Martin Scorsese Says Seth Rogen and the Sony Hack Ruined His Angelina Jolie 'Cleopatra' Film

Martin Scorsese says his planned "Cleopatra" film starring Angelina Jolie was canceled due to fallout from the 2014 Sony hack, which he linked to Seth Rogen's comedy "The Interview." The director described the project as "really wild" in a new interview. The hack, carried out by a group protesting "The Interview," which depicted a fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, exposed thousands of Sony emails. Among them was a producer's email criticizing Jolie, which Scorsese implied contributed to the project's demise. Scorsese said Jolie was set to play Cleopatra VII, with Eric Roth, writer of "Killers of the Flower Moon," attached to write the script. The film never entered production, and Scorsese's comments appear in the first episode of the Tribeca series "Crafty."