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Ridley Scott’s director’s cut of his 2023 historical epic Napoleon has landed on Apple TV+.

Apple Original Films has released a new version with 48 minutes of never-before-seen footage from the Oscar-nominated tentpole. Napoleon: The Director’s Cut stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and dives deeper into the origins and ascent of the military leader through the prism of his often volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby.

The director’s cut also focuses on Josephine’s own origin story with what Apple promises are more extravagant costumes, new larger-than-life sets and the previously unreleased Battle of Marengo scene. The original Napoleon film, with a screenplay by David Scarpa, spanned three decades of European history as the military commander triumphed in the Revolutionary Wars and rose to become Emperor of France in 1804, only to end his life in exile.

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Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as Napoleon Bonaparte in the epic historical film directed by Ridley Scott. The movie explores Napoleon's rise to power and his passionate relationship with Empress Josephine. Ridley Scott is working on a director's cut of the film, which will be about four hours long and will eventually be released on streaming platforms.

Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix takes the crown in the latest trailer for Napoleon. Released courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Napoleon sees Phoenix reunite with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for this historical epic centering on Napoleon Bonaparte and the French leader's rise to power and his relationship with Empress Joséphine. Check out the newly released trailer for Napoleon below:

You can also check out the official synopsis for Napoleon below, which teases the kind of large-scale filmmaking that Ridley Scott is so adept at.

“Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details...

Ridley Scott has shared an update on his extended director's cut for Napoleon, teasing a streaming release to follow the film's theatrical run.

Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular emperor, Napoleon is set to be released in theaters on Nov. 22 ahead of a streaming release on Apple TV+. The theatrical cut will span about 2 hours and 38 minutes, which is certainly no short film, but well short of the three-hour mark. Previously, Scott had teased a 4.5-hour cut of the film he was also working, and in the newest issue of Total Film magazine, he revealed that it's now down to about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Related: How Joaquin Phoenix's Joker Led to His Casting as Napoleon

"I’m working on it. It was four [hours] 10 [minutes] this morning," Scott said of the extended cut's current status, going on to tease its streaming release. "And so what will happen is, we’ll screen [the theatrical cut] first with Sony,...

Ridley Scott praises Joaquin Phoenix's performance in Joker, but expresses dislike for the film's celebration of violence. Phoenix's portrayal of the evil Commodus in Gladiator marked a turning point in his career, leading to his Oscar-winning role in Joker. Scott and Phoenix are teaming up again for Napoleon, a biopic that delves into the rise to power of the historic figure, with Vanessa Kirby co-starring as Empress Josephine.

Ridley Scott has already shown his admiration for Joaquin Phoenix, who stars in his next film and was the great villain of Gladiator, one of the filmmaker's greatest classics. The director even liked the actor's performance in Joker, although he does not feel the same admiration for the film itself.

Although Phoenix had been working in Hollywood for some time before being chosen to play the evil and ambitious Commodus in Gladiator, there is no doubt that this role marked a...

Ridley Scott's upcoming film, Napoleon, is described as a large-scale event and demands meticulous coordination with his team, much like a battle. The film features stunning military costumes and a military expert to create realistic battle sequences, highlighting the attention to detail in Scott's approach. Napoleon explores the life of the titular character, focusing on his conquests on the battlefield and his intense relationship with his wife, Josephine.

The next film from acclaimed and multi-award-winning director Ridley Scott, Napoleon, demanded a lot from the filmmaker and his team in order to get it made. In fact, Scott has now described the plan for the shooting to being "like a battle." The British director is no stranger to the world of wars and epic battles. Whether in science fiction films like Blade Runner, or historical dramas like Gladiator or The Last Duel, Scott has delivered bloody and violent confrontations on the big screen.

Napoleon Photo: Apple TV+ “I’m the first to admit when I make a mistake,” Napoleon (Joaquin Phoenix) graciously states in the trailer for Ridley Scott’s latest epic. “I simply never do.” That’s just the kind of guy ol’ Napoleon is: an emperor; a lover; a tyrant; a...

