According to the director, he is not going to show the French emperor only in a positive light.
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In an interview with Empire magazine, Scott confessedthat he watched the “Joker”, for which Phoenix received an Oscar, much later than many. However, it was this film that convinced the director that a good Napoleon would come out of the performer of the role of Arthur Fleck.
I looked at Joaquin and kept saying to myself: “Yes, this imp is Napoleon Bonaparte.” He looks the same.
Ridley Scott, director
However, he was guided not only by external resemblance, and for a long time discussed with the actor himself the image of the emperor and what story about him should be told in the film. Both Scott and Phoenix tried to make something different from the traditional biopic from the very beginning. Therefore, Napoleon will show not only the victories that brought Bonaparte to power, but also the crimes that he committed.
I compare him to Alexander the Great. With Adolf Hitler. with Stalin.
You know, he did a lot of terrible things. But at the same time, he was distinguished by his courage, diligence, and leadership. He was an extraordinary person.
Ridley Scott, director
Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon
A kind of “key” to show what kind of person Napoleon was, for Scott was the emperor’s relationship with his first wife, Josephine Beauharnais, played in the film by Vanessa Kirby (“Crown”, “Mission Impossible”).
I had to work hard, because it is very easy to start talking about great battles when you start talking about Napoleon. So I constantly scaled back the story and went back to Josephine.
Ridley Scott, director
The director tried to understand what motivated Napoleon and convey it to the audience. And although Joaquin Phoenix believes that Scott succeeded, the actor notes that the film will show only one of the versions of Bonaparte’s story – the one that the director saw.
If you want to truly understand Napoleon, then you should probably study his biography and read about him on your own. After all, if you watch this movie, you will see Napoleon through the eyes of Ridley.
After all, we live in a very complex, incredibly, damn it, complex world. So we tried to tell a story that would allow you to feel what kind of person he was.
Joaquin Phoenix, actor
Napoleon is slated for a worldwide release in November 2023. Apple, which financed the production of the picture, did not announce changes in the schedule of film releases amid strikes of actors and screenwriters, however, according to media reports, the company and not going put off your films—at least for now.
The first major studio to postpone several films due to the fact that the actors could not participate in their production and promotion was Sony Pictures.
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The historical drama about the legendary French commander will be released in theaters on November 22.
