Scorcese to Direct Bald Angelina?
Cleopatra directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Angelina Jolie would be, in Pascal's improbable words, "the greatest movie ever." There's just one problem with the current script: Cleopatra is written—historically accurately—bald, and Jolie is a bit worried about the "sensuality":
The one thought I would ask you both is about her "bald". I think that made sense in earlier drafts but if we are saying every time she's in bed she has no hair or a shaved head it changes the sensuality. I wonder if we should keep it out and discuss as an idea with the director. But I worry we could scare off a director.
The point was always that she be clean and raw and I think with straight black hair and no make up we would achieve the same and not distract.
I make this point incase we are starting to send it out we should ask to remove that one description.
This is a non-issue for Rudin: " I think it's provocative. I don't think it's a turnoff." Jolie agrees to "leave it but its shaved head. Not bald. Let's at least make that clear. And for the record I find it sexy and am happy to be bold. Feels statuesque and clean." The question of whether or not Angelina Jolie should have hair playing a 40 B.C. queen literally keeps Rudin up at night:
First I thought bald but then I was sitting at home during the night and I couldn't sleep because of it so now I think shaved; Or possibly a fade like Kid 'n Play; Maybe shaved for Alexandria, bald for Rome? And then curly tendrils for the asp? What do you think?
Pascal shares his aesthetic concerns:
Well she was amazing with a perm in that Jewish movie about Daniel pearl. So I'm tempted to throw that look in somewhere but I don't think I can beat you can beat that kid n play look possibly with lots of pearls.
Regardless, the star herself wrote, "this is the film I am dying to make." She planned to call Scorcese later in the week.