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“I’m the first to admit when I make a mistake,” Napoleon (Joaquin Phoenix) graciously states in the trailer for Ridley Scott’s latest epic. “I simply never do.” That’s just the kind of guy ol’ Napoleon is: an emperor; a lover; a tyrant; a legend...

The apparently ageless Ridley Scott is back with another historical epic. On Monday, Apple and Sony debuted the first trailer for Scott’s “Napoleon,” the 85-year-old filmmaker’s latest widescreen blockbuster.

The film reunites Scott with his “Gladiator” star Joaquin Phoenix for the first time since that Oscar-winning hit. “Joaquin is about as far from conventional as you can get. Not deliberately, but out of intuition,” Scott previously told Empire about his star. “That’s what makes him tick. If something bothers him, he’ll let you know.”

In that same interview, Scott said Phoenix basically rewrote the script to better align it with his take on the character. “We unpicked the film to help him focus on who Bonaparte was. I had to respect that, because what was being said was incredibly constructive. It made it all grow bigger and better,” Scott said.

The last time the two men worked together,...

A legend comes to life.

On Monday, Sony Pictures dropped the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s highly-anticipated historical epic “Napoleon”, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic French emperor.

Read More: Joaquin Phoenix Transforms Into Napoleon In Set Pics From Ridley Scott’s Upcoming Biopic

Telling the story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise and fall, “the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.”

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Set to Radioheads “The National Anthem”, the trailer shows off many key moments in Napoleon’s life, including meeting his wife, the eventual Empress Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby.

The trailer also features glimpses at the movie’s many epic and bloody battle sequences, including Waterloo and the Battle of the Pyramids.

‘Gladiator’ star Joaquin Phoenix and director Ridley Scott have reunited to conquer one more historical military epic, reports ‘Variety’.

Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for ‘Napoleon’, directed by Scott and starring Phoenix as iconic French commander Napoleon Bonaparte.

‘Napoleon’, according to the film’s official logline as quoted by ‘Variety’, “is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.

“The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.”

Alongside Phoenix, according to ‘Variety’, ‘Napoleon’ stars Vanessa Kirby as Empress Josephine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson...

Ridley Scott returns to the historical action epic genre in this first trailer for his sweeping Napoleon, which reunites the director with his Oscar-winning Gladiator star Joaquin Phoenix.

Napoleon is described as capturing “Napoleon Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby), showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.”

“I’m the first to admit when I make a mistake,” intones Bonaparte (Phoenix) at one point in the trailer, “I simply never do.”

The trailer shows multiple sweeping battlefield scenes chronicling the French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars, eventually becoming the Emperor of France in 1804.

In addition to Phoenix as the original short king, the film stars Ben Miles,...

“Gladiator” star Joaquin Phoenix and director Ridley Scott have reunited to conquer one more historical military epic.

Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for “Napoleon,” directed by Scott and starring Phoenix as iconic French commander Napoleon Bonaparte.

According to the film’s official logline: “‘Napoleon’ is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Joséphine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.”

Alongside Phoenix, “Napoleon” stars Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson ‘The Bourreau,’ Edouard Philipponnat as Tsar Alexander, Paul Rhys as Talleyrand,...

A new ad for Apple Vision Pro, the company’s “mixed reality” headset, has revealed our first official look at Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte in director Ridley Scott’s upcoming historical epic, Napoleon. The Apple ad reveals a few glimpses of footage from the highly-anticipated movie, and finds Phoenix doing his best egoistic face as he prepares to conquer the world. You can check out the new look at Napoleon below...

First look at Joaquin Phoenix as French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Napoleon pic.twitter.com/IHCml400Ra — Joaquin Phoenix Updates (@jphoenixupdates) June 5, 2023

Further footage, which was released as part of the Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, teases the kinds of epic, brutal battles that will be on display when Napoleon hits theaters later this year, as Phoenix’s Napoleon Bonaparte wages war alongside all the brooding.

