Amber Neely
The Apple Original box office hit "Napoleon" will premiere on Apple TV+ at the beginning of March.
"Napoleon" had a theatrical release in November 2023, just before Thanksgiving. Apple had signed the order for the project in early 2021, back when it was still known as "Kitbag."
The Apple Original depicts the life of Napoleon and how he became an emperor, focusing on his tumultuous relationship with Josephine. The film will also highlight Napoleon as a military leader and war visionary through its depictions of his famous battles.
Oscar-winning "Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix stars as French emperor and military leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Vanessa Kirby, known for her role in Netflix's "The Crown," stars as Josephine.
While the film took in nearly $30 million in its first three days, reviews have been somewhat mixed.
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Finally. We don't do theaters any longer. People think they're in their living rooms and act accordingly. We set up a big TV and a 13-channel Dolby Atmos system at the beginning of the pandemic and got very comfortable in our media room.
In October, the chatter was that the AppleTV+ release would be a four-and-a-half hour director's cut. It seems uncertain now if that's still the plan.
It is so annoying they aren't releasing their own films to the ATV platform as a first-class citizen. HBO Max did this w/ their films and I loved it. Theaters kinda suck these days (the people) compared to pretty good home theaters. Having access to the streamer's films from home should be a perk of membership, rather than penalizing me by holding it until after the theatrical release and the rental release.
Another cinematic snooze fest, with gratuitous and unintentionally hilarious sex scenes. I still have no idea what was going on in the climatic battle scenes. True art.