The film will revolve around the rise of 19th-century French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix.
After Jodie Comer dropped out of the project due to scheduling issues, Oscar-nominated actor Vanessa Kirby will now play Josephine in Ridley Scott’s historical film “Kitbag.”
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According to Hollywood Feature, Comer dropped out of the film because its filming was overlapping with her earlier West End stage production, “Prima Facie”.
“Unfortunately, due to COVID and schedule changes, I don’t think I can do kitbag work right now due to scheduling conflicts,” the “Killing Eve” star told THR’s Scott Feinberg on his Awards Chatter podcast.
It will be Comer’s second film with Scott in another period drama, 2021’s “The Last Duel.”
Kitbag will revolve around the rise of 19th century French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix. The film will also focus on the love story between Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
It marks the reunion between Scott and Phoenix after their multiple Oscar-winning film “Gladiator” (2000).
Shooting for “Kitbag” is set to begin in Europe later this month, while Comer is set to begin rehearsals for his first West End stage production in March for limited engagements from April to June.
Kirby, who played Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of the Netflix series “The Crown,” received an Oscar nomination for “Piece of a Woman” last year.
She will next reprise her role of arms dealer Alana Mitsopolis/White Widow in “Mission: Impossible VII,” next opposite Tom Cruise.
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