Additional footage of Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon...

Movies about the infamous French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte have always been massive undertakings. After all, the wars and battles he unleashed were some of the biggest and deadliest in European military history. You can't exactly be frugal when adapting these battles to the big screen, and since they're such a significant part of Bonaparte's legacy, you shouldn't even think of skipping them. This is partially why Stanley Kubrick's biopic of the commander wound up in development hell and never found its way out during his lifetime.

However, it seems Ridley Scott has finally done what was previously thought to be nearly impossible: He has directed a biographical action epic based on Bonaparte's life, simply titled "Napoleon," and it is coming out later this year. Starring Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix as the commander, it marks the actor's first collaboration with Scott since their acclaimed team-up on 2000's "Gladiator." While...

Over the past few years, a new Christmas ritual has entered my life. I find it easily the most irksome of them all, far outstripping cranberry sauce and Whamageddon. I refer, of course, to the duty that falls to me to review Mrs Brown’s Boys, which never fails to disappointment me in its abject poverty of ambition.

But this year, in honour of the recently departed Victor Lewis-Smith, the brilliant satirist and the finest television critic of our times, I thought I’d try to give Mrs Brown’s Boys a bit of a reappraisal. Lewis-Smith, you may recall, was not only a rare blend of the eloquent, the profane and the downright vicious, but an original thinker, and his take on Mrs Brown’s Boys lay far outside the consensus. He praised it because, in his words, every scene in the “unashamedly Rabelaisian comedy ... brimmed over with so much innocent joy...

We asked Den Of Geek’s writers to recommend brilliant comedy shows that deserve to have more of a fuss made about them. Here they are...

Banging a drum about stuff we love is more or less our remit on Den Of Geek - hence what many readers have started referring to as the ‘inexplicably regular' appearance of Statham, squirrels and Harold Bishop from Neighbours on these pages.

To that end then, we asked our writers which comedy shows (past and present, UK or otherwise, on TV, radio, or online…) deserved more praise, and here are the ones they chose. You might already like them too, or you might discover something new to dig out and enjoy. That’s the fun of it.

Please note that this list isn’t ranked in any order, nor is it exhaustive. It’s compiled from the opinions of a group of different people,...

The lineup for this year's Pointless Celebrities series has been announced by BBC One.

Beginning with an August 9 comedy special, the upcoming series will feature different themes each week.

Four teams of two from the world of music, TV, soaps, sport, food and drink, journalism, radio and theatre will compete for charity in weekly specials to air on Saturday evenings on BBC One.

The first show pits Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson from Birds of a Feather against Ronni Ancona and Phil Cornwell, Su Pollard and Ruth Madoc, and Josh Widdicombe and his partner Sara Pascoe.

Standout teams from the series include Stefan Dennis and fellow Neighbours star Rebekah Elmaloglou, who will square off against Ray Quinn and Louis Emerick from Brookside.

Antony Costa from Blue will team with 5ive's Scott Robinson in the music special, while TV stars Louie Spence and Carol McGiffin will face off against the likes...

Gary Lineker and Adrian Chiles are to feature in upcoming football specials on Dave.

Three new programmes will air in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup, which will both celebrate and mock the history of the England team.

England's Top 19 Footy Heroes, England's Top 53 Footy Goals and England's Top 39 Footy Gaffes will feature several sports pundits and comedians including Alex Brooker, Tom Rosenthal and Phil Cornwell.

Sport stars Ian Wright, Lee Dixon, Jim Rosenthal, Michael Vaughan and Didi Hamann will also look back at England's best and worst moments.

Jason Manford will narrate the three-hour-long specials, to air in May.

UKTV Commissioning Editor Iain Coyle said: "This rich mix of talking heads and brilliant clips met with sporting heroes and comedians will be a great build-up to the World Cup and remind audiences why we all bask in the love/hate relationship with the England football team."

