Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is reportedly all set to portray legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra in a new movie, with Brad Pitt lined up to play her lover Marc Anthony. The film is being based on Stacey Schiff's book 'Cleopatra: A Life', and the author has indicated she would love to see the couple in the leading roles because they have similar chemistry to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who met and fell in love when they made a 1963 movie playing the historical figures. She said: "I think Angelina would be perfect for it and I can see a possible Oscar in her future. "For Marc Anthony? Brad Pitt. They are the Burton/Taylor of our day, reconciling and breaking up within a day in the tabloids." The film's producer Scott Rudin also spoke of his desire to get the 'Changeling' actress in the lead role, telling the USA Today newspaper the film is being developed with her in mind as she has the "perfect look". Steven Soderbergh is to direct the film. "The movie is being developed for and with Jolie," the producer's office said in a statement. Stacy Schiff, who wrote the new biography which is set to come out this November admits that the superstar would be ideal in the role. "Physically, she's the perfect look," the author said of Jolie. Cleopatra has previously been played by Elizabeth Taylor among others in a lavish 1963 film where her Roman lover Marc Anthony was portrayed by Taylor's real-life love, Richard Burton.