"Following a huge victory for Best Actor at this year’s 92nd Academy Awards and the birth of his first child, Joaquin Pheonix is riding a wave of momentum into his next big role. As first reported by Deadline, the multi-faceted actor will reteam with his Gladiator director Ridley Scott in a new feature titled Kitbag. Pheonix will portray French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte...."
"“Kitbag” follows the rise of Napoleon and his demise from a deeply personal level, as we are also shown his long-lasting marriage to his one true love, Josephine. No other cast members are known at this time, but judging by the fact that Ridley Scott is directing and Joaquin Phoenix is headlining, this is going to be yet another major blockbuster that a ton of A-listers will want to be a part of...."
https://theplaylist.net/joaquin-phoenix-ridley-scott-kitbag-napoleon-20201014/
"The title for Scott's movie is reportedly inspired by the saying "There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag." The upcoming film will look at Napoleon's background and his unprecedented, fast-paced ascend to the French throne. Kitbag will also focus on Napoleon's compelling, sensational, and erratic relationship with the love of his life, his wife, Josephine. In the meanwhile, the film will also capture the French emperor's memorable battles, unabating aspirations, and exceptional military wit as a war visionary. "
This is so bad on so many levels I can't even...
I'm not sure. I liked "The Duellists". At least it was a good looking movie. So far it's hard to tell if it's going to be Napoleon the psychopathic dwarf, Napoleon the Romantic hero, or somewhere in between. If it's in between, I'll be satisfied.
Yes but Duellists were fictive French hussar officers, while one actor has to play Nabulieone, in case listen to the podcast about theatre in the Napoleonic time.
We won't hardly see any critical views of Nabulieone, he won't even speak with an Corsican accent - he seems to be the romantic lover and the God of War, no cold blood killing of prisoners of war - will be seen I assume.
I wonder who would visit such a "historical" movie - I doubt it will be a block baster but a financial fiasco.
Kitbag, one of the dumbest description I ever heard.
Ridley Scott is a respected director and Joaquin Phoenix a recent Academy Award winner, so I suspect it will do well at the box office. Obviously you lean toward the psychopathic dwarf version.🙄
Since every one will be speaking English I doubt they will use accents. I don't recall Phoenix speaking with a Latin accent in "Gladiator."
I am leaning toward how he became an insane megalomaniac, that would an interesting movie to see how this evolved.
OK also an Anglo Saxon actor could speak with an Corsican accent, I fear they will pronounce French words outrageously badly, German or Italian words as well, the arrogance of the typical Anglo Saxon world, I assume.
For that reason I respect Abel Gance silent movie so much.
But - maybe all my fears are unnecessary.
Generally, in historical films, everyone speaks in with a British accent for some reason.
If he uses a Corsican (or French) accent they should entitle the movie "Giberne" as in “Tout soldat français porte dans sa giberne le bâton de maréchal de France"
Sounds like an interesting movie. Phoenix is a good actor whose reputation is perhaps slanted by some of the odds roles he's played and his equally weird behavior on late night talk shows.
I would, however, argue that the love of his life lived in Poland and wasn't named Josephine.
Who will act as Josephine?
So it is one actor who plays the juvenile skinny Buonaparte and the bloated Napoleon.
No other actors are attached. Scott also has other projects in development, so there no saying when this will be in production, but the fact that he has a star signed up probably means this will go to the head of his projects. IMDB has only one rumored project ( Joker 2) listed for Phoenix.
Movie moving ahead...
Jodie Comer Is Ridley Scott’s Choice To Play Josephine
The problem seems to be Phoenix is too old to play a young Bonaparte (he's only 5 years or so away from the age Napoleon died) and this Josephine is significantly younger then him, the reverse of the historical Josephine.
@tomholmberg
I agree - maybe good for Hortense - but Josephine?
@Hans - Karl Weiß It is easier to make a younger person look older than an older person look younger.
@tomholmberg Ain't that the truth!