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In Alan Partridge (code name: Alpha Papa), Steve Coogan returns to play one his most popular characters from early in his career, Alan Patridge, the famous local radio DJ/ one time talk show host. In celebration of its release on VOD and iTunes as we head into the weekend, we have an exclusive TV spot from this hilarious comedy. Watch as Alpha Papa ever-so gracefully handles his own hostage situation.

Alan Partridge comes to theaters April 4th, 2014 and stars Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Jessica Knappet, Darren Boyd, Phil Cornwell, Nigel Lindsay. The film is directed by Declan Lowney.

It's been a whopping 30 years since Spitting Image first hit our screens on ITV in 1984. The satirical puppet show quickly became one of the most-watched shows of the 1980s and early 1990s.

I wasn't able to fully appreciate the series when it was first on TV. When I watched it in the early '90s as a child, I found it funny mainly because of the silly puppets, even if I didn't quite understand what was going on. But in retrospective viewings, it still holds up as a genuinely hilarious satire of politics, entertainment, sport and general UK culture of the era.

It's quite incredible to think that Spitting Image hasn't been on air since 1996. To put that into perspective, the Spice Girls had only just been unleashed, Tony Blair hadn't been elected yet, and Lorde had only just been born.

As a show that is heavily reliant on topical...

Following a successful release in the U.K. last year, American audiences will get their first taste of Alan Partridge on the big screen this spring. Magnolia Pictures has released the second domestic trailer and a new poster for this comedy, which stars Steve Coogan as the title character, an iconic TV and radio broadcaster who is put in the middle of a violent siege when a disgruntled DJ (Colm Meaney) takes over his radio station. Take a look at the latest footage before this British comedy hits theaters nationwide on April 4.

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book, 'Bouncing Back', subsequently remaindered and pulped. The Alan Partridge movie portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum in his life to date - specifically...

A feature length version of Alan Partridge has been in the pipeline for years, but according to creator and star Steve Coogan, the timing was never quite right. For those of you out of the loop, Veteran broadcaster Alan Partridge (Coogan) is currently working as a mid-morning DJ at North Norfolk Digital. The station is being taken over by a new media conglomerate, and after a series of unexpected events, Alan finds himself at the heart of a violent siege. Can the radio and TV legend talk down disgruntled colleague Pat Farrell (Colin Meaney), or will this Hectic Danger Day end the career of Norfolk's very own Alpha Papa? Directed by Declan Lowney (Father Ted), and written by Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons, Steve Coogan, Armando Lannucci and Peter Baynham, Alpha Papa brings back all your favourite Alan Partridge characters and throws a few new ones into the mix. TV to...

Comfortably broadcasting at North Norfolk Digital alongside Sidekick Simon (Tim Key), former chatshow host, Bond enthusiast and Bouncing Back author Alan Partridge is one of the leading lights of North Norfolk Digital. But when media conglomerate Glendale Media (their emptiness exemplified by meaningless motto ‘The way you want it to be’), takes over the station and instigates a revamp, Alan’s job is in jeopardy. Driving gloves in tow, the hero of the ‘Wales of the East’ convinces the new board that dinosaur DJ Pat Farrell (an excellent Colm Meaney) is the best culprit for redundancy, with a succinct argument – ‘Just Sack Pat’, scrawled in red marker pen on a flip chart.

Later, Pat reacts violently and besieges the radio station, demanding that Alan’s appointed as chief hostage negotiator. It’s time for Norfolk’s favourite son to forget about his Nandos Efficiency System, Roachford sing-alongs and radio discussions...

Steve Coogan is making his feature debut as the renowned character, Alan Partridge, the role for which he is best known to many people. Partridge’s feature debut in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is just a few days from its arrival on the big screen on our shores, and the early reviews have been a little mixed – you can read our own review here.

