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'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra, sparking dispute over Israeli in role
Times of Israel ^ | Oct 2020 | Staff

Posted on 10/12/2020 1:41:05 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Israel-born actress Gal Gadot announced Sunday that she would team up again with “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins in a new film about the legendary Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. The film will be produced by Paramount and written by Laeta Kalogridis in a retelling of the epic tale made famous by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 classic. The announcement drew criticism, with some railing against the casting of an Israeli as the Queen of Egypt...

“Which Hollywood dumba** thought it would be a good idea to cast an Israeli actress as Cleopatra...instead of a stunning Arab actress like Nadine Njeim?” tweeted journalist Sameera Khan.

“How about they cast someone with North African blood! someone like Sofia Boutella! I’m so sick of casting white actors and Israelis as pharaohs and arab roles!...” wrote another Twitter user.

-However, many, including the screenplay author, were quick to point out that Cleopatra was neither Arab nor Black, but rather a Macedonian Greek.

“Incredibly excited to get the chance to tell the story of Cleopatra, my favorite Ptolemaic Pharoah and arguably the most famous Macedonian Greek woman in history,” tweeted Kalogridis.

(Cleopatra was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, descended from Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.)

Gadot did not react to the controversy, but later tweeted that the film would mark the first time Cleopatra’s story would be told through “women’s eyes, both behind and in front of the camera.”

Gadot’s Israeli heritage has caused her some problems in the Arab world before, with Lebanon banning “Wonder Woman” because she starred in it. Gadot, who like most young Israelis did military service, made headlines in 2014 with a Facebook post expressing solidarity with Israeli citizens under Hamas rocket fire...

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: History; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; cleopatra; cleopatravii; egypt; facebook; gadot; galgadot; godsgravesglyphs; greek; hollywood; israel; jenkins; laetakalogridis; macedonian; nadinenjeim; paramount; pattyjenkins; romanempire; sameerakhan; sofiaboutella; twitter; wonderwoman
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

She’s an actress. Actors should stay out of politics then they’d avoid this crap


41 posted on 10/12/2020 2:25:50 PM PDT by stanne
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To: montag813

Correct; Cleopatra was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, descended from Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.)

The Left is dumber than a sack of rocks.


42 posted on 10/12/2020 2:27:18 PM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: brownsfan

She’s hot.

Andy Garcia did a great job in a bad movie “Godfather III”.

It never occurred to me that he shouldn’t have because he doesn’t have Italian roots.

Al Pacino played a hispanic dude in Carlito’s Way and a Cuban in Scarface.

Who the hell cares?


43 posted on 10/12/2020 2:28:55 PM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

perhaps we need to repsond to all the ‘critics’ that you don’t like the choices, maybe make your own movie with your own money, otherwise stfu crybully virtue signalling snowflake


44 posted on 10/12/2020 2:29:36 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Cleopatra also didn’t have stunning legs.


45 posted on 10/12/2020 2:29:39 PM PDT by trublu
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To: BenLurkin

Both the Greeks and the Egyptians were adverse to their women wearing makeup. That was a smart thing because makeup to lighten the skin was derived from mercury.


46 posted on 10/12/2020 2:30:02 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: Arcadian Empire

“Susanna Hoffs is smoking hot.”

Maybe so, but at 61 getting a bit ling in the tooth to play a hot Egyption queen.


47 posted on 10/12/2020 2:30:19 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Did these same butt sniffers complain about Hamilton?


48 posted on 10/12/2020 2:30:39 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: Kozak

Correct.
The Ptolemaic dynasty controlled Egypt for almost three centuries (305 – 30 BCE), eventually falling to the Romans. Oddly, while they ruled Egypt, they never became Egyptian. Instead, they isolated themselves in the capital city of Alexandria, a city envisioned by Alexander the Great. The city was Greek both in language and practice. There were no marriages with outsiders; brother married sister or uncle married niece. The last Ptolemaic queen, Cleopatra VII (l. c. 69-30 BCE), remained Macedonian but spoke Egyptian as well as other languages.


49 posted on 10/12/2020 2:31:12 PM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: dp0622

Good points. They are actors after all. This reflexive PC crap is just so passe


50 posted on 10/12/2020 2:31:40 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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Since Gal Gadot yeans to Imagine no possessions, I’m sure she is doing this for free, or maybe donating all her salary to feed the poor.


51 posted on 10/12/2020 2:31:49 PM PDT by bhive
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To: jonrick46

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_cosmetics_in_ancient_Egypt


52 posted on 10/12/2020 2:32:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

But a black man playing Alexander Hamilton was fine.


53 posted on 10/12/2020 2:34:01 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Ghislaine Maxwell lives and Joe Biden is losing.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

What is Ms. Gadot’s ethnicity? Israelis have a wide variety of ancestral and national backgrounds.

Not that it matters. It would be funny that Twitter dopes think Cleopatra was Arab, but ignorantly passionate people can be very dangerous in large groups.


54 posted on 10/12/2020 2:35:41 PM PDT by Tax-chick (A society that rejects children will die out and be replaced by one that values them.)
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To: Arcadian Empire

The modern Jewish people are, by and large, the descendants of the Biblical Jews, a Middle Eastern people. The genetic evidence is compelling, even if you choose to deny the strong historical continuity of the Jewish religion and culture from Biblical Judah through the many centuries of exile. Choosing an Israeli Jew to play the role of Cleopatra is not much different than, say, choosing a modern English actress to play the role of a medieval German princess.


55 posted on 10/12/2020 2:36:53 PM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: lee martell

“Walk Like An Egyptian”.


56 posted on 10/12/2020 2:38:17 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I am sure she has the intelligence to let the lunatic fringe know her thinking is right. She can attack Trump, white people, Christianity, Western imperialism, colonialism, etc.


57 posted on 10/12/2020 2:39:33 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Tax-chick
As per Wikipedia:

Gadot's family is of Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish, Austrian-Jewish, German-Jewish, and Czech-Jewish) descent.

58 posted on 10/12/2020 2:40:48 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

WHY IS IT NOT A ‘TRANS’ ACTOR!!! I’M OUTRAGED!!


59 posted on 10/12/2020 2:41:58 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Her Wonder Woman movie was actually quite good. Take the time to see it.


60 posted on 10/12/2020 2:42:15 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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