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Ridley Scott finds some merry men for his tights! Wait, that didn't come out right...

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I was more excited about Ridley Scott's ROBIN HOOD movie when I thought it was going to try to tell the story of the thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor from a new perspective, painting the Sheriff of Nottingham in a positive light, but I'm not too upset. I love Ridley Scott movies... even his misfires are fascinating to watch.

We already have the great Russell Crowe in the Robin Hood role and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian. Now some of Robin's boys have been cast. Scott Grimes, who most know from ER or BAND OF BROTHERS... but who will always be the little red-headed kid from CRITTERS and CRITTERS 2 for me... will be Will Scarlett. Kevin Durand, who was in SMOKIN' ACES, but who I now more associate with being the asshole military guy trying to kill Ben from last season of LOST, will be Little John. And lastly, musician Alan Doyle (Great Big Sea) will be playing a traveling minstrel. All per Hollywood Reporter.

I think they shot down the idea of having Russell Crowe play both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, so I'm curious to see who they get to fill his shoes. Say what you will about the Kevin Costner Robin Hood, but Alan Rickman was down right awesome as the Sheriff. Thoughts?


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Got a feeling...
by jackalcack
Mar 10th, 2009
05:36:42 AM
...in my pants!
by Grrrr....
Mar 10th, 2009
05:46:37 AM
It worked.
by Grrrr....
Mar 10th, 2009
05:47:46 AM
I want it to be good
by jackalcack
Mar 10th, 2009
05:48:52 AM
What happened to Bale?
by Venardhi
Mar 10th, 2009
05:51:02 AM
Little Blob?
by Spartacus Hughs
Mar 10th, 2009
05:52:38 AM
I'll cut your heart out with a spoon
by kafka07
Mar 10th, 2009
05:53:34 AM
Gotta still love Ridley
by andrewsubtitle
Mar 10th, 2009
05:55:58 AM
You; My room. 7.
by DrunkyMcLush
Mar 10th, 2009
05:58:14 AM
good lord this sounds fantastic!
by champvinyl
Mar 10th, 2009
05:59:51 AM
Gordon Pinsent & Ian McShane
by codymr
Mar 10th, 2009
06:00:22 AM
I just can't muster any enthuthiasm
by Bass Ackwards
Mar 10th, 2009
06:01:58 AM
ian mcshane would be fucking perfect.
by champvinyl
Mar 10th, 2009
06:01:59 AM
Who, who, and who?
by MaxCalifornia.
Mar 10th, 2009
06:02:56 AM
Alan Doyle
by Dhaemon
Mar 10th, 2009
06:04:35 AM
Russell Crowe is overrated, not great
by Kal Reeve
Mar 10th, 2009
06:07:49 AM
Ian Mcshane
by ominus
Mar 10th, 2009
06:35:07 AM
The asshole from 3:10 to Yuma is Little John?
by kungfuhustler84
Mar 10th, 2009
06:36:04 AM
How Many More "Robinhood" Remakes....
by Arcangel2020
Mar 10th, 2009
06:43:31 AM
"By Grabthar's hammer...what a savings."
by thedarklinglord
Mar 10th, 2009
06:47:02 AM
When was the last time Ridley Scott made a good film?
by rbatty024
Mar 10th, 2009
06:51:37 AM
Alan Rickman
by kungfuhustler84
Mar 10th, 2009
06:53:25 AM
I'm from Nottingham
by semisaj
Mar 10th, 2009
07:18:34 AM
I'm from Derby
by dr_buggerlugs
Mar 10th, 2009
07:25:39 AM
Danny Huston would make a great sheriff
by KillaKane
Mar 10th, 2009
