One of the most anticipated films of the year is finally hitting theaters

Set to launch on Apple TV+, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim and Ludivine Sagnier will finally hit theaters worldwide. The feature film, which tells the life of the French emperor, will be released in our cinemas on November 22, 2023.

Apple said in a statement that Ridley Scott’s film “Offers a personal insight into Napoleon’s origins and his ruthless and rapid rise through the prism of his addictive and explosive relationship with his wife and only love, Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby..”

An announcement that will delight moviegoers who will be able to discover the Gladiator director’s new work on the big screen.

In November of last year, the feedback from the first test screening in the United States was good reviews. After that, one of the viewers explained to the site The real world :

“The film covers the events of Napoleon’s life from his promotion to the end during the revolution. I think it’s bigger, better, and more psychological than Scott’s epics like Kingdom of Heaven and Gladiator. More political. (…)

It is the culmination of Ridley’s work as a filmmaker. The staging of his fight scenes is breathtaking. Joaquin delivers a performance à la Brando, taking huge risks, sometimes bordering on the absurd, but always taking the audience with him.“

Like Martin Scorsese’s Assassin’s Creed, the announcement of a theatrical release date for Ridley Scott’s film, which was originally slated for Apple TV+ only, could mean the film will be in competition at the next Cannes Film Festival. We remind you that in order to participate in the official selection, the film must go to the cinema.

In French media’s timeline, which imposes a 17-month period between a film’s theatrical release and distribution on its platform, Napoleon will not be available to French subscribers until April 2025.

Ridley Scott is currently working on Gladiator 2, which will hit theaters in November 2024.