Vanessa Kirby Was Slapped by Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Napoleon’ After They Agreed to ‘Shock Each Other’: ‘You Can Slap Me, Grab Me, Pull Me, Kiss Me’

Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby told Empire magazine that they made a pact to shock each other while filming Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” to ensure the film did not feel like a boring, overly-planned biopic. This agreement led Phoenix to slap Kirby during the filming of a heated divorce scene between their characters, Napoleon Bonaparte and […]