He Napoleon from Ridley Scott is one of the most anticipated films of 2023. Award-winning director returns to historical drama with Joaquin Phoenixwith whom he has worked in gladiator. This time the translator will revive the legendary French soldier who conquered half of Europe. An epic story that the director confirms he wants to bring to the screen in a very long alternate version.
Officially, “Napoleon” will last 158 minutes, that is, more than two and a half hours. But that’s not enough for Scott. Director stranger And Blade Runner acknowledged in a special report Empire that the film has a different version. A cut that lasts four and a half hours and this Scott defines as “fantastic”. The question is whether it will ever be seen.
The director admitted that he would like Apple to let him release along with the official version Napoleon, its extended mount. It is unlikely that the company going to show both versions in theaters. However, they have an ace up their sleeve. The studio has its own streaming platform. AppleTV+. The film will come to her after passing in theaters. And that’s where the director’s cut could find its place. Although at the moment there is nothing official.
For almost two hours of addition, according to the source, Napoleon primarily dedicated to life Josephine de Beauharnais, the protagonist’s wife, before they meet and get married. There will be numerous scenes from the life of the young woman she plays. Vanessa Kirby. In the editing room, it was decided to exclude these parts, but Scott is confident that they will also see the light of day.
Vanessa Kirby criticizes Napoleon Bonaparte
The film actress herself praised her colleague very much. Phoenix, who won an Oscar for joker, is one of the most sought after performers in the industry. And Kirby knows why. “Joaquin studies character psychologyHowever, in the report, she also takes the opportunity to make it clear that the film is not a tribute to the Emperor of France, but a portrait of his difficult character.
“This movie has that feeling. It’s kind of unique and it has intensity. Napoleon was not the stoic and wonderful person he really was. Russell Crowe V gladiator. In fact, he was a dictator, a war criminal. It can’t be touching because this man killed hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people, in my opinion, is unnecessary, “says the actress, substantiating the problems of this feat. “And for what? To get an empire, for what? In the end it all fell apart anyway. This crazy psyche is incredibly dangerous and very strange. And this is a portrait of that,” he concludes. Napoleon It will be released in theaters on November 24th.
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