Based on the life of Napoleon and primarily depicting his rise to power, as well as his relationship with his wife, Joséphine, it stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine. In October 2020, Scott announced Napoleon as his next project.

Nov 29, 2023 · In 2016 she broke out with her Emmy-nominated role as Princess Margaret in “The Crown”; now she’s skipped across the Channel to portray Empress Josephine Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s new release,...

Nov 21, 2023 · She gets the film’s final word, haunting Napoleon from beyond the grave, just as she reportedly colonized his last gasp on his deathbed.

Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1987 or 1988) [note 1] is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut on stage, ... Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife, [55] in the historical drama film Napoleon (2023) with Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, and directed by Ridley Scott. [56]

Nov 22, 2023 · With Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett. An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

Oct 10, 2024 · Ridley Scott's war epic Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix was a swing and a miss, but Vanessa Kirby's performance was perfect.

Nov 23, 2023 · Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby star in Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon. What do we know about the real relationship between Napoleon and Josephine, writes Katherine Astbury.

Nov 29, 2023 · “Napoleon” star Vanessa Kirby — cast in Ridley Scott’s sprawling, wild historical epic as the divine Joséphine Bonaparte, former wife of Napoleon (Joaquin Phoenix), former Empress of...

Nov 23, 2023 · Vanessa Kirby was recently watching a cut of her new film, Napoleon, with her best friend. As kids, they would star in school assembly plays together. But this – a film with hundreds of extras –...

Nov 27, 2023 · Vanessa Kirby has spoken about how “scared” she was filming Ridley Scott ’s Napoleon. The 35-year-old English actor plays Joséphine de Beauharnais, the mistress-turned-empress of Napoleon...