Patty Jenkins will stay on as a producer but will no longer direct Cleopatra

After Wonder Woman 1984, Gal Gadot will be playing the iconic Cleopatra. And she recently addressed the backlash about this role.

On the latest episode of The Sneider Cut, your esteemed host Jeff Sneider weighs in on the casting for the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa now that it's official, as well as a pair of reunions, with wonder women Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins working on a Cleopatra movie, and Gladiator duo Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix putting together a Napoleon movie. Elsewhere, Jeff talks about the jaw-dropping cast of Adam McKay's Netflix movie Don't Look Up, which now includes Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep, plus Paramount's decision to sell Coming 2 …

This marks the third collaboration between Gadot and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.

Wonder Woman team Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins have signed on to the historical drama Cleopatra. This is not the first Cleopatra-centric movie that's floated around Hollywood in the years since Claudette Colbert and Elizabeth Taylor played her in 1934 and 1963, respectively. High-profile directors including David Fincher, Ang Lee, and Denis Villeneuve have been attached to direct different biopics about the famed Egyptian queen, with A-listers like Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga once attached or rumored to star. While the progress on those Cleopatra projects at other studios is still unclear, it looks like …

The Age of the Peacock™ is nearly upon us, and NBC's streaming service just announced the first slate of originals for its July 15 launch. Along with the announcement, we've also got the first photos from every series and original feature, including Psych 2: Lassie Come Home and the comedy Intelligence starring David Schwimmer. Over on the animation side, there are first looks at Dreamworks projects Cleopatra in Space and Where's Waldo?, as well as Curious George. For unscripted, you've got In Deep with Ryan Lochte and Lost Speedways. Check out the images below. Peacock …