Jodie Comer out, Vanessa Kirby in for upcoming Apple TV+ epic `Kitbag`
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What you need to know Upcoming Napoleon epic Kitbag has a new co-star. Jodie Comer has backed out of the project due to COVID-related scheduling issues. Vanessa Kirby has stepped in to play opposite Joaquin Phoenix`s Napoleon. Kitbag has a new co-star after Jodie Comer backed out due to COVID scheduling issues. Upcoming Apple TV+ epic Kitbag has a new co-star after Julie Comer backed out due to `COVID-related scheduling issues.` Comer was set to play Josephine opposite Joaquin Phoenix`s Napoleon on the project. Vanessa Kirby will take on the role, according to a new Deadline report. The report notes that Phoenix is to remain on the project, an epic that will tell the story of the infamous Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife. Scripted by Scott`s All the Money in the World collaborator David Scarpa, Kitbag explores Bonaparte`s origins and his swift, told through the lens of his addictive and often volatile relationship with the Empress. Scott and Kevin Walsh are producing for S...