Ridley Scott
Apple Picks Sony to Release New George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Movies
Apple Original Films has selected Sony Pictures Entertainment to release a pair of star-studded movies in cinemas around the globe following their distribution partnership on Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. Project Artemis and Wolfs will be given an exclusive theatrical run before they hit Apple TV+ no earlier than 45 days later. The two movies are likely […]
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Producer Kevin J. Walsh on How ‘Napoleon’ Achieved the Best of Both the Streaming and Theatrical Worlds
In 2015, producer Kevin J. Walsh was clearing out a last-minute parking lot location for Manchester by the Sea’s most memorable scene, and just seven years later, he found himself on one of several battlefields that would define Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic, Napoleon. Financed by Apple Original Films and distributed by Sony, the Joaquin […]
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Box Office: ‘Napoleon’ and ‘Wish’ Take Their Seats at the Thanksgiving Table
The Thanksgiving box office feast is underway. Disney Animation Studios’ holiday tentpole Wish opens everywhere across North America on Wednesday after starting off its domestic run with $2.3 million in Tuesday previews. The music-infused movie is tipped to win the Thanksgiving stretch with at least $45 million to $50 million for the five-day corridor, including […]
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Secures China Release Date
Ridley Scott‘s Napoleon has charted a course for China. The big-budget historical epic has locked down a potentially lucrative release date in the country on Dec. 1, according to multiple mainstream Chinese media sources. Napoleon is from Apple Original Films and released in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment. It will be released in North American […]
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Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby Descend on London for the U.K. Premiere of ‘Napoleon’
En garde. A connoisseur of the onscreen battle, Ridley Scott stepped away from production on his anticipated Gladiator 2 to usher in the latest depiction of a power-hungry, pitifully-in-love Napoleon Bonaparte on Thursday night. Napoleon, following the meteoric rise and fall of the 19th century French emperor — produced by Apple and theatrically distributed by Sony […]
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From ‘Saltburn’s Scene-Stealing Butler to Napoleon’s Limping Schemer: Paul Rhys on His “Bookends of British Brilliance”
There are numerous laugh-out-loud moments in Saltburn, Emerald Fennell’s darkly comic and voyeuristic exploration of the British aristocracy being released on Friday by Amazon MGM Studios. Despite the hugely impressive efforts of Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant, however, most don’t belong to the lead cast, but to Paul Rhys. As Duncan, the imperious and […]
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’: What the Critics Are Saying
Ridley Scott’s epic Napoleon hits theaters Nov. 22, but the review embargo for the film broke Tuesday night, and the early reaction from critics has been largely positive. Written by David Scarpa, the lavish period film, which clocks in at a meaty two hours and 38 minutes, stars Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the French […]
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‘Napoleon’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby Get Bogged Down in the Battles of Ridley Scott’s Historical Epic
David Scarpa’s screenplay covers three decades of European history as the military commander triumphs in the Revolutionary Wars and rises to Emperor of France, only to end his life in exile.
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Fede Alvarez Says Ridley Scott Called His New ‘Alien’ Movie “F***ing Great”
Fede Alvarez, who is directing the new sequel to the Alien franchise, admitted that he was “terrified” to hear filmmaker Ridley Scott’s feedback on the upcoming movie. During a recent discussion with Guillermo del Toro at the DGA Latino Summit 2023, the Don’t Breathe director revealed that his “director’s cut” of the film was finished, which […]
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Ray Price, Independent Film Innovator Behind the Scenes, Dies at 75
Ray Price, the respected indie film innovator who served as president of American Zoetrope and First Look Pictures and as a marketing and distribution executive for companies including Landmark Theatres and Trimark Pictures, has died. He was 75. Price died Sunday at Whittier Hospital Medical Center from heart failure after a long battle with cancer, […]
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‘Napoleon’ Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott Reunite for Action Epic
Ridley Scott returns to the historical action epic genre in this first trailer for his sweeping Napoleon, which reunites the director with his Oscar-winning Gladiator star Joaquin Phoenix. Napoleon is described as capturing “Napoleon Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby), […]
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Cormac McCarthy, Author of ‘No Country for Old Men,’ Dies at 89
Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose searing novel No Country for Old Men served as the foundation for the Coen brothers’ 2007 film that earned Oscars for best picture, supporting actor, directing and adapted screenplay, has died. He was 89. McCarthy died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, his publisher, […]
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