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Kirby plays Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’

Breathing life into the story of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was never going to be easy, especially for an Englishman. Director Ridley Scott’s version incorporates masterful battles scenes with a tortured love story between Napoleon and Josephine. After its worldwide release on Wednesday, it seems the war of the film…

Historical epic received criticism from French reviewers, who called it ‘unintentionally funny’

Kirby plays Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’

WandaVision and Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman opens up about all those Mephisto rumors.

After "Alien", "Gladiator" and "Thelma and Louise", director Ridley Scott presents "Napoleon" to the French, with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as his Josephine. The filmmaker talks about his fascination with the brilliant and destructive emperor of France. From the final resting place of Napoleon,…

When Vanessa Kirby was announced to play Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, it caused a ripple of surprise among historians. Kirby is considerably younger than the actor in title role, Joaquin Phoenix (14 years her senior), but in fact, Josephine was six years older than Napoleon.

The film reveals the dark past and motives of the French revolutionary.

Napoleon proves that Ridley Scott is still a master when it comes to the art of the epic.

Joaquin Phoenix riveting in the title role of director Ridley Scott’s violent, sometimes hilarious epic.

Letters: Bonaparte was in fact six years younger than his wife, but Hollywood has obeyed sexist norms in the casting of the Ridley Scott movie, says Yvonne Price