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Ridley's ROBIN HOOD Finds Marian...
Merrick here...
Cate Blanchett has been cast as Marian opposite Russell Crowe's title character in Ridley Scott's ROBIN HOOD (formerly NOTTINGHAM).
This ends an exhausting flurry of casting speculation/machinations, some of which swirled around Sienna Miller's one time attachment to the project.
Crowe plays Robin of Loxley in an original story that hews close to historical facts of the period. Abandoned as a child, he finds community with the common people of Nottingham. Robin's abandonment and trust issues hamper his ability to fall in love. He meets his match in Marian, a strong, independent woman.
...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
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To your mother!
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chapelle?
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(Sorry, old school, I know)
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Even take a shit. Actually, ESPECIALLY taking a shit.
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and then he threw it at a bellhop.
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This sounds like a clusterfuck of script problems, casting problems, and studio interference. But don't get me wrong, I *love* me some Cate Blanchett and am happy with this news.
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http://tinyurl.com/a9vyub
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WAY too old.
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The only good thing in Costner's film.
And Blanchett is way too pretty for this. How about the girl who played Anne Boleyn in The Tudors? -
for 9 motherfuckin movies!!!!!!
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to give it that multi-cultural vibe ala Morgan Freeman.
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I like Blanchett, but the concept of a Robin with "trust and abandonment issues" sounds even less interesting than a straight-up Robin Hood adventure film.
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"nah man, i said HEY BLINKIN"
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perfect casting
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really like Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner. I don't know if this movie will be any better.
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...the made-up-for-the-Costner-Robin-movie Moorish dude.
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Crowe signs up for 9 Robin Hood sequels.
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...Friar Tuck. (Let's have him in nothing but "Scottie" roles from here on out.)
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it's apparent the studios want a GLADIATOR 2. all these people involved have enough money to be able to do better than this.
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... the historically unlikely kung fu fightin' Asian member of the Merry Men!
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If I get to see her bodice ripped in this movie it's worth the price of admission alone.
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doncha think?
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. . . this casting seems kind of bland.
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...the Sheriff of Nottingham. "Rob from the rich & give to the poor? Awww HELL nawwww... not in MY forest you don't suckah!"
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...an Alan-a-Dale who mumbles and stutters a lot and sings little anti-folk ditties on his lute.
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....hamper his ability to fall in love.
I do believe the ghosts of Errol Flynn and Michael Curtiz just threw up a little. -
I thought this was supposed to be the Robin Hood story told from the Sheriff's point of view, with Robin Hood as the villain.
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lovable Robin Hood.OSCAR GOLD.
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I just bought the extended DVD and it basically adds more of Rickman's ranting - and thought that made the movie. Yeah, Kevin trying to be English was a stretch but the action was good. Rickman MADE that movie.
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Seriously did this girl have a career beyond being Jude Laws girlfriend?
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...about this adaptation. It was better when it was Nottingham.
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Dump this crap ASAP (and that ridiculous Monopoly idea as well),and make Brave New World and The Forever War right away. Return to sci-fi. You'll be 72 this year; time is running out!
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shrug.
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Crowe as the Sheriff, Bale as Robin, and Sienna as Marion.
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SHia, Lindsey, Zac etc. I won't even be watching this for free, as I did with the Costner version when I was a teenager. Maybe the jonas bros could cover that bryan adams song?
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Russell Crowe only DREAMS of one day being as awesome as Errol Flynn.
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That was a long time ago. And who cares about Robin Hood for crying out loud?
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I love Ridley and I love Russell (in the right role) but this sound fucking terrible. New age touchy feely crap. Instead of a badass outlaw with a quick wit and some serious medieval action and swashbuckling and all around FUN...we are going to get a whiny depressed quasi Marxist Robin Hood who needs therapy????? Groan.
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To show up in the last 15 seconds of this film.
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50 DKP for you.
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No Costner. No Christian Slater. Campiness toned down slightly. That said it at least was trying to just be a old fashioned FUN movie... Costner's ever changing accent is hilarious too...Sometimes he sounds like he is TRYING to do an English accent, then it changes to Scottish, then Irish then Wyatt Earp then just Kevin Costner then...
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Back then women were lucky to eat 3rd in line after the family dog and not after she got two black eyes for saying "good morning dear"
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Just sayin'
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They're not pulling any punches with this. Blanchette is about as good as actresses get right now. Nice casting.
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How many times does this have to be said? Russell Crowe should be playing the Sheriff of Nottingham, not Robin Hood!! Orlando Bloom should be Robin. Seriously, how much of a no-brainer IS that?? I just don't see Crowe as Robin Hood. Though do we need this movie at all?? The BBC Robin Hood series is about to start it's 3rd season. Scott should be making this a direct sequel to Kingdom of Heaven, THEN it would be interesting.
