Eric Roth is at predicts pen 'Cleopatra'

Roth"Very Noisy and very Close" scribe Eric Roth is at predicts reteam with producer Scott Rudin around the new the new sony Pictures' "Nefertiti," which has Jennifer Aniston installed on star since the Egyptian full.David Fincher is circling the pic, which John Helgeland initially modified from Stacy Schiff's best-selling book "Nefertiti: A Existence." There is no offer place yet for Roth, despite the fact that The brand new the new sony wouldn't confirm his participation, sources near the project confirm he's been approached and may likely begin writing next a few days.Movie will state Cleopatra's story in the woman's perspective, displaying just like a master strategist if the involves both politics and war.Rudin acquired it which is creating the pic, that's likely to possess a substantial cost, though Jolie has proven herself just like a bankable actress who is able to open a movie. Her latter live-action photos, "The Tourist" and "Salt," correspondingly made $278 and $293 million worldwide for that new the new sony.It remains unclear whether "Nefertiti" will probably be shot in 3d, which was James Cameron's plan when he was considering pointing the project.Roth formerly written Sony's Muhammad Ali biopic "Ali" for director Michael Mann, and several recently written "The Curious Situation of Benjamin Button" for Jolie's partner, Kaira Pitt. Scribe is repped by CAA. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com