta-Jones' husband Michael Douglas attached to star.
Zeta-Jones has the romantic comedy "The Rebound" coming out in January. She was in theaters last year with "No Reservations."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081024/film_nm/us_zetajones_2
