Paris’ Salle Pleyel hosted the world premiere of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon this evening, rolling out the red carpet for the epic that stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.
Scott, the two leads and actor Tahar Rahim all were in attendance for the unveiling of the film from Apple Original Films and Sony.
Watch Scott introduce the pic below. Deadline asked Sony chair and CEO Tom Rothman about being on a red carpet in the French capital with stars of a film steeped in Gallic history. “Well, it feels appropriate,” the exec said. “If you’re gonna premiere the movie of Napoleon, a great epic by Ridley Scott, you should be in Paris.
You should be in France.” A smiling Rothman added that he feels “great” about this being the first big red carpet after the SAG-AFTRA strike. “It think that’s a great relief,” he said amid a deep sigh.(WATCH) We caught up with Sony’s Tom Rothman at the Paris premiere of ‘Napoleon’. “It feels appropriate” to finally have stars back on the red carpet, he tells us.
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