Apple TV+ Unveils ‘Napoleon: The Director’s Cut’ Featuring 48 Minutes Of New Footage From Ridley Scott Flick

Apple Original Films announced today that Napoleon: The Director’s Cut, featuring 48 minutes of never-before-seen footage from Ridley Scott‘s historical epic, is now available to stream globally on Apple TV+.

Grossing over $221 million worldwide last year and garnering three Academy Award nominations for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Achievement in Production Design and Best Achievement in Costume Design, Napoleon stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military leader. The film is a fresh and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).

The director’s cut delves deeper into Josephine’s origin story and features more extravagant costumes, new larger-than-life sets, and the previously unreleased Battle of Marengo scene. The audience is also given more details about Napoleon’s demise, from his attempted assassination to his failed invasion of Russia.

An Apple Studios production in conjunction with Scott Free Productions, Napoleon: The Director’s Cut is directed and produced by Scott, and produced by Kevin Walsh, Mark Huffam and Phoenix, with Michael Pruss and Aidan Elliott serving as executive producers.