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Scorsese reveals Sony hack derailed his Cleopatra film with Jolie

The director disclosed in a Tribeca interview that a planned epic with Angelina Jolie was canceled after North Korea's 2014 attack on Sony Pictures.

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What to know

  • Scorsese was attached to direct a Cleopatra film with Angelina Jolie before the 2014 Sony hack canceled the project.
  • The cyberattack, carried out by North Korea in retaliation for 'The Interview,' had cascading effects on other Sony projects in development.
  • The Cleopatra project remained in limbo for over a decade, with multiple filmmakers subsequently attached, though it has never moved forward.

“We were going to do 'Cleopatra' at one point, and then they made fun of Kim Jong [Un].”

Martin Scorsese, Filmmaker · The Wrap ↗

Martin Scorsese FilmmakerAngelina JolieAngelina Jolie ActressNorth Korea Perpetrator of 2014 cyberattackSeth Rogen Co-writer and star of 'The Interview'

Scorsese reveals Sony hack derailed his Cleopatra film with Jolie
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    Scorsese jokes that Seth Rogen is responsible for ruining the film

    Scorsese quipped to his daughter that she should tell Rogen to take responsibility for the project's failure, jokingly blaming him for the wider fallout from the Sony hack.

    “Well, tell Seth, because they ruined everything. Just because Kim Jong Un didn't have a sense of humor, you know?”
    — Martin Scorsese
    1. 6 outlets Martin Scorsese Blames Seth Rogen for Getting His Angelina Jolie Cleopatra Movie Canceled

      first by Yahoo, 13d ago · also AV Club, Entertainment Weekly, Deadline, Far Out Magazine, Just Jared

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    2. 6 outlets Martin Scorsese Says His Angelina Jolie ‘Cleopatra’ Movie Was ‘Ruined’ by Sony Hack

      first by The Wrap, 13d ago · also Gold Derby, IMDb, Variety, Yahoo, The Playlist

      5 more headlines

    • Martin Scorsese blames Seth Rogen for ‘ruining’ his planned film starring Angelina Jolie https://www. the-independent.com/arts-enter tainment/films/news/martin-scorsese-seth-rogen-cleopatra-angelina-jolie-b3077296.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Arts & Entertainment @ arts-entertainment-Independent

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  2. background

    Scorsese discloses he was attached to direct Cleopatra with Jolie — In a nearly 40-minute interview with his daughter Francesca at Tribeca, Scorsese revealed for the first time that he had been planning to direct a Cleopatra film starring Angelina Jolie as Cleopatra VII, describing it as "going to be really wild." He attributed the project's cancellation to the Sony hack.

  3. background

    North Korea carries out Sony Pictures hack over 'The Interview' — A North Korean state-sponsored hacker group attacked Sony Pictures in response to the studio's planned release of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's satirical film about North Korea. The incident resulted in the leaking of confidential Sony employee emails, messages, and data.