Fans of Coogan’s previous work on the character have been looking forward to this for years, and it will be interesting to see how they receive it when it lands in cinemas next week. And ahead of its release, a new TV spot has surfaced with Coogan naturally front and centre.

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

The cinematic debut of Steve Coogan's bumbling talk show host is a quietly audacious triumph

You'd expect an Alan Partridge movie to be funny. You wouldn't expect it to be a coup de cinema. And yet, in its own superficially low-brow, cheapo way, Alpha Papa is exactly that. It's a Fabergé egg disguised as a Kinder Surprise; an intricate piece of engineering done up to look like a whoopee cushion.

Big-screen Partridge has been chatted about for a decade now, and concerns have stayed the same. Surely Alan's petty parochialism isn't cinematic catnip? Wouldn't such a radical shift of situation endanger the comedy?

But in his 21-year career, Alan has already proved unexpectedly flexible. He's straddled radio, TV, stage, print, online, news spoof, chat show, memoir, mockumentary, meta-farce. This quantity of content comes with a downside, of course – many fans are so invested they feel they know Partridge better than his creators.

Director: Declan Lowney; Screenwriters: Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons; Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu, Sean Pertwee, Simon Greenall; Running time: 90 mins; Certificate: 15

Alan Partridge has shown himself to be nothing if not versatile in his two-decade broadcasting career. Steve Coogan's iconic comedy creation has cropped up as sports reporter on The Day Today, chatshow host on the short-lived Knowing Me, Knowing You) and down-and-out TV star in I'm Alan Partridge.

The character has returned with renewed vigour in recent years, spearheaded by fresh writers - twins Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons - who were the driving force behind the gutbustingly-funny autobiography I, Partridge, webcam series Mid Morning Matters and Norfolk documentary Welcome to the Places of My Life. Resilient through multiple mediums, it was inevitable that Alan would find his way to the silver screen.

Alpha Papa keeps things parochial for Partridge - he's...

Director: Declan Lowney; Screenwriters: Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons; Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu, Sean Pertwee, Simon Greenall; Running time: 90 mins; Certificate: 15

Alan Partridge has shown himself to be nothing if not versatile in his two-decade broadcasting career. Steve Coogan's iconic comedy creation has cropped up as sports reporter on The Day Today, chatshow host on the short-lived Knowing Me, Knowing You) and down-and-out TV star in I'm Alan Partridge.

The character has returned with renewed vigour in recent years, spearheaded by fresh writers - twins Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons - who were the driving force behind the gutbustingly-funny autobiography I, Partridge, webcam series Mid Morning Matters and Norfolk documentary Welcome to the Places of My Life. Resilient through multiple mediums, it was inevitable that Alan would find his way to the silver screen.

Alpha Papa keeps things parochial for Partridge - he's...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is just a few weeks from hitting the big screen on our shores, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how it’s received when it does.

The full-length trailer that launched last month has been received with mixed reactions amongst people I’ve been talking to, and I have a feeling that the long-awaited film will have the same response in a few weeks’ time.

Following that recent new trailer, the first clip from the film has launched, via Yahoo Movies UK, giving us a look at Steve Coogan reprising his iconic role.

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum...

Steve Coogan is set to reprise the role for which he is beloved this summer, marking the character’s big screen debut in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

The title, alone, is enough to get you excited. Add to that the brilliant new full-length trailer we saw earlier in the month, and you’re on to a winner. And to make things even better, StudioCanal have now released the official quad poster, with Coogan / Partridge front and centre.

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum in his life to date – specifically how he tries to salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events at North Norfolk Digital Radio.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has premiered a new poster.

The artwork shows Steve Coogan's hapless North Norfolk Digital presenter leaping over police tape and into the siege taking place at his radio station.

[poster via Total Film]

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) will return for the feature film.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa was written by Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Coogan, and opens in UK cinemas on August 7.

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Watch the latest trailer for the comedy below:...

