Louis XVIII
King of France from 1814 to 1824
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| August 2024 | Joaquin Phoenix reportedly threatened to leave the film unless Paul Thomas Anderson was brought in to rewrite the script. |
| August 29 2024 | Extended director's cut released on streaming with an additional 48 minutes of footage. |
| August 29 2024 | Extended director's cut of Napoleon is released on streaming with an additional 48 minutes of footage. |
| March 10 2024 | Academy Awards (Oscars) nominated the film for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects |
| March 3 2024 | Golden Reel Awards and Satellite Awards nominated the film in sound editing, visual effects, and production design categories. Satellite Awards won Best Costume Design |
| March 1 2024 | Film began streaming on Apple TV+ |
| March 1 2024 | Napoleon began streaming on Apple TV+. |
| February 2024 | Deadline Hollywood reported that the film's box office gross fell short of covering its marketing budget, with an estimated loss of around $165 million for Apple, despite Apple's insistence that the film was profitable. |
| February 21 2024 | Costume Designers Guild Awards and Visual Effects Society Awards nominated the film in various categories |
| February 18 2024 | British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) nominated the film in multiple categories: Best Costume Design, Best Make Up & Hair, Best Special Visual Effects, and Outstanding British Film |
| February 13 2024 | Set Decorators Society of America Awards nominated Elli Griff and Arthur Max for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film |
| February 10 2024 | AACTA International Awards won Best Supporting Actress. ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards nominated the film |
| January 14 2024 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominated the film for Best Costume Design |
| January 9 2024 | Napoleon is released on digital platforms. |
| January 8 2024 | Seattle Film Critics Society Awards nominated the film for Best Costume Design |
| 2023 | Filmmakers Reinaldo Marcus Green and Adam Wingard named Napoleon among their favorite films of the year, with Green describing it as 'Classic and powerful filmmaking'. |
| 2023 | Portrayed by Ian McNiece in Ridley Scott's historical film Napoleon. |
| December 19 2023 | San Diego Film Critics Society nominated the film in multiple categories including Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Stunt Choreography |
| December 18 2023 | North Texas Film Critics Association nominated the film for Best Cinematography |
| December 13 2023 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society nominated the film for Best Cinematography (Dariusz Wolski) and Best Costumes (Janty Yates, David Crossman) |
| November 2023 | Napoleon film released in theaters during Thanksgiving weekend, debuting to $20.4 million in its opening weekend and $32.5 million over five days, finishing second at the box office. |
| November 23 2023 | Film makes $4.4 million on Thanksgiving Day. |
| November 22 2023 | Film released in the United States and United Kingdom by Columbia Pictures. |
| November 18 2023 | Dariusz Wolski nominated for Golden Frog at Camerimage Film Festival for cinematography in Napoleon |
| November 14 2023 | Napoleon film premiered at Salle Pleyel in Paris. |
| August 2023 | Ridley Scott reveals plans for a director's cut of Napoleon with extended footage focusing more on Empress Joséphine, intended to be released after the initial theatrical release. |
| 2022 | Filming for the Napoleon film was scheduled to begin in the United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | The execution of Marie Antoinette scene was filmed at Somerset House in London. |
| 2022 | Filming locations included multiple English historic sites: Stowe House, West Wycombe Park, Blenheim Palace, Petworth House, Boughton House, and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. |
| 2022 | Film production completed in just 62 days, with shooting locations including multiple English estates and sites in Malta and Morocco. |
| 2022 | Portrayed as the Count of Provence by Jack Archer in the TV series Marie Antoinette, created by Deborah Davis. |
| May 2022 | Three-week filming period began in Malta, with Fort Ricasoli in Kalkara transformed to represent the 1793 siege of Toulon. |
| March 18 2022 | Continued filming at Lincoln Cathedral for the Napoleon film. |
| March 17 2022 | Filming took place at Lincoln Cathedral, standing in for Notre-Dame de Paris, with shooting occurring between 7 am to 7 pm. |
| February 2022 | Production of the film Napoleon began, with the movie using the working title Marengo, referencing the Battle of Marengo (1800). |
| February 2022 | Filming began in England, lasting several months. |
| February 2022 | Tahar Rahim is added to the cast, playing the role of Paul Barras. |
| January 18 2022 | Producer Kevin J. Walsh announces that the film has been retitled from 'Kitbag' to 'Napoleon'. |
| January 4 2022 | Jodie Comer reveals her departure from the film due to scheduling changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| November 2021 | Youssef Kerkour is confirmed to star in the film. |
| September 2021 | Jodie Comer confirms her casting in the Napoleon film. |
| March 2021 | Jodie Comer enters negotiations to star in the Napoleon film, initially set to play Joséphine. |
| January 2021 | Apple Studios committed to financing and producing the Napoleon film, with filming scheduled to begin in the United Kingdom in 2022. |
| 2020 | Scott consulted with University of Oxford scholar Michael Broers about Napoleon's life, specifically working on deconstructing the Battle of Waterloo's geography. |
| 2020 | Scott received and reviewed Stanley Kubrick's previously unused script for a planned Napoleon film. |
| October 14 2020 | Ridley Scott announced Napoleon (initially titled Kitbag) as his next project for 20th Century Studios on the same day his film The Last Duel wrapped filming, with David Scarpa set to write the screenplay. |
| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron became President of France and currently resides at the Élysée Palace. |
| 2010 | President Nicolas Sarkozy discontinued the traditional Bastille Day garden parties at the Élysée Palace due to France's economic crisis. |
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