Robin Hood Heads to a Futeristic Nottingham

by Elisabeth Rappe Aug 7th 2009 // 2:02PM

Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Warner Brothers, Scripts, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels

The Robin Hood legend has been one that just about every generation has added something to since he first popped up in the Middle Ages. He's been the epitome of 1940s dreamy, he's gone color-blind since Morgan Freeman traveled with him, he's been a young, punk-rockish version on the BBC. Now, he's headed to the future where he'll rob from the rich, and restore to the post-apocalyptic* poor.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros will be competing with Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott, and putting their own Robin Hood into production. Jason Hall has written the screenplay, and newcomer Nicolai Fuglsig will direct. The kicker will be its setting ...

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

8-07-2009 @ 2:16PM

PiratedTVPro said...

Really? Futeristic?

8-07-2009 @ 4:25PM

Rufus said...

Eh... if no-one is called Robin Hood, and it's not set in Nottingham, then how are they going to 'compete'?

It becomes another generic (though, could be good or bad) film set in a not-so-far... oh I'm bored with the cliché already.

8-07-2009 @ 5:12PM

a.hill said...

"Futeristic"?

Also, if Errol Flynn managed to be "the epitome of 1940s dreamy" in 1938's ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, then I guess he was pretty futeristic too...

8-07-2009 @ 7:34PM

Bubbameister33 said...

Well played.

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