Ridley Scott responded to criticisms that his new film, ‘Napoleon,' is historically accurate, saying in the New Yorker, "Get a life." (Vianney Le Caer/Deadline via Getty Images) ...

In 1745, energetic and charismatic Bonnie Prince Charlie emerged from Continue reading » To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette Carolly Erickson ...

Scott’s “Napoleon” is not the first big-budget Hollywood attempt to bring the French emperor to the big screen. Stanley Kubrick famously tried and failed to get a Napoleon movie off the ground.

Marie Antoinette's hair was actually cropped when she was executed, for one — in the movie, her actress has long, frizzy locks — and Napoleon wasn't even there IRL, as the trailer depicts.

The director became interested in Napoleon just over 15 years ago and after the first trailer dropped, was immediately bombarded with experts pointing out the inaccuracies.

Ridley Scott Has A Short, Pissy Response To Those Pointing Out Historical Inaccuracies In ‘Napoleon’ Matt Prigge Contributing Writer Twitter November 6, 2023 ...

Oh, and in this telling of the tale, a young Napoleon was in the crowd when Marie Antoinette was guillotined, and the film also gives life to the old folk tale that has Napoleon’s troops firing ...

International filmmakers contributed their skills and selected sites for the four-hour film "Napoleon" which airs on A&E Network in two parts Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. The cast includes ...

CREDIT: Sony Pictures/2023 Apple/Photo by: Aidan Monaghan Napoleon ’s screenwriter, David Scarpa, has revealed that the opening scene of the movie was originally very “different”.