"International filmmakers have always been intrigued by the air of mystique that envelops the lives of ancient Egypt’s pharaohs. While screenwriters and directors of the last century were captivated by Cleopatra (think: Elizabeth Taylor in 1963’s film by the same name with Richard Burton), the 18th Dynasty Queen Nefertiti seems poised to finally emerge into the spotlight. Nefertiti, said by some historians to have been one of the most powerful and stunningly beautiful women of the ancient world, will take her turn on the silver screen in two films set to begin shooting next year, both of them digging deep into the story behind the ancient queen to retell the legend of the immortal icon, frozen in time".
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