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It will look pretty, maybe have an exciting sequence or two, and Blanchett is a total hottie, but this will be terrible. First Crowe is the Sheriff of Nottingham, then he's Robin Hood. Sienna Miller drops and now Blanchett's on. Clusterfuck.
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I think I'm gonna have to stick with Prince of Thieves as the definitive Robin Hood movie, Costner's bad acting aside. The rest of the cast was pretty great (okay... Slater excluded also) and the plot moved along at a perfect pace.
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nuff said
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or is that Robin BLOATED Hood
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The Costner version as the definitive Robin Hood movie???!!!
Have you never seen the Flynn version? -
Fucking great idea. Anyone who disagrees sucks cock by choi-- etc.
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Yeah I have. It's great of course. And of course I love the Disney version where he's a Fox. But I just love the production design of the Costner one. I think I was 12 or so when I saw it and it's just one of those nostalgic things for me. And Rickman was amazing.
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And Timothy Olyphant as Robin Hood. At the climax of the film, they could have a cursing duel instead of a swordfight.
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I know Ridley wants to be accurate to the environment of that period, but can't he stay close to the Robin Hood myth too? One of the biggest points is the fact that Robin was a nobleman who fought for the rights of the common folk. And Ridley calls himself an Englishman, bah!
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McShane as the Sheriff would be class!
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Feb 26, 2009 1:43:02 PM CST
"Makin' movies, makin' songs and foightin' 'round the world!"
by yotzvonfrelnik
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After his portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator he would be perfect for the role. Crowe for Robin, Phoenix for Prince John, Ridley to direct. A reunification! And I don't buy that crazy Joaquin Phoenix act for one second. He's just a decent actor fucking with people's heads.
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Or will Robin land at the White Cliffs of Dover and be 'at his father's castle' in Nottingham by nightfall in this version, too?
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Cate Blanchett is perfect Maid Marion casting? Sorry to be impolite, but go fuck yourselves.
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...so long up for a good shout. No-one - and I do mean no-one - could possibly be half as magnificent as Brian Blessed giving it large in a suit of armour.
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this isn't Indiana Jones fuck
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Swash my buckle, who gives a fuck?
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"swash my buckle, who gives a FUCKLE"
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I really enjoyed Body of Lies. Strong's Jordanian spy chief role was easily the best thing about that movie. Crowe's character was alittle too weasely for my taste, BUT Crowe's still a dude's dude and in a take-charge type of role NOBODY does it better (see Gladiator, Master & Commander).
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I hate that cow Sienna Miller. And I have been thinking about how much I'll enjoy seeing her get dumped by the leading man in "G.I. JOE", like in "Stardust".
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Feb 26, 2009 2:20:03 PM CST
Anyone mentions Avatar and I'm gonna cut their hearts out...
by harryblackpotter
with a FUCKING SPOON!
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"two black eyes for saying 'good morning, dear'"... funny stuff, dude.
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may or may not be in this as well
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"Hey, Blinken."
"Did you just say Abe Linoln?" -
Trying to make it more historically real is boring and missing the point, get Herne the Hunter in there. Robin should be a Guerilla hero figure, fighting the powers that be, not some nationalistic anti French flag waving crap.
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Couldn't make it thru more then 3 episodes. Utter crap. I was expecting historical accuracy and intelligent writing and acting, not Xena in Sherwood Forest. I agree it should be more mythic. That is the whole point of Robin Hood...just like Arthur. We all saw what happened when they tried to make King Arthur "more real". Just make a fun fucking movie. Like the Pirates of the C. movies...just fun not worried about fucking emotional issues. Sigh.
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The Robin Hood I am familiar with,
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Okay, she's probably the appropriate age for being paired with Crowe, but...unless the lighting and makeup are right on her, she almost has a grandmotherly look about her. And who the hell wants a love story that involves your grandma? So far, everything about this project makes me think WTF? Maybe Ridley's best days are behind him.
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I'm not bashing her, I just think the character is a young woman rather than a mature one. But with the talent on show, I'm sure it'll be worth a watch. If nothing else, it'll look gorgeous right?
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I think Robin Hood is set a little too late for the whole Saxon vs Norman thing; thirteenth century is the traditional dating for Robin Hood, so it was a good two centuries after the Conquest and the populations would have been pretty assimilated by then.
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Throw another shrimp on the barbie, Friar Tuck.
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Have high hopes for this project... Ridley Scott's is hit and miss, but when he's "ON" he's unbeatable.