The long-awaited Alan Partridge movie is finally on the cusp of hitting the big screen. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has its release date set for August on our shores, and I can’t wait to see Steve Coogan back in the role, marking the character’s feature debut.

A brilliant first teaser trailer launched back in the spring. And with its release now less than two months away, StudioCanal have released a brilliant new trailer and a great new image, giving us a better look at Alan Partridge in action.

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum in his life to date – specifically how he tries...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa's second trailer has been released.

Steve Coogan returns as the hapless radio DJ in the action comedy, which will open in cinemas later this summer.

Video: Exclusive Trailer - Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has been written by Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons.

In the movie, Partridge's radio station North Norfolk Digital is subject to a takeover, leading to staff redundancies and the station's rebranding as 'Shape'.

However, events soon take a dramatic turn when Alan is drawn into an armed siege as a negotiator between the gunman and the police.

'Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa' - photo gallery:

Coogan has previously described Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as "a bit Dog Day Afternoon and a bit Network".

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) will also star in the movie,...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has released a Father's Day ecard exclusively through Digital Spy.

Steve Coogan's hapless North Norfolk Digital DJ sits front and centre of the card, which wishes your "number one Alpha Papa" a happy Father's Day.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa will see the eponymous broadcaster drawn into an armed siege at his radio station prompted by mass staff lay-offs following a takeover by a giant media conglomerate.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) will return for the feature film, which is due to open in UK cinemas on August 7.

Watch the teaser trailer for Alpha Papa below:...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has released a Father's Day ecard exclusively through Digital Spy.

Steve Coogan's hapless North Norfolk Digital DJ sits front and centre of the card, which wishes your "number one Alpha Papa" a happy Father's Day.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa will see the eponymous broadcaster drawn into an armed siege at his radio station prompted by mass staff lay-offs following a takeover by a giant media conglomerate.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) will return for the feature film, which is due to open in UK cinemas on August 7.

Watch the teaser trailer for Alpha Papa below:...

Alan Partridge will be making his theatrical debut this August with the release of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

The absolutely brilliant first teaser trailer surfaced back in March, giving us a hilarious first look at Steve Coogan reprising his role as the much-loved character. And with just a few more months before its theatrical release, the first teaser poster has now been released.

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum in his life to date – specifically how he tries to salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events at North Norfolk Digital Radio.

Coogan is joined by a host of familiar and...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has released its first teaser poster.

The artwork shows a bullet shattering a North Norfolk Digital mug, hinting at the tense siege story at the heart of the film.

Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan recently lifted the lid on the film while appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show.

The actor revealed that the Norwich radio station experiences mass layoffs after a takeover from Gordale Media. A siege erupts at the station prompting Alan to become the negotiator between the gunman and the police.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) will return for the feature film.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa was written by Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Coogan and opens in UK cinemas on August 7.

Watch a teaser trailer for the film below:...

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has released its first teaser poster.

The artwork shows a bullet shattering a North Norfolk Digital mug, hinting at the tense siege story at the heart of the film.

Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan recently lifted the lid on the film while appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show.

The actor revealed that the Norwich radio station experiences mass layoffs after a takeover from Gordale Media. A siege erupts at the station prompting Alan to become the negotiator between the gunman and the police.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) will return for the feature film.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa was written by Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Coogan and opens in UK cinemas on August 7.

Watch a teaser trailer for the film below:...

Steve Coogan has spoken about the upcoming movie Alan Partridge is in Alpha Papa.

The comedian reprises his iconic TV role in the big-screen adaptation, which sees Partridge battling a fellow DJ in a Die Hard-style hostage drama.

On the film's influences, Coogan told Empire: "We're putting him into a situation.

"We had to make it filmic without throwing away the DNA that makes him Alan-like. So we kicked around a lot of ideas and ended up with something that's a bit Dog Day Afternoon and a bit Network. There is a threat level."

Director Declan Lowney explained: "Steve strives for stuff to be real, even with all the gags. That said, there's quite a bit of action. We've got violence, guns and heavy kissing."

