Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga were competing for the role Cleopatra

Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga were competing for the role Cleopatra. 

A source revealed, "Cleopatra was known as the Queen of the Nile, and Elizabeth Taylor firmly established herself as Hollywood's queen in the 1963 film version".

"There's every reason to think that whoever gets to play her this time round is going to enjoy an equally lofty perch in the motion picture industry."