Comments on: Russell Crowe says Robin Hood was the Bad Guy

By: Christian Bale to Play Robin Hood in Ridley Scott’s Nottingham? | cinematvnews.com

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:26:08 +0000

[...] have expressed moderate concern about a looming SAG strike putting the kibosh on the project. Unlike prior versions of the tale, Crowe’s sheriff will be the protagonist and Robin [...]

By: RC

RC — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:02:15 +0000

The only think I question is how those that know the age-old tales of Robin Hood are going to take it? I’m semi opened minded but thats more curiosity than genuine interest, it seems off base for Robin to be the bad guy…I can see the sheriff as a pawn, or not quite so bad, but thats as far as I can take it. I’m curious as to how they’re going to pull of this movie….I hope people know what they’re seeing when they take there seats.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:22:25 +0000

There was another version a while ago called ROBIN AND MARIAN which starred an aging Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn and Robert Shaw as Robin, Marian, and Nottingham, respectively, living out there lives 20 or so years after the events commonly shown in the Robin Hood tale. This version also showed Nottingham sympathetically, maybe even to the extent that he came of better than the hero. Richard III in particular was imagined far differently then his typically heroic image in the Robin Hood tale. I’d imagine this retelling would be something along those lines, Shaw even looks and speaks in a manner similar to Crowe.

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:25:17 +0000

Ha Ha Ha

By: Peter Sciretta

Peter Sciretta — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:07:07 +0000

Mimi,

Thank you for the modern day correction. I do not know how I got this idea when researching the story.

As for Ridley Scott, more than three sources have said that he was developing the film at another studio? Is this wrng?

>Russell Crowe hasn’t said Robin Hood was the Bad Guy. That implication comes from the writers. Russell Crowe, as far as I know, hasn’t commented on the film yet.

I’m not sure if you could tell, but it’s called a headline. It’s not meant to be taken literally. When IGN reports “Sutherland Looks in Mirrors” they are not really reporting that Keifer likes to look at himself in mirrors (although he might)

By: Mimi

Mimi — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:03:54 +0000

Um… you should read the actual stories in the Hollywood Reporter and Variety [both are available on line]. It’s called going to the source instead of using a condensed version like the Reuter’s piece.

Nottingham isn’t going to be a “modern day” film at all, though I read one website’s version that claimed that in error. This script is “revisionist”, which only means that the old story is being re-considered and revised. And according to those trade articles, Robin will be less the hero and the Sheriff less the villain. In fact, Robin will be suspected of murders.

Nowhere does any article say that Ridley Scott was “attached” to the film at another studio. He is expected to be one of the directors Universal is considering.

Russell Crowe hasn’t said Robin Hood was the Bad Guy. That implication comes from the writers. Russell Crowe, as far as I know, hasn’t commented on the film yet.

One ought to read news carefully before writing about it, so you can get the facts straight before offering opinions. This is how stories get twisted.