Here’s your first look at Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix.
Phoenix stars as the French conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte in the pic and Vanessa Kirby is Empress Josephine. Directed by Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, Napoleon tells the story of the French emperor and military leader’s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor. That is viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.
The film’s official logline reads: Napoleon is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.
Apple Original Films has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to set a November 22 worldwide theatrical release launch for the pic. After the theatrical run, the film will stream globally on Apple TV+. The historical epic becomes the second awards-season film from Apple set for an ambitious theatrical run after Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which is set for a late October release through Paramount Pictures.
Also starring are Tahar Rahim, Mark Bonnar, Rupert Everett, and Youssef Kerkour. Producers are Kevin J. Walsh, Mark Huffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Ridley Scott. Executive Producers are Raymond Kirk, Aidan Elliott, and Michael Pruss.
Check out the full trailer above.
