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Phoenix will star as the French military leader and emperor.

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-ridley-scott-napoleon-movie-lands-at-apple

[–] Stratego (30494) 3 years ago

Why didn't they cast a French guy?

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

he's a box office draw.

[–] Stratego (30494) 3 years ago

Really? People wil run to the theater to see him play Napoleon?

He doesn't look French whatsoever.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

hollywood has done a lot of strange things when it comes to biopics. how many well known corsican actors are there?

[–] Stratego (30494) 3 years ago

Well, you don't have to cast someone from Corsica. French is close enough.

Maybe it's because he's Italian, but I think even Armand Assante had more of an European vibe.

I think it's weird for Americans to do a Napoleon biopic anyway.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Rod Steiger played Napoleon in the 1970 movie Waterloo which is not a bad movie

https://moviechat.org/tt0066549/Waterloo

[–] Stratego (30494) 3 years ago

I don't know, Rod was always kind of an overactor.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

That's why he died of AIDS

[–] Stratego (30494) 3 years ago

Mkay.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

napoleon or rod steiger?

[–] TabbyS (1277) 3 years ago

He's a McDonald's Happy Meal Nazi. Next, he's probably going after the Wendy's Frosty. Then what, the Dairy Queen Blizzard?

Is this Napoleon behavior ever going to stop?

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