The upcoming project was first offered to 20th
Century Fox, but the deal never went through
and soon, Apple signed a deal with Scott’s
team to finance and produce Kitbag, which is
set to begin production in early 2022 in the
United Kingdom.
Kitbag is going to be filmed off of a script
written by David Scarpa and while we still don’t
know many details about the movie itself, we
do know that the Oscar-winning actor Joaquin
Phoenix (Joker) is going to play the titular role.
As per Scarpa, the movie is going to explore
Napoleon’s public and private life, including
his rise and fall, as well as his sometimes toxic
relationship with his first wife, Josephine, the
only true love of his life.
Phoenix is certainly a good pick for the role of
Napoleon, as he has proven himself capable
of doing any role, no matter how complex and
layered it is, but he also looks a little bit like the
French emperor and conqueror. This won’t be
the first time Phoenix is going to play a ruler, as
he played Roman emperor Commodus in the
Gladiator (2000), a historical epic directed by
none other than Ridley Scott.