Angelina Jolie hinted that she may end her acting career after taking on the epic story of Cleopatra.
The 38-year-old actress currently stars in the Disney dark fantasy film Maleficent that debuted over the weekend at the top of the box office with a haul of $69.4 million.
The Oscar-winning actress confirmed in a radio interview that a biopic of the popular historical figure Cleopatra, most famously rendered on celluloid by Elizabeth Taylor, has been in development.
Top movie: Angelina Jolie, shown last week at the premiere of her new movie Maleficent in Los Angeles, has hinted that her acting career may be winding down
‘We’ve been working on it,’ Jolie told BBC Radio 5 Live in a recent interview.
‘There have been lots of different ideas of directors and lots of different discussions,’ she added.
Hollywood directors Ang Lee and David Fincher previously expressed interest in directing the film.
Tough act to follow: Elizabeth Taylor took on the role of the Egyptian queen in 1963’s Cleopatra
Power couple: Angelina, shown with fiance Brad Pitt, said a new Cleopatra film is in the works
Angelina said that writer Eric Roth, 69, has written a screenplay about the ancient Queen of the Nile.
Roth also wrote the scripts for Forrest Gump, The Horse Whisperer and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button that starred Angelina’s 50-year-old husband Brad Pitt.
Angelina said the huge undertaking could serve as her swan song from acting.
Oscar winner: Angelina won an Oscar for her supporting role in the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted
‘It’s one of those that you feel like well, maybe that’s the one you put everything into and that’s where you end it, that’s where you finish,’ Angelina said.
‘In a great way, what could you do beyond that one?’ she added.
Angelina also recently told USA Today that she became an actress because her late mother wanted her to and she’s more passionate about directing and her philanthropy work.
Philanthropy work: Angelina, shown in 2011 at a refugee camp in Syria, has been a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador since 2001
‘I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues. I’ll do a few more films and enjoy it…but I’ve never loved it like I love other things,’ she said.
The actress recently directed the biopic Unbroken about Olympic runner Louis Zamperini who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
The film is scheduled for release on Christmas Day.
Busy mom: Angelina, shown last month with children Knox, Pax and Vivienne, has six children with Brad
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