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Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, has some of its first reviews. David Scarpa wrote the Ridley Scott film and covered Bonaparte’s rise from a low commander to Emperor of France, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Though there are some unfavorable reviews, most seem to praise the new film. First reviews for Napoleon “A […]

Sony has released a new Napoleon featurette where star Joaquin Phoenix and director Ridley Scott talk about the French emperor’s relationship with first wife, Josephine. Love, it’s complicated. Witness the great story of Napoleon and Josephine in @NapoleonMovie – in Premium Large Formats, Screen X, 70mm and IMAX November 22. Get tickets now: https://t.co/7kgBqGvr3S pic.twitter.com/f4PegYaYoB […]

In a recent interview, Ridley Scott had a blunt response to those who critique the historical accuracy of Napoleon. Let’s just say, he’s got three words for you. “Get a life.”  Speaking to The New Yorker for their latest profile, Dan Snow, a TV historian, was brought up. Back in July, Snow analyzed the Napoleon […]

Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott will team up for the Blade Runner director’s upcoming historical epic, Napoleon. But have the two worked together before? Gladiator 23 years before he made Napoleon, Scott released a film called Gladiator. Another historical epic, Gladiator followed Maximus Decimus Meridius’ (Russell Crowe) revenge tale against Commodus. Phoenix starred as the […]

Lawrence Sher, cinematographer of DC and Todd Phillips’ Joker films, gave an exciting tease for the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-led sequel. Risky business Speaking to Definition Magazine (via Discussing Film), Sher spilled about the sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. He provided an update on the film’s progress as well as giving the film a […]

Sony Pictures just dropped a Napoleon teaser featuring snippets of an epic battle sequence. An experience you will not want to miss. Watch the epic story of #Napoleon – in Premium Large Formats, Screen X, 70mm and IMAX November 22. @NapoleonMovie pic.twitter.com/AyiWluCTBy — Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) October 25, 2023 Academy Award-winner Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon […]

Ridley Scott will reunite with Joaquin Phoenix for Napoleon. However, the Blade Runner director recently reviewed Phoenix’s Joker film. “I was blown away by his [Phoenix’s] outrageous film Joker,” Scott revealed to Deadline. “I didn’t like the way it celebrated violence but Joaquin was remarkable. I thought he’d be an amazing asset to Napoleon, [not […]

Ridley Scott, director of Napoleon, is reportedly working on a four-hour extended director’s cut for the Joaquin Phoenix-led movie for after its theatrical run. Napoleon is set to be in theaters on November 22 and later streamed on Apple TV+. The theatrical release’s cut is currently 2 hours and 38 minutes. That’s in the ballpark […]

Joker 2 director Todd Phillips celebrated the first film’s fourth anniversary by sharing a new photo of Joaquin Phoenix’s Prince of Crime in the upcoming sequel. To celebrate Joker’s 4th anniversary, Phillips shared an Instagram post of Phoenix as the titular character. The actor, playing Arthur Fleck, is barefaced and tilting his face up in […]

Ari Aster has made three acclaimed films for A24 — Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau is Afraid — and dropped a bold claim about his latest film. While Beau is Afraid did nothing for yours truly, Aster revealed that he’s “proudest” of this film. “I would say that it’s the film I’m proudest of,” Aster said […]

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is over two-and-a-half-hours long. However, the Alien director has an even longer cut of the Joaquin Phoenix-led Apple film. In a new interview with Empire (via World of Reel), it’s revealed that Scott has a four-and-a-half-hour cut of Napoleon in the can. This cut features “more of Joséphine’s life before she meets […]

Joaquin Phoenix is certainly not your typical actor after taking up some unorthodox roles. In the past, he has appeared in various films such as Joker, Mary Magdalene, Irrational Man, and many more. Phoenix will also be starring in upcoming films such as Napoleon and Joker: Folie à Deux. He is also an Oscar Award […]

Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby made waves on the set of their upcoming film “Napoleon” when they decided to take their performances to the next level, Movieweb reports. The actors, who play French despot Napoleon and his wife Josephine, had an unusual agreement to “shock each other” during filming, leading to a moment where Phoenix […]

Joaquin Phoenix has collaborated with Ridley Scott before, but it was one of his most recent performances that landed him the titular role in Napoleon. In an interview with Empire Magazine, Scott revealed that he cast Phoenix after seeing him in Joker. “I’m staring at Joaquin and saying, ‘This little demon is Napoleon Bonaparte.’ He […]

The trailer for Ridley Scott’s upcoming Napoleon epic starring Joaquin Phoenix has dropped, and Twitter is weighing in on the new trailer. The Apple TV+-Sony Pictures joint hits theaters on November 22. Sony Pictures released the trailer on July 10 and lots of Twitter users weighed in. One said the film “looks like a banger.” […]

Joker 2 (a.k.a. Joker: Folie à Deux) is known to have some musical elements in the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-led sequel, but the film recently garnered an interesting visual comparison to one of Francis Ford Coppola’s deep cuts. Lawrence Sher, the cinematographer of both Joker films, appeared in a YouTube video from Matti Haapoja […]

The release of the Joaquin Phoenix-led Joker 2 (formerly known as Joker: Folie à Deux) is still over a year away, but one of the film’s stars, Zazie Beetz, has teased the film’s musical aspects and Lady Gaga’s performance. Speaking to Variety at Chanel’s Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner in New York City, Beetz spoke […]

The recent WGA writers’ strike had a resounding impact on the entertainment industry, and the potential for a SAG-AFTRA strike looming has begun hitting productions as well as Pawel Pawlikowski’s The Island, a new film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, has shut down one day before production was set to start. Deadline broke the […]

Becoming an actor for Marvel is nothing short of a big deal, especially if you land a huge role. You have prominent names such as Ryan Reynolds who plays Deadpool, Chris Evans as Captain America, Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger, and the list keeps going. However, there are some who turned down the chance to […]

Beau is Afraid is, if nothing else, one trippy movie. However, star Joaquin Phoenix was a hilarious warning to fans before seeing Ari Aster’s latest film. Speaking to Fandango, Phoenix gave one warning ahead of seeing Beau is Afraid: Don’t take mushrooms beforehand. “I was told from someone in college that there was this college […]

“I heard you sighing,” said a fellow critic with a laugh outside of the theater where we saw Beau is Afraid. I assure you, that’s unlike me, but he was right — during most of the three-hour runtime of Beau is Afraid, I was sighing to myself and just waiting for the pain to end. […]

In case any further confirmation was needed, Joker 2 (or Joker: Folie à Deux) has wrapped thanks to a jaw-dropping Instagram post from the one and only Lady Gaga. On April 6, Lady Gaga took to Instagram to share a picture of her in the film recreating the elevator shot from the first Joker film. […]

As filming of Joker: Folie à Deux, or Joker 2, has commenced, we will catch you up on the latest on Todd Phillips’ sequel to 2019’s Joker. Why is there a Joker 2? As many things in Hollywood go, it came down to money. The reality of it is, Joker was the sixth highest-grossing film […]

In case any further proof was needed to show that streaming services are going to be transitioning into the theatrical sphere even more so than in the past, Apple and Sony Pictures have set a Thanksgiving theatrical release for Riley Scott’s upcoming historical epic, Napoleon. The news of Napoleon’s theatrical window comes very soon after […]