Napoleon is one of the most anticipated films of the remainder of 2023. The epic film of Ridley Scott will star Joaquin Phoenix. In it, the veteran filmmaker will narrate the life of Napoleon Bonaparte and his conquests throughout Europe. The ambitious French soldier has already received previous film adaptations, and this one aims to be among the best. The film will arrive at the end of the year but, to warm up the engines, Apple Studios has released its new and spectacular trailer.
The trailer features phoenix embodying the general who gives the film its title. As soon as he begins, his troops are discovered by the enemy. But in a display of genius, Bonaparte manages to organize an unlikely ambush on a frozen lake. By the time his rivals realize where his feet are, Napoleon bombards the area, destroying the ice sheet and causing them to drown. This is just one of several battles expected in the footage.
After this boot, what shows the trailer It is the most personal side of Napoleon. Short but with a unique strategic mind, his desires were not just to advance in the French army. His greatest aspiration, as he suggests, is to become Emperor, the most powerful man on the planet. “I follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and Cease“, he explains at one point. At the same time, the preview also shows his first encounters with Josephine of Beauharnais, his wife. The Empress is played by the Oscar nominee Vanessa Kirby.
The relationship between both will be one of the backbones of Napoleon. “You want to be great, but you are nothing without me,” she tells him. kirby in another scene. Meanwhile, Bonaparte He recovers the crown of France, which by then was already a Republic, and names himself monarch. His excessive desire for power led him to conquer countless territories, placing Europe at his feet under a reign of wars and battles full of blood and death. Something that, from what we have seen so far, the film will not ignore.
Napoleon release date and duration
Although Napoleon is produced by Apple Studios and will eventually reach your streaming platform, Apple TV+, the film will go to theaters first. The release date will be November 24. That’s when viewers will discover if Scott has reached the high expectations generated. And the director has anticipated a unique film, something to take into account in the imminent awards season.
Napoleon It will last no less than 157 minutes. That is, two hours and 37 minutes. This far surpasses most movies. But is that Scott I dreamed of launching an even bigger project. The director has confessed that he has a production that lasts four hours. At the moment, the company has not given details about whether it will release it in theaters or not. It is also unknown if it will reach Apple TV+although that route seems much more likely.