Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Ahead of November 22 IMAX & 70mm Theater Release

Sony Pictures has unveiled behind-the-scenes footage for Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon,’ with the film set to release on November 22, 2023, in Premium Large Formats, Screen X, 70mm, and IMAX theaters. See the clip below.

Scott told Empire magazine that Joaquin Phoenix felt uncertain just two weeks before filming ‘Napoleon.’ The film reunites the director and the Oscar-winning actor, who previously collaborated on ‘Gladiator‘ over two decades ago. Phoenix is starring as the French emperor alongside Vanessa Kirby as his wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.

Scott described the situation, saying, “He’d come in, and it’s just two weeks before shooting, and he’d say, ‘I don’t know what to do.’ I’d be like, ‘What?!’ He’d say, ‘I don’t know what to do.’ Oh God. I’d say, ‘Come in, sit down.’ We sat for 10 days, all day, discussing scene by scene. In a way, we rehearsed. Going through every detail.”

Most recently, Sony Pictures released a new trailer for the film. As per the film’s plot: Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.

The film also stars Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as General Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson ‘The Bourreau’, Edouard Philipponnat as Tsar Alexander, Ian McNeice, Paul Rhys as Talleyrand, John Hollingworth as Marshal Ney, and Gavin Spokes as Moulins.

‘Napoleon’ is rated R by the MPAA for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content, and brief language.

The Apple production will premiere ‘Napoleon’ in theaters on November 22, 2023, exclusively during the Thanksgiving weekend. It will be available to stream on Apple TV+ later.