Just hours before news of actor Al Pacino joining the remake of "Rififi" was announced, British tabloid The Sun reported that the award-winner is set to play Napoleon in a new film.
Barry Navidi, who worked with Pacino on The Merchant of Venice, will produce the flick which is "going to concentrate on the last few years of Napoleon's life in exile. We've based it on the diaries of British teenager Betsy Balcombe, who struck up a relationship with Napoleon when he was living on St. Helena, and with whom he subsequently became infatuated."
Navidi confirmed Pacino's participation and suggested dates already as well - "We were overjoyed when Al finally signed this week - we start filming next summer and hope to take it to Cannes Film Festival in 2007".
Thanks to 'Colleen'.