The TV-to-film adaptation is written by Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Coogan, and opens in UK cinemas on August 7.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars...

Check out the teaser trailer for the upcoming British comedy Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Currently being shot in East Anglia, the movie sees Norwich DJ Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) fighting a takeover of his radio station North Norfolk Digital by a rapacious American conglomerate. Sean Pertwee and Colm Meaney co-star and Simon Greenall returns as Michael, Alan's slightly odd Geordie best friend along with Simon Key as "Side-Kick Simon" and Phil Cornwell as fellow DJ Dave Clifton.

Steve Coogan's long-awaited Alan Partridge film has revealed its first trailer and official title.

The TV-to-film adaptation, written by Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Coogan, will be called Alan Partridge Is In Alpha Papa and open in UK cinemas on August 7.

Alan Partridge Is In Alpha Papa will centre on the hapless radio host seeing his station North Norfolk Digital being taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape. Events take a dramatic turn when Alan is drawn into an armed siege that takes him across Norfolk.

The title, a suggestion in the teaser from Sidekick Simon (Tim Key), refers to the radio call sign for Alan's initials AP.

The first official picture from the film was released yesterday, showing Alan sat behind a desk in his luxury shed.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ...

Steve Coogan's long-awaited Alan Partridge film has revealed its first trailer and official title.

The TV-to-film adaptation, written by Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Coogan, will be called Alan Partridge Is In Alpha Papa and open in UK cinemas on August 7.

Alan Partridge Is In Alpha Papa will centre on the hapless radio host seeing his station North Norfolk Digital being taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape. Events take a dramatic turn when Alan is drawn into an armed siege that takes him across Norfolk.

The title, a suggestion in the teaser from Sidekick Simon (Tim Key), refers to the radio call sign for Alan's initials AP.

The first official picture from the film was released yesterday, showing Alan sat behind a desk in his luxury shed.

I'm Alan Partridge regulars Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and DJ...

If you’re a fan of the original series, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for. The first trailer for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. The film will be released on the 7th of August.

Steve Coogan is reprising his role from the original series – because you just can’t do Alan Partridge without Steve Coogan – and the Alan Partridge movie will be landing on the big screen this summer.

Up until now, we hadn’t seen anything official from the film. But that has all changed!

Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high-ebb spectrum in his life to date – specifically how he tries to salvage...

The Alan Partridge Movie will unveil its first official trailer tomorrow (March 15), it has been announced.

Steve Coogan's film version of the TV comedy icon will also confirm its official title and release date at noon on Friday.

A new official image from the film has been released today, showing Partridge sitting at a desk, along with a North Norfolk Digital mug and a calendar of himself.

Coogan's character was seen with an air rifle while filming scenes for the film in the seaside town of Sheringham last month.

Plot details for the project have yet to be revealed, but writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons said last year that the comedy will follow Alan's radio station North Norfolk Digital being taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape.

Alan's faithful Pa Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and rival DJ Dave Clifton...

Michael Caine celebrates his 80th birthday today, and with more than five decades of great Hollywood roles under his belt - including The Italian Job, The Muppet Christmas Carol and The Dark Knight Trilogy - it's fair to say that he's a bit of a Hollywood legend.

Not bad for a boy from South London!

To mark this milestone, Digital Spy has taken a trip through the video archives to unearth some of the best impersonations of the Brit actor. Many happy returns, Sir Michael!

Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan

There's two for the price of one in this clip as Brydon and Coogan do duelling Caine impressions over the dinner table in Michael Winterbottom's BBC comedy The Trip.

Paul Whitehouse

The Fast Show star channeled '60s Ipcress File Caine for a recurring sketch in Harry Enfield & Chums, which saw "Michael Paine" break the fourth wall to discuss...

The Alan Partridge Movie brought the seaside town of Sheringham to a standstill when scenes from the comedy were filmed there.

