Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” was rewritten several times because of Joaquin Phoenix

When everyone is waiting for Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’, the British director talks about what will be his next film, ‘Napoleon’. Joaquin Phoenix will be in charge of interpreting and bringing to life the famous French soldier, but as on other occasions, the actor is very involved in the development of the story, which forced Scott to rewrite the story several times.

In an interview for Empire magazine, Ridley Scott talked about how difficult it is to record ‘Napoleon’ with Joaquin Phoenix. And while all indications are that the ‘Joker’ actor will once again deliver an award-season worthy performance, filming with the ‘Blade Runner’ director hasn’t been easy, despite the fact that they’ve worked together before on a classic film like this . ‘.

Ridley Scott mentions it joachim phoenix “done ‘Napoleon’ he was special by constantly questioning himself”, forcing him to “rewrite that damn film because he feels uncomfortable,” said the director. “We helped him focus on who Bonaparte was. I had to respect that, because what was being said was incredibly constructive.”

In any case, Joaquin Phoenix did it “make everything bigger and better” in ‘Napoleon,’ Scott said. “Joaquín is anything but conventional. Not deliberately, but by intuition. This is what makes it work. If something bothers him, he will let you know. ” The director and David Scarpa, head of the script, had to rewrite the story several times.

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What is Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” about?

It is not the first time that the director has had a complicated script development, many of his titles have been produced in this way, such as “Blade Runner”, where several screenwriters have been involved in the ending. And though they have finally come to the final version of ‘Napoleon’, the story has gone through a few changes but has always focused on the life of the French emperor and his time with his wife Josephine de Beauharnais, played by Vanessa Kirby.

As early as 2021, Scott had told Vogue magazine that “Napoleon is a man who has always fascinated me. He came from nowhere to rule everything, but meanwhile he was waging a romantic war with his adulterous wife Josephine. He conquered the world to try to win her love for him, and when he couldn’t, he conquered it to destroy her and destroyed himself in the process.”

At present, ‘Napoleon’ does not have a release date, but it will arrive on the Apple TV+ platform in 2023. On the other hand, Scott and Phoenix have their next projects ready, from the director, ‘Gladiator 2’, and in the case of the actor, ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ with Lady Gaga and ‘Beau is Afraid’ by Ari Aster.