The reporters over on the Hollywood Reporter are reporting that producer Lucas Foster (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Warp Films has optioned The Arms of the Sun, an epic romantic adventure novel by Roberto Zacco.

The novel is part of a trilogy about the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, focusing on Nefertiti, the first royal to advocate belief in a monotheistic religion.

They are currently screening writers, but casting is not yet underway. The movie is planned to be shot in Morocco and Dubai.