Ridley Scott’s next film, “Napoleon”, has started filming in England, and Joaquin Phoenix has been spotted in the clothes of the famous French Emperor. And we have to admit that the imperial costume suits him perfectly!
Napoleon by Ridley Scott getting ready
Ridley Scott’s movie Napoleonformerly titled kit bag has entered filming in the UK, and the first images of its lead actor Joaquin Phoenix were revealed by the Daily Mail. Currently, in Greenwich, south-east London, the actor from Joker and the director of The Last Duel launched this film which will be a romantic drama with the background of the great military campaigns led by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon will thus focus on the relationship of the first Emperor of the French and his wife Josephine de Beauharnais. A famous relationship, marked by passion and adultery. It is Vanessa Kirby who will play the empress, and as recently revealed the French Tahar Rahim will also be there.
Is Joaquin Phoenix is perfect in the role?
A priori, choose a foreign and English-speaking actor to embody one of the greatest figures in the history of France has everything from the puzzle project. But Joaquin Phoenix is one of the most talented actors of his generation, as he has proven time and time again. Moreover, he was already an emperor for Ridley Scott since he revealed himself to the whole world on the occasion of Gladiatorin which he played Commodus.
In the unveiled photos of the shooting, we can thus discover him in the majestic clothes of Napoleon Bonaparte, with already his well-known posture hands slipped into his suit.
We can’t wait to find out more, especially on how Ridley Scott will mix Napoleon Bonaparte’s delusions of grandeur with the tumult of his relationship with his wife. Like the British director entrusted it to Deadline early 2021:
Napoleon is a man who has always fascinated me. He came out of nowhere to run everything – while at the same time waging a love war with his adulterous wife Josephine. He conquered the world to win her love, and when he couldn’t win it, conquered the world to destroy her, and destroyed himself in the process.
Napoleon is expected for 2023 on Apple TV+.