If Scott is smart, he will take his cue from the 80s TV series Robin of Sherwood. It was a well made UK series that had a great look and feel. Check out some guys YouTube dissolve happy homage here: http://tinyurl.com/d2h3g9. Keep in mind that this was done on a British 80s TV budget - remarkable! -
that's the new catchphrase, folks.
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OSCAR GOLD. Man.
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McShane as the Sheriff = The best idea EVER! Seriously... In like ALL of history.
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And Cate is 39... I agree too old. Unless they change things up and make her a widow or some such thing. Women at the time were married off by age 14. In fact 40-50 was probably closer to the life expectancy of the time. And I'm not being sexist I think Crowe is looking a bit old too. Would have love to have seen him do this after Gladiator when he was jacked and young. I think this would work better w/ Hugh Jackman. He has more of the swashbuckling attitude. In fact I'd love to see him in the Capt Blood remake...or something similar.
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And Cate is 39... I agree too old. Unless they change things up and make her a widow or some such thing. Women at the time were married off by age 14. In fact 40-50 was probably closer to the life expectancy of the time. And I'm not being sexist I think Crowe is looking a bit old too. Would have love to have seen him do this after Gladiator when he was jacked and young. I think this would work better w/ Hugh Jackman. He has more of the swashbuckling attitude. In fact I'd love to see him in the Capt Blood remake...or something similar.
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Double post.
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Fucking Avatars eyeball sockets at a theater near you.
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If I can hear Crowe yell "Yoiks and away!" while swinging from a tree, I am down.
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I would jizz my pants if he can recapture the same feeling as Kingdom of Heaven: DC, his last masterpiece.
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have nothing to do with the Robin Hood legend. But considering its all made up anyway - why not throw them in? Have Robin firing muskets at the Sherrifs men as they ride through Sherwood Forest on Segways.
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JIZZED. IN. MY. PANTS.
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The Saxon aristocracy was simply removed from any managment position and replaced by William the Conqueror's Norman imported aristocracy after the Norman invasion of Britain. So basically Britain was run by French nobles, which the native Anglo Saxon population railed against, but could do nothing about, after having been exhausted by another war just previously with another invader. Many legends from time of oppression arose, including the legend of Robin Hood. Prince John was the classic Norman oppressor, whereas his brother, King Richard only spent a couple of years in Britain and sold off a lot of titles to finance his crusades and wars in France, despite his current legendary status. The impost on the British people created a lot of 'urban myths' and stories of fighters against the oppression, not least of which was the legend of Robin Hood. The idea that he was originally 'The Earl of Locklsey' was a creation of later writers, and is well documented. The original Robin hood legends made NO reference to his supposed nobility, easily seen through primary sources. How do I know all this? I have a degree in Medieval Literature and history. Glad it was useful for some fucking thing...
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after all most of those characters now were just people making shit up and adding onto the story. If you can believe Morgan Freeman can be in this than you can believe the blind guy can too.
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but aren't Russ and Cate a little too old. Or is this a remake of that Sean Connery movie?
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Just did some digging, the saxon's and normans conflict comes into play in the 19th century interpretations...along w/ the whole taking from the rich and giving to the poor stuff. It's apparently debated whether he was originally supposed to be just a highly successful outlaw, or an anti establishment figure...its all kind of vague until about the last 300 years when various authors etc put their own twists on the story.
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I guess that was an invention of the 16th century to make him "less dangerous" to the nobility and less subversive. I reckon Player 1 should know what he's talking about having a degree in this and all tho... And of course it would make perfect sense for this type of myth to spring up after William the Conq. considering all the bad blood that lasted for generations...
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Yes costner doesnt have a british accent, but in the end does it really matter? I mean it is just a fucking movie. It's just a fun adventure. And compared to the shit hollywood makes to day, its a masterpiece.
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a 100m tall Robin Hood statue in Nottingham. Why? God knows. Seriously though, I was actually quite looking forward to Scott's take on the mythos (dual casting of Hood aside) and found the original title of 'Nottingham' to be really quite striking. The new plot synopsis, however, sounds absolutely bollocks.
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was awesome, best ever version of the legend, with a classy soundtrack by Clannad. Check out the 2 part story The Swords of Wayland - hard to believe it was broadcast in the early evening!!
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came across as the longest opening sequence of all time.
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When we see the movie, will we remember that this was not written AT ALL when it was started? I mean, we went from Nottingham Sheriff Biopic to Nottingham-RobinHood secretly being the same person to Robin Hood realistic historical biopic.
I hate this in movies, that they are practically paid for, casted and all before there's even an argument for the story. It's ridiculous.
