Apple Original Films announced today that Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon: The Director’s Cut,” featuring 48 minutes of new, never-before-seen footage from the Academy Award-nominated historical action epic, is now available to stream globally on Apple TV+.
Since its debut, “Napoleon” has drawn broad acclaim, and the film was recognised with three Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. The film also received BAFTA Award nominations for Outstanding British Film, Best Costume Design, Best Make Up & Hair and Best Special Visual Effects.
“Napoleon: The Director’s Cut” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military leader. The film is a fresh and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. The director’s cut delves deeper into Josephine’s origin story and features more extravagant costumes, new larger-than-life sets and the previously unreleased Battle of Marengo scene. The audience is also given more details about Napoleon’s demise, from his attempted assassination to his failed invasion of Russia.
An Apple Studios production in conjunction with Scott Free Productions, “Napoleon: The Director’s Cut” is directed and produced by Scott, and produced by Kevin J. Walsh, Mark Huffam and Phoenix, with Michael Pruss and Aidan Elliott serving as executive producers.
Momentum around the Apple Original Films slate continues to grow since the debut of Apple TV+ four years ago. In addition to Apple making history as the first streaming service to land the Academy Award for Best Picture with “CODA,” the Apple Original Film “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” also earned the Academy Award for Best Animated Short, and “Killers of the Flower Moon” landed 10 historic Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Apple Original Films recently released “The Instigators,” a heist-gone-wrong film starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck from director Doug Liman. Highly anticipated Apple Original Films include “F1” starring Brad Pitt from director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer; “Wolfs,” the upcoming Jon Watts thriller starring and produced by Academy Award winners George Clooney and Brad Pitt; “Blitz,” from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen, premiering globally on 22 November; and more.
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