 Artilleryman  | 16 Oct 2020 1:31 a.m. PST |
Now this looks interesting. link Bit of a 'Hmm' over the 'kitbag' reference. I thought the original quote mentioned a giberne which is an ammo pouch. Nevertheless. if Ridley Scott does his usual meticulous historical recreation it could be really good. After all, he made 'The Duelists'. And I can see Joachim Pheonix as 'Le Petit Caporal'. |
| SHaT1984 | 16 Oct 2020 2:05 a.m. PST |
Staff..???
With a gaff like that to begin with, I wouldn't hold my breath… |
| clibinarium | 16 Oct 2020 2:34 a.m. PST |
I guess its usually rendered "a marshall's baton in every knapsack" in English, but they must not trust that people would know what a baton or a knapsack are.
This is interesting news, but I won't pay it much attention until I hear its started shooting- half the time these projects derail before that.
Recall that Spielberg was to turn Kubrick's Napoleon into a TV series- I haven't heard of progress on that in a couple of years now. |
| BillyNM | 16 Oct 2020 4:41 a.m. PST |
Crappy title but if it goes ahead I'm sure that will get fixed, and even if not it won't affect the film. the question is who will bankroll this, it's not exactly mainstream. |
| WarWizard | 16 Oct 2020 4:55 a.m. PST |
Ridley Scott does excellent films. I hope this one gets done. |
| kevin smoot | 16 Oct 2020 5:46 a.m. PST |
I wasn't big on the landing craft barges in Robin Hood. So there's some skepticism to what we may see. The title will probably be changed before release Spielberg owns the rights to Kubrick's Napoleon project. That's another I'd like to see get completed |
| 42flanker | 16 Oct 2020 6:56 a.m. PST |
Well, if the script of 'The Last Duel' was anything to go by…
But weighing 'The Duellists' in the scales against – (cough) 'Kingdom of Heaven'…it will turn on Mr Phoenix. |
| USAFpilot | 16 Oct 2020 8:44 a.m. PST |
Yea, Ridley Scott has made some pretty good movies over the years. Not always historically or scientifically accurate, but entertaining with high production values. Hope he reconsiders the title. |
| Stoppage | 16 Oct 2020 9:36 a.m. PST |
Ridley Scott was an advertising director. He excels at providing audio-visual candies to sell a product. Sometimes the back-stories don't necessarily add up, or are left purposefully ambiguous. (I still feel b*tt-hurt over the disappointing Prometheus and its sequels.) However, maybe he is the needed tonic for a dry historical subject and will provoke interest by sprinkling ad-person sparkle and magicke. |
| whitejamest | 16 Oct 2020 10:29 a.m. PST |
He's made some good ones, and he's made some genuinely terrible ones. I'll cross my fingers. Yeah, those landing craft barges in Robin Hood made me cringe. But they were just a relatively minor blemish on an otherwise terrible rendition of the old story. |
| USAFpilot | 16 Oct 2020 12:18 p.m. PST |
Yea, Prometheus was 5% science fiction and the rest was not. Some of the science fiction parts were very good then the movie falls apart into a predictable horror action film with characters acting stupid. |
| SHaT1984 | 16 Oct 2020 4:14 p.m. PST |
>.Ridley Scott does excellent films. I hope this one gets done. No arguments from me…  |
| John the OFM | 17 Oct 2020 9:43 a.m. PST |
There are those who say that he never loved the Emperor. |
| Gazzola | 26 Oct 2020 6:09 a.m. PST |
I must say, this is a more positive response and discussion about the possibility of the film compared to the moaning criticism on the same topic being posted on the Discussion Board-heading:Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon. I think it is great that a film about the Napoleonic period might be getting made. Such films are rare and we should be really thankful. Of course, it remains to be seen what the final outcome will be like and there will certainly be fireworks on the Napoleonic boards if it dares show Napoleon in a positive way on any level. LOL |
returns to Flintloque to paint an Ogre.
