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The British actor will play Caesar Octavian opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones's Egyptian queen Cleopatra and Hugh Jackman's Marc Anthony.
Director Soderbergh described the film, which will be scored by indie band Guided By Voices, as "Viva Las Vegas meets Tommy".
He told MTV: "During my research it appeared that most [musicals] were female driven. So I started thinking about female protagonists. I was thinking about Catherine.
"It doesn't take too long to think about Catherine and famous female historical figures to get to Cleopatra."
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