Catherine Zeta-Jones to star in "Cleo"

Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star in the Steven Soderbergh musical "Cleo." Zeta-Jones won an Oscar previously as Velma Kelly in the movie-musical "Chicago."Hugh Jackman is also in negotiations to take a lead role in a retelling of the story of Cleopatra, Antony and Caesar set in the 1920s. Coincidentally it is the same era as "Chicago."The most famous version of Joseph Mankiewicz's. He co-wrote and directed the most famous "Cleopatra," the 1963 historical epic that starred Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton. It was hugely expensive and considered a flop but was ultimately nominated for best picture and won four Oscars.Soderbergh is currently shooting the indie movie "The Girlfriend Experience" for 2929 as part of his six-picture deal with the company. Soderbergh is developing a Liberace biopic, with Zeta-Jones' husband Michael Douglas attached to star.Zeta-Jones will be seen in the romantic comedy "The Rebound" in January 2009. She has also been in "Traffic" and "Ocean's Twelve." Jackman will be in theaters next month with "Australia."