Tag: Joaquin Phoenix
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Ridley Scott Teases a ‘Fantastic’ Four-and-a-Half Hour Director’s Cut of ‘Napoleon’ with More Vanessa Kirby
Close observers of Ridley Scott’s career know that his director’s cuts are often more notable than his theatrical releases. From initially misunderstood masterpieces including “Blade Runner” and “Kingdom of Heaven” to more offbeat fare like “The Counselor,” many of Scott’s films aren’t properly appreciated until he’s permitted to showcase his unfiltered vision without studio interference.His…
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Paul Mescal Didn’t Talk to Russell Crowe About ‘Gladiator 2’ Because It’s ‘Totally Separate,’ Was ‘Too Afraid’ to Approach Pedro Pascal on Set
Paul Mescal said in an interview with Esquire UK (conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike) that he did not get in contact with Russell Crowe regarding Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2.” Mescal is headlining the upcoming sequel to the 2000 historical epic, which won Crowe the Academy Award for best actor. Crowe’s character, Maximus, dies at…
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Ridley Scott Almost Made ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
With Ridley Scott’s historical epic Napoleon soon to hit the big screens, film fans are excited to see the director’s take on the powerful figure’s life story. A historical epic is nothing new for Scott, with movies such as Exodus: Gods and Kings and Kingdom of Heaven already under his belt. For Napoleon, he is…
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Clint Eastwood & Paul Newman Turned Down This M. Night Shyamalan Film
Following the one-two punch of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs had the unenviable goal of living up to the legacy that the young filmmaker was creating for himself in Hollywood, and it largely succeeded in doing so. The film, a modern classic in its own right, is part science fiction nightmare,…
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This Biopic Features the Scariest Alien Abduction Scene Ever
What is the most terrifying alien film? That should be an easy question to answer, right? Of course, there are some iconic ones. Will anything ever beat Ridley Scott’s iconic Alien, where we first see the creature burst out of John Hurt’s chest in a geyser of blood? Who could forget the first time they…
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‘You Were Never Really Here’ Director Lynne Ramsay Dishes on Upcoming Collabs with Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Sandra Oh, Julianne Moore
Receiving a lifetime achievement award this week at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay teased a slew of projects currently in the pipeline, heralding her much-anticipated return to the director’s chair since wowing Cannes in 2017 with the Joaquin Phoenix-starring thriller “You Were Never Really Here.”Among them are a second collaboration with Phoenix,…
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Joaquin Phoenix Marches to Victory in New ‘Napoleon’ Images
One of the hotly anticipated films coming out later this year is Ridley Scott’s Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role. The feature will chronicle the French leader’s rise to power and his relationship with his consort Empress Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby). The historical drama is sort of a passion project for the director and…
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Lynne Ramsay to receive honorary award at Sarajevo 2023
Director’s 2017 feature ‘You Were Never Really Here’ to have an open-air screening at the festival.Scottish director Lynne Ramsay is to receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival (August 11-18).The award is given “in recognition of her outstanding contribution to film” and Ramsay will receive the award on August…
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Vanessa Kirby Was Slapped by Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Napoleon’ After They Agreed to ‘Shock Each Other’: ‘You Can Slap Me, Grab Me, Pull Me, Kiss Me’
Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby told Empire magazine that they made a pact to shock each other while filming Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” to ensure the film did not feel like a boring, overly-planned biopic. This agreement led Phoenix to slap Kirby during the filming of a heated divorce scene between their characters, Napoleon Bonaparte and…
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Ridley Scott Says Joaquin Phoenix Told Him ‘I Don’t Know What to Do’ Two Weeks Before ‘Napoleon’ Shoot, So They Spent 10 Days ‘Talking Scene by Scene’
Ridley Scott told Empire magazine that Joaquin Phoenix felt clueless two weeks before cameras were set to roll on their historical epic “Napoleon.” The film marks a long-in-the-works reunion between the director and the Oscar-winning actor, who worked together over two decades ago on “Gladiator.” Phoenix is headlining the film as the French emperor opposite…