Napoleon trailer: Joaquin Phoenix transforms into the French emperor in Ridley Scott’s historical epic. Watch

Ridley Scott directs an epic historical drama about the iconic French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. The first trailer of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is here. Joaquin Phoenix teams up with his Gladiator director to star in this epic historical drama, which sees him play the French commander Napoleon Bonaparte. The film sees the rise of Napoleon and his romance with Empress Joséphine. The trailer, which was unveiled by Sony Pictures and Apple TV+ on YouTube on July 10, begins in France of 1793. As Napoleon is given access to power, the historical epic traces his ascent to rule over the kingdom, and his volatile relationship with Josephine. The film gives us a glimpse of how they both meet, and as Napoleon is entrusted with more power with the passing of time, he steadily turns into a tyrant. “I am destined for greatness. But those in power will only see me as a sword,” he says. The stunning trailer ends with a scene where Napolean commands to shoot an army of soldiers who realise that they are walking on frost.