Ridley Scott did Gladiator, Alien, all sorts of good things. Probably will do another one here. But i can't forget this yet... -
I agree with you Tbolt. At her age she'd be an old maid.
Figure Russell and Cate would both be nearly 20 years older(him a little less, her a little more) than Errol and Olivia. That's a pretty big difference. Especially if the story has them meeting and falling in love for the first time and not playing older as in Robin and Marian. Well we'll see how it goes. Love the Robin Hood story so I'll no doubt go see it. Adv. of Robin Hood is still my all time favorite movie. -
Way to take the lame Hollywood route.
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So this is good news to me. I don't hate Sienna Miller, but her being cast in this role didn't exactly excite me. But now with Blanchett involved, I'm a ton more excited. This project has had a lot of ups and downs, but Crowe and Blanchett are great performers who could help make this is a pretty memorable take on the material. I just hope Ridley brings his A-game to this one. I feel as though he's been sitting back and taking it easy lately.
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is the Disney one, with the fox. I can see Robin Hood maybe being a little long in the tooth. I mean, among other things that Kevin Costner version was in his late 30s, and Maid Marion there was no spring chicken either.
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Im sick of being forced to buy that she's attractive to men.
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Yet another standard Robin Hood flick. Zippidee-dooda. Booooring.
Number One: the Costner Robin Hood flick gets an overly bad rap. Yeah, Costner is bland in it, but the supporting actors including Rickman are great, and it was Kevin Reynolds best directed work. It was stylish, energetic and had a fantastic Michael Kamen score.
The gold standard of course is the Curtiz and Flynn classic. Nobody will ever touch that one. I love Ridley Scott, but Michael Curtiz would likely direct circles around him. -
One of Ridley's first films, pretty cool little period piece done on a shoestring budget, but you'd never know it...
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Yeah, I'm a pretty huge Ridley Scott fan who has been having difficulties getting excited about his projects nowadays. Black Hawk Down was the last movie of his that I loved. But his first three flicks (The Duelists, Alien, and Blade Runner) are all absolutely fantastic.
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planet, male or female. She was robbed when Gwyie was given the Oscar for Shakesfear in love. One of the most unfair wins of all time. Similar to when Julia Roberts won instead of Laura Linney for "You can count on Me." Just shameful on both accounts.
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I thought Crowe was playing the Sheriff and was the protagonist this time around. With Robin Hood being the bad guy?
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Another Robin Hood yakfest? Who gives a flying poo? Someone film the Uhtred novels by Bernard Cornwell instead.
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I'd say that's a pretty good swap, Sienna Miller for Cate Blanchett. Kind of like swapping a 99c cheeseburger for a prime piece of fillet steak.
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© DOGSOUP!
The new tagline for the next 7 days!!!!!
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...she's hotter than the sun AND she's hotter than the SUN.
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This movie sounds good, but it still won't be better than Flynn's The Adventures of Robin Hood which includes Skipper's dad as Little John, and a badass Friar Tuck.
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I thought Kingdom of Heaven was underrated, but still a mixed bag. His old stuff was more classic, iconic film making, but in all his new stuff he seems to be trying to hard to make things "real" and gritty. I guess the Duellists was made for around 1 million dollars...if you made that movie today it would cost at least 50 mil if not more. Great cinematography in that movie tho.
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Of course, he's have to learn to play the lute.
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Feb 27, 2009 1:40:49 PM CST
"Scott should be making this a direct sequel to Kingdom of Heave
by togmeister
The extended DC of Kingdom of Heaven is, frankly, a great film, Bloom's inadequacy as a leading man aside. But instead of a sequel, Scott SHOULD make a prequel that's all about Liam Neeson's character and his gang. Neeson owns the works in everything he does, and the box-office of Taken hasn't done his career any harm. Make it happen Ridley!
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Yeah I love Liam Neeson...he needs to do more movies - His Rob Roy is one of the most badass characters in film history! That final sword fight is awesome!
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Nuff said again
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there is a great english robin rood running on the bbc for the last few years that i bet would be better than this
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Are you kidding me? Is this a historical drama with a bit of swash and buckle or a Lifetime Network wussy flick? I want to see Robin split one arrow with another, rescue his men from the gallows, out duel the Sheriff of Nottingham, steal from fat overbearing aristocratic slobs and give the money to the poor deserving slobs. I don't want to see him in the fetal position, rocking in Maid Marion's arms and sobbing over his lost mommy and daddy. All I can say is, "YOICKS . . . . and away!"
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Maybe he throws some Aliens in the mix. Love to see Maid Marion's chest explode!
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Blanchett is too much of a boring serious artist
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