Joaquin Phoenix's Napoleon Can Take His Gladiator Greatness Even Further
Joaquin Phoenix is set to star in Ridley Scott's latest historical biopic Napoleon, which will provide him the chance to build upon his famous performance in 2000's Gladiator. In Gladiator, Phoenix portrayed the untrustworthy Emperor Commodus, who murdered his own father to gain control before tyrannically silencing General Maximus. Through this character, Phoenix was able to demonstrate power, greed, fear, and weakness before Commodus' eventual death. It has been 22 years since Phoenix and Scott's last collaboration, but this new film will hopefully offer an even deeper character for Phoenix to demonstrate his developed range, as Napoleon was a hero to many and a villain to many others.
Known for his extensive character acting, Joaquin Phoenix often remains in character throughout film shoots, as he works hard on adapting his demeanor throughout shooting. Like Christian Bale, Phoenix has been known to gain and lose weight for roles in the past. Napoleonwill be Joaquin Phoenix's 55th acting credit and his 29th since Gladiator. In this time, he has continued to demonstrate his versatile acting ability, starring in many films whilst actively avoiding many large Hollywood blockbusters. Most notably he has led films like The Master, Walk the Line, and Her. Most recently, he has starred in Joker, earning an Oscar victory for his role of Arthur Fleck, a role for which Joaquin Phoenix transformed himself and lost weight for the role.
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The dramatic role of Napoleon will allow Joaquin Phoenix to explore the early military career of the leader, into his eventual position as a political leader. With Ridley Scott helming this epic, there are already six
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