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Ridley Scott’s ‘Kitbag’ Retitled ‘Napoleon’ & Says He Won’t Make “Wizard” Movies For Disney

January 20, 2022 9:59 am

Director Ridley Scott is coming off an impressive run in 2021, with both “The Last Duel” and “House of Gucci” receiving awards buzz. While it remains to be seen how those two films will fare at the Academy Awa...

Vanessa Kirby On ‘Italian Studies,’ Memory Plays & Ridley Scott [Interview]

Isaac Feldberg

January 14, 2022 12:12 pm

Features, Interviews, News

In “Italian Studies,” Vanessa Kirby gets lost in New York. This shimmering wisp of a drama — in theaters and on VOD this Friday — offers a breezy pre-pandemic portrait of the city, following an author who wand...

Vanessa Kirby to Replace Jodie Comer in Ridley Scott’s ‘Kitbag’

‘Kitbag’: Vanessa Kirby To Replace Jodie Comer In Ridley Scott’s Upcoming Napoleon Epic

Charles Barfield

January 5, 2022 10:32 am

News

Ridley Scott released two major films in 2021, including “House of Gucci” and “The Last Duel.” The latter of which marked the first time the filmmaker worked with actress Jodie Comer. They enjoyed the situatio...

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2022

Rodrigo Perez and Andrew Bundy

December 9, 2021 10:47 am

Features, News

Putting together the 100 Most Anticipated Films list is a beast in any year. Still, in the new accelerated age of streaming with HBO Max, Apple TV+, Amazon, Netflix, and all the new players popping up every si...

Ridley Scott Says ‘Gladiator 2’ Is Being Written Now & Will Be Ready To Go After His Napoleon Epic

Charles Barfield

September 29, 2021 2:12 pm

News

When filmmakers grow older, they tend to become less prolific, taking years between projects. Ridley Scott apparently didn’t get that memo. Not only has the output from the legendary director increased in rece...

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Jodie Comer To Star Opposite Joaquin Phoenix In Ridley Scott’s Epic, ‘Kitbag’

Charles Barfield

March 3, 2021 10:59 am

News

I guess it’s safe to say that Ridley Scott really likes working with Jodie Comer. After casting her to star in his upcoming period drama, “The Last Duel,” the director has gone ahead and picked Comer to star o...

‘Kitbag’: Apple To Finance & Produce Ridley Scott’s Napoleon Film Starring Joaquin Phoenix

Charles Barfield

January 14, 2021 12:42 pm

News

Apple is at it again. The tech company with a seemingly bottomless bank account has gone ahead and purchased yet another film that is likely going to garner a fair bit of attention in the next couple of years....

‘Kitbag’: Joaquin Phoenix To Portray Napoleon In The Ridley Scott-Directed Epic

Charles Barfield

October 14, 2020 1:57 pm

News

Back in 2000, a young Joaquin Phoenix starred opposite Russell Crowe in the Oscar-winning film, “Gladiator.” The Ridley Scott-directed feature showcased Phoenix as the disgusting, evil ruler, Commodus. Now, tw...

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