Gal defended the decision, saying: 'We were looking for a Macedonian actress that could fit Cleopatra. Three years ago, plans for a new movie about the queen starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot sparked a backlash from people insisting the role should go to an Egyptian or African actress. Mankiewicz's historical epic from 1963.Ĭasting: Cleopatra was famously played by white English actress Elizabeth Taylor opposite Richard Burton as Mark Anthony in Joseph L. which includes slogans and writings aimed at distorting and erasing the Egyptian identity.'Ĭleopatra was famously played by white English actress Elizabeth Taylor opposite Richard Burton as Mark Anthony in Joseph L. He alleged the show featured content that violated Egypt's media laws and accused Netflix of trying to 'promote the Afrocentric thinking. In April, Mahmoud al-Semary filed a complaint with the public prosecutor demanding that he take 'the necessary legal measures' to block access to Netflix. He said: 'Netflix is trying to provoke confusion by spreading false and deceptive facts that the origin of the Egyptian civilization is black.' Zahi said the only rulers of Egypt known to have been black were the Kushite kings of the 25th Dynasty (747-656 BC). They said: 'Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned, not black.' One historian asserts in the preview: 'I remember my grandmother saying to me: I don't care what they tell you in school, Cleopatra was black.'Īn Egyptian lawyer has filed a case with the country's public prosecutor demanding that Netflix be shut down.Ĭairo's former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass condemned the documentary as 'completely fake.' In the trailer, which was released in April, claims that Cleopatra was black with 'curly hair.' Producer Jada Pinkett Smith said she wanted to tell the story of Cleopatra because 'we don't often get to see or hear stories about black queens.' The publication said: 'Fans usually rate things higher than critics, even bad shows, and the point being, a 1 per cent audience score seems borderline mathematically impossible, even with the controversy the film has attracted.' Controversy: In the show, Cleopatra is depicted as black, despite historical records showing she was of Macedonian Greek heritage
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