Vanessa Kirby says her 'Napoleon' co-star Joaquin Phoenix delves into the "psyche" of the French emperor in the upcoming historical film.
Vanessa Kirby says that 'Napoleon' will explore the "psyche" of the French emperor.
The 35-year-old actress features opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott's historical epic as Napoleon's wife Josephine de Beauharnais and revealed how the movie will paint a picture of the historical figure's "strange" mentality.
Speaking to Empire magazine, Vanessa said: "Joaquin studies the psyche, and the psyche of Napoleon is so strange. The film feels like that. It's kind of peculiar, and there's an intensity in that."
The 'Mission: Impossible' actress continued: "Napoleon wasn't stoic and wonderful like Russell Crowe was in 'Gladiator'. He was a dictator, a war criminal, really.
"It couldn't be rousing, because that man killed hundreds and hundreds of thousands of men, in my opinion needlessly. And for what? To get an empire, for what?
"In the end, it all disintegrated anyway. That psyche run wild is dangerous as hell, and very strange. And this is a portrait of that."
Phoenix and Scott previously worked together on the acclaimed historical flick 'Gladiator' and the Oscar-winning star said it was a simple decision to team up with the filmmaker again.
The 'Joker' star said: "The truth is, there was just a very nostalgic idea of working with Ridley again.
"I had such an incredible experience working with Ridley on 'Gladiator', and I was so young. It was my first big production. I really yearned for that experience again, or something similar.
"He's approached me about other things in the past, but nothing that felt like it would be as demanding for both of us. And so I really liked the idea of jumping into something with Ridley that was going to be that."
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Oasis fans hoping to get tickets for the band's reunion shows are being asked a trivia question to secure access to a pre-sale ballot.
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Thomas Wolfe was a writer who was used to rejection. His constantly lengthy novels didn't...
Up until his recent accident that left him almost entirely paralysed, William Traynor has had...
When two different climbing parties set out on the expedition of their lives, they knew...
Basic training for the Korean War is tough on a group of young British cadets....
Some people get a once in a lifetime chance to make history. Some people, unfortunately...
Jupiter Jones has an unfortunate life, barely scraping by with her job cleaning toilets as...
Jupiter Jones is an impoverished janitor who dreams of a life with much more purpose...
When Charlie Countryman boarded a plane to Bucharest in Romania after a hallucination of his...
Charlie Countryman is a regular guy who is prompted to travel to Bucharest in Romania...
Harvey Miller had only just got out of prison having spent 12 months inside. Once...
Tim Lake is 21-years-old and not exactly what you call an expert in the art...