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Ridley Scott talks Napoleon, historical accuracy, and working with Joaquin Phoenix

Exclusive: Total Film sits down with Ridley Scott to talk taking on Napoleon Bonaparte in his biggest and most challenging film yet

Total Film · Nov 20, 2023

Napoleon director Ridley Scott issues scathing response to French critics who dislike new movie

It’s the latest in a series of brilliantly blunt replies to negative comments about his new movie

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Ridley Scott: 'Movies past three hours... you’ve got to consider the bum ache factor!'

Ahead of his 86th birthday, the legendary director talks venturing into the wine trade, the threat of AI and ‘going downhill at 90mph’ with Joaquin Phoenix for Napoleon

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2023

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Magnificent ‘Napoleon’ depicts leader as brilliant general, ambitious statesman and sniveling little weasel

Joaquin Phoenix riveting in the title role of director Ridley Scott’s violent, sometimes hilarious epic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 19, 2023

Napoleon review – Ridley Scott’s sturdy epic only fully comes alive on the battlefield

The impressive combat sequences pull you right in, but both the director and Joaquin Phoenix as Bonaparte struggle to show us what drove the military mastermind

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

Napoleon film is marred by a younger Joséphine

Letters: Bonaparte was in fact six years younger than his wife, but Hollywood has obeyed sexist norms in the casting of the Ridley Scott movie, says Yvonne Price

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Did Napoleon really fire at the pyramids? A historian explains the truth behind the legends of Ridley Scott's biopic

Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or lost, empires built then ruined – doesn’t make the story seem like…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

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Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again

With Ridley Scott’s epic about to hit screens, there has been renewed discussion about the military leader’s legacy – and film fans can’t wait

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

OPINION - Ian McKellen's thrilling new show is just the kind of innovation the Evening Standard Theatre Awards celebrate

Our annual celebration of theatre is packed with fresh takes and new stories

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023

Directors are turning to streaming to fulfil their epic visions – and avoid ‘bum ache’

Ridley Scott has reluctantly trimmed Napoleon, while Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is taking flak for its long running time. But streaming services can provide a safe haven

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Campaign trail: follow Napoleon’s progress across Europe

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic is released next week, but from birthplace to battlefields you can still follow in Bonaparte’s mighty footsteps

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Napoleon’s Ridley Scott Offers Blunt Response To Criticism About Accuracy

Ridley Scott gives his blunt response to critics pointing out Napoleon’s inaccuracies.

Cinemablend · Nov 15, 2023

Review: Ridley Scott's Epic Vision Is No Match for Napoleon’s Immense Legacy

The life of Napoleon proves too large for Ridley Scott to capture — at least with any sort of historical nuance.

Inverse · Nov 15, 2023

Critics Have Seen Napoleon, See What They’re Saying About Joaquin Phoenix’s Highly Anticipated Biopic

Critics are weighing in on Napoleon, the upcoming historical epic from Ridley Scott starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Cinemablend · Nov 15, 2023

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Cinemablend · Nov 15, 2023

Napoleon Review: Ridley Scott’s Ambitious Historical Epic Clearly Has More To Show

Napoleon may divide its audience when it comes to whether it’s a success waiting to happen or a failure that’s just waiting to be confirmed.

Total Film · Nov 15, 2023

Napoleon review: "One of Ridley Scott's best in almost two decades"

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2023

Napoleon movie review: Joaquin Phoenix's frisky French emperor is upstaged by his Josephine

The obvious joke here isn't suitable for a family newspaper but Ridley Scott's stars make this sexy biopic sing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

Napoleon review – Joaquin Phoenix makes a magnificent emperor in thrilling biopic

Ridley Scott dispenses with the symbolic weight attached to previous biopics in favour of a spectacle with a great star at its centre

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The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Napoleon review: Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are perversely watchable in Ridley Scott’s thrilling epic

This is a two-and-a-half-hour spectacle that translates brutal history through Scott’s brawny, cannily modern style

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

TechRadar · Nov 14, 2023

Denzel Washington will play Hannibal in new Netflix movie from Gladiator writer

Denzel Washington's back with his Training Day and Equalizer director, who is also Gladiator's award-winning writer, for a new Netflix film.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

Obsession, jealousies and Joséphine: has Ridley Scott’s new film captured the real Napoleon?

Love or loathe him, Bonaparte is central to French identity. Good luck to Hollywood in turning existential angst into an epic, says Andrew Hussey

The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2023

From Deadpool 3 to Wonka: how does the end of the actors’ strike affect Hollywood?

With a tentative deal ending the strike, major films prepare to rush back to production while others are freed for promotion

Metal Hammer · Nov 8, 2023

Black Sabbath and Napoleon are a match made in Heaven (and Hell)

A heavily doctored version of Black Sabbath's iconic War Pigs is burning up the internet via a trailer for Ridley Scott's upcoming Napoleon blockbuster

Cinemablend · Nov 7, 2023

Napoleon: An Updated Cast List, Including Joaquin Phoenix

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix have reunited for Napoleon, and they're working with an amazing ensemble cast.

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