Al Pacino to play Napoleon?

[Ananas]

Pacino to play Napoleon

17/08/2005 - 08:32:04 Hollywood legend Al Pacino is gearing up for another career-defining role after signing to play Napoleon Bonaparte in a forthcoming biopic of the French emperor.

Hollywood legend Al Pacino is gearing up for another career-defining role after signing to play Napoleon Bonaparte in a forthcoming biopic of the French emperor.

After striking up a successful working relationship with producer Barry Navidi and director Michael Radford on last year's The Merchant of Venice, Pacino was keen to work with the team again for the Napoleon film.

Oscar-winner Pacino, 65, has been waiting seven years to play the diminutive Frenchman and only agreed to step into the 19th century role when he found the right film-makers.

Producer Navidi enthuses: "We're going to concentrate on the last few years of Napoleon's life in exile.

"We've based it on the diaries of British teenager Betsy Balcombe, who struck up a relationship with Napoleon when he was living on St. Helena, and with whom he subsequently became infatuated.

"We were overjoyed when Al finally signed this week - we start filming next summer and hope to take it to Cannes Film Festival in 2007."

[ROC]

Not trying to be a stickler here, but couldn't they have gotten an ACTUAL FRENCHMAN to play a man influential in casting off the French monarchy and establishing the first Republic?

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[tristy]

It's just a movie. Not everything has to be perfect.

[A-Dub]

Pacino is the greatest, if there's anyone who could do it, Pacino could. I'm excited to see it.

[Pepsi]

Too bad Stanley Kubrick never got to make his Napoleon movie. Pacino would make a great Napoleon though.

[lanky316]

Biopic? I'm waiting for release when people sit there and say "that never happened" and start analysing it in detailed analysis as to reason why it's crap.

It could be interesting and I think Pacino would make a good "Old Napolean" for his older days, I suppose with the right makr-up and stuff he could look like a good young artillery captain. Of course until release we'll just have to wait and see.

[Miami Vice]

Al Pacino > *

I knew he was old but I thought he was in his mid fifties, not sixty five.

Edited August 25, 2005 by Miami Vice