Angelina Jolie to play evil queen in 'Beowulf'

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Actress Angelina Jolie will reportedly play an evil queen in the epic "Beowulf," to be directed by Robert Zemeckis and distributed by Paramount and Warner Bros.

Jolie joins actors Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson and Robin Wright Penn, Daily Variety said, and the screenplay is by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman.

"Beowulf" is one of the oldest epics in early English and one of the most important works in medieval English.

Jolie is currently working alongside Matt Damon on a film directed by Robert De Niro, "The Good Shepherd."

"Beowulf" has been adapted in six previous films.

The epic poem tells of the tragedy of a man condemned to eternally err because he was born of a prohibited love between a mortal and a...