Joaquin Phoenix has lined up his first movie role after welcoming a baby with fiance Rooney Mara.
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Kitbag, the upcoming biopic by British director Ridley Scott.Kitbag will follow the ruthless rise of the 19th century French emperor as well as his troubled relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Filming is planned for next year.Deadline reports that the movie title originates from the historic saying: “There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag.”Phoenix, who won the best actor Academy Award this year for his lead role in Joker, has been nominated for Oscars previously for roles
.Joaquin Phoenix has lined up his first movie role after welcoming a baby with fiance Rooney Mara.
Ridley Scott is bringing Napoleon Bonaparte to the big screen with Joaquin Phoenix.
Two decades after the release of Gladiator, Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix are looking to reteam on another historical drama. Scott is set to direct Phoenix in aNapoleon Bonaparte movie Kitbag, which is in early development.David Scarpa (All the Money in the World) will write the screenplay.
Joaquin Phoenix is set to reunite with Ridley Scott for a new film about Napoleon.The actor and the filmmaker, who previously teamed up for the 1999 epic Gladiator, will join forces again for Kitbag, which explores the French Emperor’s origins.The film’s title is inspired by the saying “There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag”.The script will be written by David Scarpa.Scott has just wrapped production on another historical epic, The Last Duel, in Ireland, and he is set to
Back in 2000, a young Joaquin Phoenix starred opposite Russell Crowe in the Oscar-winning film, “Gladiator.” The Ridley Scott-directed feature showcased Phoenix as the disgusting, evil ruler, Commodus.
Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott will team with Joaquin Phoenix for Kitbag, with the Oscar-winning Joker star to play French military leader and emperor Napoleon. Pic is set at 20th Century Studios, where Scott Free has its deal.
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named after the actor’s late brother, River Phoenix. While the press-averse couple have yet to formally announce the news, director Victor Kossakovsky, who worked with Joaquin Phoenix on the wordless, black-and-white documentary “Gunda,” confirmed the newborn’s arrival on Sunday at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival.“He just got a baby by the way,” the director said when asked about the actor at a screening of the
Joaquin Phoenix will never forget the impact his late brother, River Phoenix, made on both his career and his childhood before his untimely death.River was the eldest of five Phoenix children — including Joaquin and sisters Rain, Liberty and Summer — all of whom pursued acting from a young age. Best known for his work in the 1986 coming-of-age film Stand By Me and 1991’s My Own Private Idaho, River quickly became a breakout star.
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have become parents to a baby boy.The fiercely private couple hit headlines in May (2020) amid rumors suggesting the stars were expecting their first child, and on Sunday (September 27, 2020), it was revealed they had quietly welcomed a son in August and named him after the Joker star’s late brother, River Phoenix.Russian director Victor Kossakovsky announced the happy news during a question and answer session at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland, as he
Gunda, recently revealed the news at the Zurich Film Festival, saying of the Joker star, "He just got a baby by the way," People reports. "A beautiful son called River."Phoenix and Mara, who reportedly got engaged in 2019, have not confirmed the update.
Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix are officially parents, according to director Victor Kossakovsky.While addressing the audience at a Zurich Film Festival screening of which Joaquin produced, the filmmaker announced that Rooney had given birth to her and the 45-year-old actor's first child.
Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix reportedly welcome first child. The baby’s name pays tribute to late brother River Phoenix, director Victor Kossakovskys said at the Zurich Film Festival this weekend.Mara and Phoenix, met while filming Spike Jonze‘s Her in 2013 and went on to film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, Dominion, and Mary Magdalene together.
Gunda, which Joaquin executive produced. When Val was asked why Joaquin wasn't in attendance, he said “He just got a baby, by the way, his name was…a beautiful son called River, so he cannot promote it now.”Joaquin and Rooney saw their son's birth as an opportunity to honor Joaquin's late older brother, River Phoenix.
speculated that Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix couple would give birth to a baby in quarantine. Now, it has been confirmed by The Guardian that Phoenix and Mara did have a baby boy this month.
A beautiful tribute. Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix’s baby is named after his late brother, River Phoenix. Director Victor Kossakovsky, who worked with Joaquin on the 2020 documentary Gunda, confirmed that the couple welcomed their first child at a Q&A at the Zurich Film Festival on Sunday, September 25.
Actors Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are officially proud parents. According to People, the Her costars have welcomed a baby boy together.
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have had a baby boy - and named him River.