Trouble in 'Nottingham': Is Ridley Scott's Robin Hood on the Rocks?
Posted by STV at 10:10 AM on July 26, 2008
A note slipped over the Defamer transom this afternoon hints that all is not well in Nottingham, Ridley Scott's reimagining of the Robin Hood legend which was set to begin shooting with Russell Crowe and a really, really, really excited Sienna Miller sometime next month. But we're hearing now that the film — which twists Crowe's Sheriff of Nottingham as the hero against Robin Hood's ruthless thief — is postponed indefinitely. SAG strike fears, as Miller alluded to in June? Unavailable historical background on Maid Marian's merkin? Inquiries to Universal (which last year paid seven figures for the script) and Scott's pals at Imagine Entertainment weren't immediately returned, leaving us in the lurch for a long weekend to come. Alas, we'll always have Costner.

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clarknhilldale
Posted 7:21 AM 27/7/08
Was it such a bright idea to get all revisionist on Robin Hood to begin with? Maybe with another actor as teh sheriff, but Russell Crowe is not exactly beloved. Who knows if he can even open a movie on his own anymore? Let alone piss on a beloved character like Robin Hood. (OK, set him on fire. Costner already pissed on him.)
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WGARefugee
Posted 9:00 AM 27/7/08
This can only mean that the rumored "Monopoly" board game movie is back on. I'm so excited. Really, I'm very excited.
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