07:29:36 AM
That headline...
by em_tee_em
Mar 10th, 2009
07:34:21 AM
dr_buggerlugs
by semisaj
Mar 10th, 2009
07:37:43 AM
Who plays the buck and a quarter staff?
by Nice Marmot
Mar 10th, 2009
07:53:53 AM
Robin Hood doesn't steal from the "rich"
by IndyCollector
Mar 10th, 2009
08:01:29 AM
Mystery, Alaska Part 2?
by adamdwolf
Mar 10th, 2009
08:03:48 AM
filming in Nottingham?
by Obscura
Mar 10th, 2009
08:20:54 AM
Sheriff of Nottingham? Fuckin' Seth Bullock.
by Al Swearengen
Mar 10th, 2009
09:20:04 AM
Durand's third film with Crowe
by Himbo
Mar 10th, 2009
09:25:55 AM
King Richard?
by mara69
Mar 10th, 2009
09:35:40 AM
King Richard?
by mara69
Mar 10th, 2009
09:38:48 AM
I'm SICK of Blanchett.
by HoboCode
Mar 10th, 2009
09:39:51 AM
Friar Tuck
by mara69
Mar 10th, 2009
09:54:17 AM
seriously...
by dopepope
Mar 10th, 2009
10:07:28 AM
American Dad
by Anna Valerious
Mar 10th, 2009
10:10:41 AM
Malarkey!
by Greenleaf1
Mar 10th, 2009
10:29:18 AM
Harry for Friar Tuck
by BadlyDubbedPorn
Mar 10th, 2009
10:51:10 AM
Who plays Azeem?
by sean bean
Mar 10th, 2009
11:36:11 AM
Anyway, I thought the whole point
by sean bean
Mar 10th, 2009
11:40:42 AM
SHERRIF JOHN MALKOVICH
by karmakitten13
Mar 10th, 2009
11:49:47 AM
its cool to spell wrong
by karmakitten13
Mar 10th, 2009
11:51:12 AM
Prince of thieves was a great movie
by MANZILLA
Mar 10th, 2009
12:59:52 PM
Alan Doyle as Alan-a-Dale
by Dingbatty
Mar 10th, 2009
01:09:40 PM
Get Michael Praed or Jason Connery to
by Dingbatty
Mar 10th, 2009
01:10:15 PM
Michael Chiklis
by tangokilo
Mar 10th, 2009
01:51:47 PM
Any British actors going to be in this British story?
by performingmonkey
Mar 10th, 2009
02:11:10 PM
What about Ghandi?
by Spyderpig
Mar 10th, 2009
02:41:16 PM
I still want to know how they are going to explain...
by Charlie_Allnut
Mar 10th, 2009
02:41:25 PM
Alan Rickman
by enderandrew
Mar 10th, 2009
03:53:46 PM
My source said Rourke and Arnold may or may not be in this
by SomaShine
Mar 10th, 2009
03:57:10 PM
Ian McShane! Wait, he'd be the only Brit!
by Drath
Mar 10th, 2009
05:15:37 PM
I"m not excited.
by hallmitchell
Mar 10th, 2009
05:27:07 PM
We DO need another Robin Hood film
by Player 1
Mar 10th, 2009
06:03:31 PM
Keamy!
by CherryValance
Mar 10th, 2009
07:51:57 PM
Just waiting for that E[isode 3 contest, Quint.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Mar 10th, 2009
09:24:13 PM
DON'T type in the dark!
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Mar 10th, 2009
09:24:50 PM
Christopher Walken as Sheriff of Nottingham
by lepoeteforcat
Mar 10th, 2009
09:50:32 PM
I don't think they'll call him a socialist...
by elwood_p_dud
Mar 11th, 2009
12:50:42 AM
The Patrick Bergin / Uma Thurman
by Dingbatty
Mar 11th, 2009
05:08:47 AM
Wasn't Mark Strong cast in this...
by Cameron1
Mar 11th, 2009
05:21:44 AM
There will be surfing and a big 'Barbi' in the middle
by Jugs
Mar 11th, 2009
06:53:42 AM
Sheriff
by mara69
Mar 11th, 2009
09:17:09 AM
Not to be a Lost geek or anything...
by Shigeru
Mar 11th, 2009
12:20:09 PM
Cast Ian McShame as the Sheriff, because Kings will be cancelled
by Leafar the Lost
Apr 13th, 2009
09:23:56 AM
Cancelled?
by Orcus
Apr 15th, 2009
10:31:17 PM

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