Napoleon (2023) (Movie)

format_quote Napoleon Bonaparte: I am destined for greatness, but those in power only see me as a sword.

format_quote Napoleon Bonaparte: I am the first to admit when I make a mistake. I simply never do.

stars  On December 2022 it was reported to the media that the Joaquin Phoenix performance as Napoleon was so powerful that Ridley Scott had to rewrite the script to adjust for Phoenix.

stars  Reunites Ridley Scott with Joaquin Phoenix after Gladiator (2000). In both films, Phoenix plays an important historical figure (Emperor Commodus in 2000 and Napoleon in this movie).

stars  Jodie Comer was cast as Empress Joséphine but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Vanessa Kirby. Ben Miles, Coulancourt in the movie, played a Kirby's lover in Season 1 & 2 of The Crown (2016).