The countdown has begun to the release of Ridley Scott’s latest epic, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, Robin Hood. In a little over two months, 14th May to be exact, we will know if Scott and Crowe have managed to reproduce the success of Gladiator. Gladiator is my personal favourite movie ever so this one is going to have to be good to get my vote. Here is the trailer to give you a taste of what is to come:
And just in case you missed it, here is another:
Russell Crowe stars as “Robin Hood” metaphorically (I hope) donning tights previously worn by Kevin Costner (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Cary Elwes (Robin Hood: Men in Tights) and Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood – BBC).
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of men lead an uprising against the King and change the balance of power forever.
The movie follows Robin, from his role of expert archer interested only in self-preservation, through his service in King Richard’s army and then back to Nottingham. He falls in love with Lady Marion (Blanchett) and, in an attempt, to win her hand and save the village, Robin assembles a gang of mercenaries to help him beat the evil upper classes.
Having watched both trailers, I do get that same feeling that I get when I watch Gladiator – it feels fast paced, action packed with plenty of amazing stunts, this time utilising the horsemanship of its star. However, Russell Crowe has admitted to Digital Spy that he was scared on the set of Robin Hood because a number of cast members were injured during filming.
"It's scary stuff. We had 15 people carried off the battlefield at one point. One guy got his eye poked out with a pike. Another guy broke an arm and a leg falling off a horse. A number of other people had their wills broken because it was violent and anarchic. Totally crazy."
He puts this down to the size of the production, stating that , at one stage, there were “130 horses doing a full-speed gallop charge into 600 guys on the ground.”
Back in December, Digital Spy also reported that Ridley Scott wants Robin Hood to be converted into the 3D format.
I haven’t found anything yet which suggests that Universal’s executives have agreed to trump up another $7 to $8 million to do this but I will keep you posted.
Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt and Matthew Macfadyen is due in cinemas on May 14.
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Watch Robin Hood Movie as this movie will surely hit theaters. I do really like the concept and the production of this movie.
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