Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Secures Release Date in China – The Hollywood Reporter

Joaquin Phoenix in the movie “Napoleon”

Ridley Scott Napoleon He charted a course for China. The big-budget historical epic has set a potentially lucrative release date in the country for December 1, according to several major Chinese media sources.

Napoleon From Apple Original Films and Sony Pictures. The film will be released in North American theaters on November 22 by Sony Pictures and will stream on Apple TV+ at a later date.

Written by David Scarpa, the film is a lavish historical thriller, running 2 hours and 38 minutes, that stars Academy Award-winning star Joaquin Phoenix as French military leader and later tyrant Napoleon Bonaparte, with Vanessa Kirby playing his consort Empress Josephine. The film depicts Bonaparte’s rapid rise from humble artillery commander to Napoleon I, Emperor of France, and covers notable military engagements such as the Battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo.

worldwide Oppenheimer Proving earlier this year that long running times and heavy historical themes are by no means a deterrent for Chinese moviegoers, the period drama grossed $61 million, the second-best China gross of Christopher Nolan’s career after Interstellar For 2014 ($139 million).

With many of his classic films released long before China hit the box office, these are the best performances of Scott’s career in the country The Martian (2015) with $94.9 million, and Alien: Covenant (2017) with $45.4 million.

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