In fact, the English filmmaker describes this montage as “fantastic”, adding that it gives Josefina Beauharnais (Vanessa Kirby) more prominence.
In an interview with Empire (via World of Reel) Ridley Scott revealed the existence of an alternative montage of Napoleon. In this version, the story of joaquin phoenix as the French military history and ruler would extend to 270 minutes, that is, four and a half hours. And apparently he does not intend to let such material stay in a drawer.
In fact, the English filmmaker describes this montage as “fantastic”, adding that it gives Josefina Beauharnais (Vanessa Kirby). For now, the fate of the extended version is up in the air, but Scott is confident that Apple TV + will allow him to release it.
“It’s an impressive story,” he adds. joaquin phoenix about the life of Napoleon. “I hope we have captured the most interesting moments.”
Ridley Scott and his “director’s cuts”
Scott’s announcement is better understood if we remember that he is one of the authors who made ‘director’s cuts’ fashionable in Hollywood today.
In 1992, Ridley Scott kicked off this fever by opening in theaters the Director’s Cut of Blade Runner, a version that freed his science-fiction classic from elements imposed by the producers, such as the voice-over. To this alternative montage was added the Final Cut of 2007, considered the definitive one.
In addition, Scott released in 2005 a “director’s cut” of the kingdom of heaven, giving back to the film the almost 50 minutes that Fox forced him to leave out of the montage released in theaters. This second version of his epic about the capture of Jerusalem received much more favorable opinions than the previous one, especially for solving script holes and other shortcomings derived from the cuts.
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