How does a good idea become a terrible movie? That's the perennial question in Hollywood, where the intersection of creative ideas, business sense and big egos can so easily produce something very different from what was originally intended. That seems to have been the case with Robin Hood, which was originally meant to be based…
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Fans of Ridley Scott should be sure and stick with this post to the very end for a couple of shiny bonuses. First up though, some news about his imminent trip to Sherwood Forest. My favorite wheel on the Scott Free bicycle has been working on - or, some might say, working over - the…
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Speaking to The Telegraph's Mandrake on the red carpet of the London Film Critics' Circle Awards, Mark Strong has claimed that Cate Blanchett is likely to inherit the role of Maid Marian in Ridley Scott's Nottingham from the recently ousted Sienna Miller. "I think Cate Blanchett is set to take the Maid Marian part. She…
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Universal Pictures has decided to shuffle next year's movie slate. The Wolfman is being pushed back from April 3rd to November 6 2009, and Justin Lin's Fast and Furious will be moving from it's June 12th release to The Wolfman's former April date. They have also moved Ridley Scott's Nottingham back to a 2010 TBA…
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Director Ridley Scott tells MTV that not only will Russell Crowe play The Sheriff in his upcoming revisionist take on the Robin Hood story, but the actor will be doing double duty as Robin Hood. Nottingham is a 180 degree spin of the Robin Hood story-line where the Sheriff is the protagonist and Robin Hood…
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Here are various tidbits that didn't make the /Film front page in midst of the Comic-Con madness. We like to call this Page 2. Tyrese Gibson says he's in talks to star in the Thundercats movie. According to Coming Soon, he didn't discuss characters or live-action vs. CGI et al. Shia LaBeouf got LaBeouf'ed by…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Adam, and Devindra get disappointed in the new Futurama movie, discuss whether the new Get Smart measures up, and mourn the passing of one of the greatest comedic geniuses of our time. Christina Warren joins us from TUAW and Download Squad, and Sean Dwyer joins us from Film…
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UPDATE: According to sources, this rumor is totally bunk. Thanks for the new pollution, Daily Mail. Anyhow, who should play Robin Hood for Scott? Bruce Wayne. John Connor. Bryan Adams' muse? According to the Daily Mail, director Ridley Scott is seeking out Christian Bale for the role of Robin Hood in Nottingham, which is scheduled…
Read MoreUpdated 06/04/08: All signs point to Ridley Scott directing the first major Hollywood adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 1932 classic Brave New World, possibly with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead. Scott has been in discussions with the Huxley estate for sometime, as has DiCaprio. This article from the Sunday Times back in March took a look…
Read MoreI've always been interested in contemporary adaptations of literary and film classics (as is evident with the Disturbia Movie Trailer posting). Well some interesting news just hit the wire that Russel Crowe has signed on to play the Sheriff of Nottingham, in a modern day REVISIONIST live-action Robin Hood adaptation titled Nottingham. Nottingham is a…
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