A surprising development. Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is said to test-screen next week in the West Coast.
Are Apple TV thinking of doing a surprise December launch for this one? I’m skeptical, but anything is possible in this unpredictable movie year. I was told a few months back that a summer 2023 release was being eyed for Scott’s epic.
Regardless, what we have here is confirmation that Scott has a cut ready to go, whether it’s the final cut remains to be seen. “Napoleon” started shooting in February and wrapped production on May 17th in Malta. That gave Scott almost 8 months to edit the movie.
If you remember, Scott’s last film, “House of Gucci,” ended filming in May 2021 and was then released in November. There is likely much more VFX on “Napoleon” than on ‘Gucci,’ especially, I presume, if war scenes are included.