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Legendary director Ridley Scott’s latest epic historical drama film,Napoleon, premiered at Salle Pleyel in Paris last week. The film features some well-known Hollywood stars like Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, and Ben Miles. After the premiere, the film was scrutinized by various critics, however, Scott isn’t phased by it at all.
This isn’t the first time Scott teamed up with Phoenix for a movie. Their first movie together,Gladiator, was released back in 2000. For the director, Phoenix is “probably the most special, thoughtful actor,” in fact, he is so fond of his work that he fought with the studios because they were trying to remove Phoenix from 2000’sGladiator. Eventually, Scott secured Phoenix’s place in the movie and the actor gave a remarkable performance as Commodus, earning praise from fans all over the world.
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Ridley Scott fought for Joaquin Phoenix’s place in 2000’sGladiator
ActorJoaquin Phoenixplayed the role of Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius, in directorRidley Scott‘s 2000 movieGladiator. Initially, the studios were against the idea of Pheonix’s casting, but Scott was firm that he wanted Pheonix for the role. The actor recently recalled that the director fought for him (viaBBC),
“The studio did not want me for Gladiator. In fact, Ridley was given an ultimatum and he fought for me and it was just this extraordinary experience.”
The sequel toGladiator(2000) has been in the works for many years and finally, fans have an official date. Directed by Ridley Scott,Gladiator 2is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 10, 2025.
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Ridley Scott doesn’t care aboutNapoleon‘s bad reviews
The director’s latest filmNapoleon, premiered at Salle Pleyel in Paris on August 03, 2025. The initial reaction from the critics has been negative but Scott is not affected by it. In the same interview with BBC, the director claimed,
“The French don’t even like themselves. The audience that I showed it to in Paris, they loved it.
The film is scheduled to be released in theatres in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 18, 2025. Based on the true story of Napoleon Bonaparte, the film was shot in 61 days and has a runtime of 2 hours 38 minutes.
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