Martin Scorsese Blames Seth Rogen for Scrapping His Angelina Jolie Cleopatra Film

Martin Scorsese has blamed Seth Rogen for the cancellation of his planned Cleopatra movie starring Angelina Jolie, which never entered production. The director made the remarks during an interview with his daughter Francesca for Tribeca's Crafty series. Scorsese said the project was close to moving forward with a script by Eric Roth and Jolie attached, but jokingly connected its collapse to the 2014 controversy surrounding Rogen's film The Interview. That comedy, featuring Rogen and James Franco, angered North Korea and led to a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, prompting the studio to cancel the film's wide theatrical release. The director's comments do not establish that Rogen directly caused the project's failure, as the historical epic never entered production despite its prepared script and casting. Francesca Scorsese also expressed frustration that the film never happened.