The latest production photos from the movie show Steve Coogan's irreverent broadcaster meeting Sheringham mayor Councillor David Gooch, and Sean Pertwee in his role as an armed police officer.

It was reported earlier this month that The Alan Partridge Movie will film a police car chase through the presenter's hometown Norwich.

Plot details for the TV-to-film adaptation have been kept under wraps, but writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons revealed last year that the comedy will see Alan's radio station North Norfolk Digital taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape.

I'm Alan Partridge characters - including Alan's faithful Pa Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie friend and Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and rival DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) - will return for the movie.

The...

The Alan Partridge Movie brought the seaside town of Sheringham to a standstill when scenes from the comedy were filmed there.

The latest production photos from the movie show Steve Coogan's irreverent broadcaster meeting Sheringham mayor Councillor David Gooch, and Sean Pertwee in his role as an armed police officer.

It was reported earlier this month that The Alan Partridge Movie will film a police car chase through the presenter's hometown Norwich.

Plot details for the TV-to-film adaptation have been kept under wraps, but writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons revealed last year that the comedy will see Alan's radio station North Norfolk Digital taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape.

I'm Alan Partridge characters - including Alan's faithful Pa Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie friend and Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and rival DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) - will return for the movie.

The...

Alan Partridge is finally set to get his big screen debut this year with the release of The Alan Partridge Movie. Steve Coogan is of course back as the titular character, and we’re looking forward to the film’s theatrical release this August.

Filming began of The Alan Partridge Movie earlier in the month, and has been filming down at Cromer Pier for a few days over the weekend. The BBC were on hand to give us a little set report / video, which gives us a great little look at Coogan himself, armed on the pier.

*Warning: Slight Spoilers Lie Ahead*

“Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book,’Bouncing Back’, subsequently remaindered and pulped.

The Alan Partridge Movie portrays the events of the...

The first pictures from The Alan Partridge Movie have emerged online.

Steve Coogan and the comedy's production crew have been filming in Norfolk, with the beleaguered North Norfolk Digital presenter seen clutching a rifle on Cromer Pier.

It was reported earlier this month that The Alan Partridge Movie will film a police car chase through the presenter's hometown Norwich.

Plot details for the TV-to-film adaption have been kept largely under wraps, but writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons revealed last year that the comedy will see Alan's radio station North Norfolk Digital taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape.

I'm Alan Partridge characters - including Alan's faithful Pa Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie friend and Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and rival DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) - will return for the movie.

The Alan Partridge Movie will be released in UK cinemas on August 16.

Watch Alan...

The first pictures from The Alan Partridge Movie have emerged online.

Steve Coogan and the comedy's production crew have been filming in Norfolk, with the beleaguered North Norfolk Digital presenter seen clutching a rifle on Cromer Pier.

It was reported earlier this month that The Alan Partridge Movie will film a police car chase through the presenter's hometown Norwich.

Plot details for the TV-to-film adaption have been kept largely under wraps, but writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons revealed last year that the comedy will see Alan's radio station North Norfolk Digital taken over by a giant media conglomerate and renamed Shape.

I'm Alan Partridge characters - including Alan's faithful Pa Lynn (Felicity Montagu), Geordie friend and Bp garage worker Michael (Simon Greenall) and rival DJ Dave Clifton (Phil Cornwell) - will return for the movie.

The Alan Partridge Movie will be released in UK cinemas on August 16.

Watch Alan...

The Alan Partridge Movie has added some more names to its steadily growing cast, with Colm Meaney, Anna Maxwell Martin and Sean Pertwee all signing on. No word as yet on who they will be playing, but the trio join an existing cast of comic performers including Tim Key (Sidekick Simon), Phil Cornwell (Dave Clifton), Felicity Montagu (long-suffering Pa, Lynn), Simon Greenall (Michael) and Nigel Lindsday (who appeared as different characters in Mid Morning Matter and I'm Alan Partridge). The film will reportedly find Alan battling for...

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