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Jodie Comer in Talks to Play Josephine in Napoleon Film 'Kitbag"

Lacy Baugher Milas

12 Mar 2021 — 2 min read

Killing Eve star Jodie Comer is in talks to star in director Ridley Scott's upcoming film Kitbag, an epic tale of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Deadline reports that while there's no official deal in place just yet, Comer is Scott's first choice to play Joséphine de Beauharnais, the woman who eventually becomes Napoleon's first wife and Empress of the French. Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix has already been tapped to play Napoleon himself, reportedly thanks to his performance as the Emperor Commodus in Scott's Gladiator.

The film’s title is derived from the saying “There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag.” It's set to be an original 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.

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