“Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s sweeping historical epic about the French leader, debuted footage for the first time at CinemaCon. The film is produced by Apple Original Films and is b…
. The film is produced by Apple Original Films and is being distributed in theaters by Sony, which used its presentation to talk up the movie.Joaquin Phoenix stars as Napoleon Bonaparte, the brilliant military strategist who conquered much of Europe. But the film isn’t all about the battles that determined the course of history. It will also offer a more personal look at the visionary commander by dissecting his volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine, who is played by Vanessa Kirby.
“Let them think they have the higher ground,” Phoenix as Napoleon tells his troops. Calvaries charge, cannons fire and Napoleon’s unlucky enemies are tricked into retreating onto sheer ice. It’s real cast-of-thousands stuff that must have cost a pretty penny . “He can do things cinematically that few if any filmmakers half his age can do,” said Rothman, who noted that Scott has yet to win an Oscar. The director “does it on a scale not seen in years,” the studio chief said.
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