Not sure this movie needed to be made again. I guess we should just expect another one in a decade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSqL9ygBCck
I like Medieval movies and like most of Ridley Scott's movies, but it looks like Gladiator set in Nottingham.
Of course it needed to be made again.
Russell Crowe's been a bit shit since Gladiator. Becoming a massive movie star seemed to kill his career. Nice if this was a return to form.
Odd that there has never been a big screen Robin Hood played by an Englishman.
Quote: chipolata @ April 24 2010, 10:06 AM BSTRussell Crowe's been a bit shit since Gladiator. Becoming a massive movie star seemed to kill his career. Nice if this was a return to form.
Unlikely though. Ridley Scott does tend to make very pretty looking, but really rubbish films. At least, he has doen for the last twenty five years or so, he made some belters early on.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ April 24 2010, 11:29 AM BSTUnlikely though. Ridley Scott does tend to make very pretty looking, but really rubbish films. At least, he has doen for the last twenty five years or so, he made some belters early on.
Not sure I agree with this. I think he churns out a great movie every ten years or so. Alien. Thelma and Louise. Gladiator. American Gangster. He should do another cracker about 2016/17.
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ April 24 2010, 10:17 AM BSTOdd that there has never been a big screen Robin Hood played by an Englishman.
Apart from the Englishmen of course who were in them. 
Yes lots of them playing merry men and wot not but I can't think of one Movie where Hood himself was played by an Englishman. Unless someone knows of one obscure film I haven't heard of.
And interestingly enough, I can't think of a Robin Hood movie where the sherriff of Notts is not an Englishman.
So am I right in concluding that no Hollywood studio has ever picked an Englishman to play Hood because their own comic stereotyping of Englishman as villain has precluded it?
Nice slip of the word Hollywood in there Alf!
What about Richard Greene for one and Barrie Ingham for another.
I thought Greene was in the TV series ??
Yes I had meant Hollywood blockbuster, should've made that clear from the start.
He was in the series but they did make a Feature film too, I think it was called Sword of Sherwood and to be honest I have three framed front of house stills for 'A challenge for Robin Hood' with Barrie Ingham and Mr Kipling as Friar Tuck so I should have declared a specialist interest lol, plus I have a very large framed pic of the poster for the Errol Flynn version.
Just Googled it the Richard Greene one was a Hammer film!
Okay, I'll accept Hammer as mainstream. It still confirms my theory of Hollywood blocking Englishmen to play him. Now who did the voices for the Disney cartoon? And wasn't the sheriff George Sanders? Vyola.
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ April 24 2010, 1:26 PM BSTOkay, I'll accept Hammer as mainstream. It still confirms my theory of Hollywood blocking Englishmen to play him. Now who did the voices for the Disney cartoon? And wasn't the sheriff George Sanders? Vyola.
When it comes to Hollywood blockbusters they just go with a big star. And there aren't many huge English stars. Certainly not leading men.
About the closest thing we have to an action orientated leading man is Jason Statham. I suppose they could let him have a stab.
Well they had an Irishman and a Scottish man playing him in quite big productions too.
And that's why I didn't say Brit. Connery v Shaw is my favourite Robin Hood pairing.
The Americans just don't see an English accented guy as Robin Hood, IMO. George Segal said this when picked to play him in a movie.