Al Pacino has signed on to play Napoleon Bonaparte in a forthcoming movie adaptation of the children’s book Betsy and the Emperor by Staton Rabin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is slated to start shooting next fall, with John Curran (The Painted Veil) directing.
Apr 8
2009
01:53 AM ET
Al Pacino to play Napoleon in 'Betsy and the Emperor' adaptation
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Is Emma Watson still attached to this project also?
Love Pacino, but he’s way too old to play Napoleon. Let’s see when Napoleon died he was what? 50 y.o.? And Pacino is going to over-ham the part up.