Ridley Scott’s upcoming film about Napoleon Bonaparte starring Joaquin Phoenix has a release date.
New report in Delivery time She revealed that the picture will get a wide theatrical release on November 22, one day before Thanksgiving.
Joaquin, 48, previously earned an Oscar nod for his landscape-chewing performance as Roman emperor Commodus in Ridley’s 2000 blockbuster Gladiator.
Now the duo has been reunited for their first movie together in 23 years, and they once again tell the story of a tyrant whose shadow has fallen across Europe.
Titled Napoleon, the film follows the military giant’s whirlwind romance with his first wife, Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby.
Similarities: Ridley Scott’s upcoming film about Napoleon Bonaparte (right) starring Joaquin Phoenix (left) finally gets a release date
ICONIC: Joaquin, 48, previously earned an Oscar nod for his landscape-chewing performance as Roman Emperor Commodus in Ridley’s 2000 blockbuster Gladiator (pictured)
‘He made everything grow bigger and better’: Ridley (pictured 2021) reveals in an interview with Empire that the script for Napoleon has changed dramatically to accommodate Joaquin
Descended from the colonies, Josephine was born into an aristocratic family that owned a sugar plantation in Martinique.
She moved to France in 1779 and began a miserable marriage to her cousin Alexandre de Beauharnais during the dusk of the Ancien Régime.
After losing her first husband to the guillotine in the Reign of Terror, Josephine becomes Napoleon’s mistress – and soon the most powerful man in Europe.
During her turbulent 14-year marriage to Napoleon, she saw herself elevated to the titles of both Empress of France and Queen of Italy.
A flamboyant hostess and expert schmouser, Napoleon’s consort was the PR wing of his reign, eliciting his remark: “You win battles but Josephine wins hearts.”
However, their union was so shaken by his infidelities and sterility, that he annulled it in 1810—just two years before he threw himself into the disastrous invasion of Russia that was the beginning of the end of his turbulent reign.
Vanessa Kirby, who rose to worldwide popularity as Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of The Crown, has been cast as Josephine as Ridley.
Ridley recently revealed in an interview with empire that Napoleon’s scenario had changed dramatically to accommodate Joaquín.
The love of his life: Titled Napoleon, the film traces the military giant’s whirlwind romance with his first wife Josephine (left), played by Vanessa Kirby (right)
Tribute: In recent weeks, Joaquin has been filming the sequel to the smash hit 2019 Joker (pictured), for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor.
Seen on the set: The follow-up photo Joker: Folie à Deux added Lady Gaga to the set; The couple was pictured filming in the Bronx on Monday
Joaquin is about as far from traditional as you can get. Not on purpose, but out of intuition. This is what makes it tick. If something bothers him, he will let you know. He made (Napoleon) special by constantly questioning him,” Ridley shared.
With Joaquin, we can rewrite the damn movie because it’s uncomfortable. And this kind happened with Napoleon.
The acclaimed director explained: ‘We did casting the film to help it focus on who Bonaparte was. I had to respect that, because what was said was incredibly constructive. He made it all grow bigger and better.
In recent weeks, Joaquin has been filming the sequel to the smash hit 2019 Joker, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor.
The follow-up picture Joker: Folie à Deux has added Lady Gaga to the group, with rumors circulating that she is playing the girlfriend of main character Harley Quinn.
Gaga worked with Ridley two years ago on the campy classic House Of Gucci in which she played Patricia Reggiani, who is convicted by contract order of murdering her ex-husband, fashion heir Maurizio Gucci.
During her publicity tours for the film, Gaga would rave about Ridley to The New York Timesenthused: “I’ve never had a better experience with a director. Artists love, and some directors don’t. They love themselves.”
‘I joke around with Ridley all the time,’ she said, ‘but I really had a sort of panicky hangover when I left the set, I missed him so much. ”
HISTORY: Gaga worked with Ridley two years ago on House Of Gucci playing Patrizia Reggiani, who is convicted of ordering the murder of her ex-husband.
