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Filmmakers often go the extra mile when they are creating a film that has to depict the events of the past on the big screen. Since the accuracy and recreation of the past is what the audience is looking for, they need to be careful with every little detail. Unless you’re Ridley Scott, a director who seems to have forgotten what the audience desires.
After the trailer release and early screening of his upcoming biopicNapoleon,the critics have been happy with what the film has managed to achieve, but the experts and French historians have outlined some minor and some major inaccuracies in the movie. Instead of addressing these critical opinions, the filmmaker has decided to lash out at them, basically saying they don’t know anything either.
Ridley Scott Lashes Out At Historians Who Are Pointing Out Inaccuracies InNapoleon
Known as one of the greatest filmmakers when it comes to creating films in the fantasy and sci-fi genre,Ridley Scotthas proven time and time again why he deserves the title of the best in the business with his creations. But this is the first time he will be diving in to create a biopic with his upcomingNapoleon.
As with many films related to history, there were a couple of mistakes that historians and experts found in the trailers. But the director is not ready to face the music.
In a recent interview withThe Sunday Times, theBlade Runnerdirector was asked what he thought about the opinions of people who have pointed out some inaccuracies with other events or the story of the film starringJoaquin Phoenixin the titular role. Rather than taking them constructively, Scott clapped back, saying that they weren’t there to see what and how it happened, so they didn’t have the right to correct him.
Ridley Scott on historians having criticisms about ‘NAPOLEON’.
“When I have issues with historians, I ask: ‘Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then.’”
(Source:https://t.co/QiHXYjhfqD)pic.twitter.com/B3JeqYFH1i
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm)June 18, 2025
This has led to a widespread uproar among the public, who are taking to X and voicing their displeasure for the director as he disrespects the scholars who have given their lives in the study of these major events in history.
well they’re literal historians so ofcourse they’re gonna know the facts and be upset it’s not the movie isn’t truthful/reliable 😭
— 𝐣𝐚𝐲 ; 🇹🇹 (@AllMinaj)August 10, 2025
This dude’s ego lmao
— Mikedude (@Mikedude0)June 15, 2025
I’m a Scott fan but this blasé attitude towards history isn’t good, especially in this bizarre age we’re living in where people are believing the nuttiest things based on pop culture sources, if you want make a historical film get approval from top historians in the relevant…pic.twitter.com/qrXfpyrGZO
— Mehul Desai (@TechNoirUK)August 13, 2025
….and I’m out.
If I want a fantasy, I’ll watch a fantasy. If I’m watching a BIOPIC, I want the historical story.
Ridley Scott needs to just focus on GLADIATOR (which is more fantasy than fact)
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo)August 15, 2025
Well, that’s literally the point. Historians work to figure out the facts based on numerous sources. We weren’t there but the primary sources we read from WERE there? Like does he have beef with the people who were around in Napoleon’s time who wrote down things?
— Kate (@ifkate)June 02, 2025
Many people are guessing these comments may not go well for the film when it’s eventually released.
What IsNapoleonAbout?
Tracing back the tumultuous history of 16th and 17th century France,Napoleonis set to tell the story of a man who rose to sit on the throne of the French empire.
The story tells the tale of Napoleon Bonaparte, a military commander whose exploits on the battlefield spread far and wide. This leads to his meteoric rise in power and status in French society, which is depicted in the film along with the convoluted and complicated relationship with his wife Josephine.
Napoleon,releasing on 22nd November 2023 in cinemas.
Deepak Bisht
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Deepak is a senior writer at FandomWire with a serious love for comic books (DC Absolute Universe and Marvel), the Warhammer universe (Horus Heresy and 40,000), cinematic universes (Sonic, MCU and DCU etc.) and Movies (Action, Adventure, Psychological Horror and Thrillers etc.).With over 1,400 articles under his belt, he spends most of his time diving into the world of superheroes, cinematic universes, TV shows, and films. His goal? To share accurate, engaging, and fun stories that keep fans hooked and in the know.
