Whenever there is a talk about films which were never fade, Kubrick's Napolean is always a part of the discussion. With Spartacus, Kubrick experimented with an epic film. However, due to multiple reasons, Kubrick never had that control on the sets of Spartacus he would have desired. He stated once, 'Spartacus is the only film on which I did not have absolute control'.
After 2001, he was established in cinema as a visionary. Post 2001, he developed the idea of a film on French emperor Napoleon. He spent two years on developing a screenplay he wrote long back in 1961. MGM agreed and the film went to pre-production. From day one everyone knew that Napolean will be a big budget film. The projected cost was deemed to be too high and just when Kubrick was ready to shoot, film was cancelled. The dream thus shattered. Kubrick never made Napolean. He wanted but economics had its way. This year March, Spielberg expressed his desire to make the film as a miniseries.
A life like Napolean adapted on screen by Kubrick would have been a just tribute.
A life like Napolean adapted on screen by Kubrick would have been a just tribute.
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