Hugh Jackman and Catherine Zeta-Jones Were Supposed To Star in a 3D Cleopatra Rock Musical — and I've Never Wanted To See a Movie More

Along with being one of the most inventive and sharpest cinematic minds alive, Steven Soderberghhas proven to be the ultimate workhorse in the last few years. Since his return from a brief retirement in the mid-2010s, you can count on Soderbergh to release a movie every year, whether in theaters or on streaming. Within the first three months of 2025, audiences have been blessed with a double dose of Soderbergh on the big screen, with his ghost story, Presence, releasing in January, and his cool and suave spy thriller, Black Bag, releasing in March. From the get-go, Soderbergh has remained hyperactive behind the camera and artistically curious, unafraid to take a swing with a new genre or formalist decision. One of his abandoned projects, Cleo, promised to be an audacious rock musical about Cleopatra starring Catherine Zeta-Jonesand Hugh Jackman, but the project never played a single note.