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Cleopatra: Queen of Kings by Scott Woodman - Drama - CLEOPATRA: QUEEN OF KINGS is an epic historical drama similar in vein to GLADIATOR but sharing the bombast of fare such as 300. Exiled from her kingdom by her cruel brother, the young Cleopatra wanders the deserts. Lost and without purpose, she is soon captured by a band of desert nomads who use the young woman for their own needs. When the nomads are intruded upon by the presence of the Roman army, led by the mighty Julius Caesar, Cleopatra is soon discovered for what she really is – the rightful heir to the throne of Alexandria, the Queen of Egypt. 132 pages - pdf, format
Title page aside, you don't have to capitalize the character names each time. Capitalize the names once when they're first seen on screen. For the rest of the movie, leave them lowercase.
It looks like you've got a dozen young and old women.
How can we tell that the young woman is impossibly beautiful, but we can't see the old woman's face, when they're in the same light?
I really enjoyed this script! It had excellent flow, which is one thing that I really like. I'm wondering though, How much of your story is based on the historical record?
How much research did you have to do?
All in all, I like the new direction you gave the story of Cleopatra by doing it as an action epic.
Very well done!!
If you can't beat 'em, then get yourself a bigger stick! John Mavity