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Updated w/ Genuine Casting News! Is Christian Bale NOTTINGHAM'S Robin Hood?

Damn you for waiting until the second paragraph... by Son of Hades	Jun 21st, 2008 03:03:36 PM
...to tell us this rumor is false. 3:10 to Yuma was excellent; I'd love to see these two on screen together again. Any decent Batman villains Crowe could pull off?
Damn you, Michael Bay by krack	Jun 21st, 2008 03:03:44 PM
damn you
Christian Bale as EVERY CHARACTER EVER PLAYED!! by KurtLockwood	Jun 21st, 2008 03:04:25 PM
Dark Knight, John Conner, Robin Hood, Santa Claus...
Here's more news on this Ridley Scott project by Suki_Jonze	Jun 21st, 2008 03:04:53 PM
http://tinyurl.com/4yhug8 but do you know for sure bale will not be in it?
revisionist robin hood? by vadakinX	Jun 21st, 2008 03:05:39 PM
Why do I get the feeling that this movie won't go down too well? Even though it's a Ridley Scott film, people want Robin Hood to be...well...good. It would be like making a Superman movie where Kal-El is the vanguard for a Kryptonian invasion fleet and only Lex Luthor has the genius and technology to stop the evil aliens. Sure, it would be interesting to see the Sheriff as the good guy, I just don't think a lot of people will buy into it.
Guy Pearce by Son of Hades	Jun 21st, 2008 03:10:12 PM
Yes, this.
Nth!! by cornponious	Jun 21st, 2008 03:14:43 PM
That way I cover whatever number I actually end up as.
I have a story for it Mr. Mc.poops by vadakinX	Jun 21st, 2008 03:26:37 PM
If DC ever realise what a talent I am, you may see it in comic form :P
AICN has no love for men in tights? by therightclique	Jun 21st, 2008 03:27:03 PM
Why didn't you list Cary Elwes in the list of great Robin Hoods? Your entire opinion on the subject is immediately invalidated by the omission of my generation's Robin Hood.
Mr.Mcpoops by vadakinX	Jun 21st, 2008 03:27:18 PM
Sorry, name correction noted.
therightclique by vadakinX	Jun 21st, 2008 03:28:30 PM
It's because he "speaks with an English accent" :P
bale's mortgage repayments by GreenFlashlight	Jun 21st, 2008 03:29:53 PM
dude must be getting nailed by the credit crunch. why else is he going to be in every film for the rest of this decade
Revisionism of legends is a wonderful concept. by Stalin vs Predator	Jun 21st, 2008 03:31:48 PM
The amazing success of "King Arthur" has proven that.
TO: vadakinX by Project424	Jun 21st, 2008 03:34:04 PM
download celtx and do us up a first draft of your genius concept -- it's been ages since a good screenplay popped up on my monitor...
Every town has it's ups and downs by eggart	Jun 21st, 2008 03:34:07 PM
Sometime ups outnumber the downs, but not in Nottingham.
I would... by Crow3711	Jun 21st, 2008 03:35:14 PM
Kill an old homeless bastard and his dog to see Bale be Patrick Bateman again in any capacity. Anyway, I'd say Bale is in everything lately because the people in charge recognize something unique. A guy who has huge box-office star potential, plus ridiculous talent and dedication to his craft. I've never met anyone who is like "Bale? Yeah, hes okay." The guy is racking up nerd cred, box office cred, oscar cred, and all other types of cred imaginable. He's on fire.
joeelliot... I'd agree with you about him being in too much... by beastie	Jun 21st, 2008 03:36:51 PM
... but, unlike Rogen, Bale tends to not only pull off every roll he's in, but nail them. I'd be willing to see him in everything if he's hitting the notes the way he has been lately.
I have CeltX by vadakinX	Jun 21st, 2008 03:37:02 PM
And Final Draft. And I'm currently writing a Superman script, though not the one I just mentioned. Unfortunately I'm not writing THE Superman script because Warners don't know I exist haha.
Oh, and some suggestions, if you don't mind, "sir" Scott... by Stalin vs Predator	Jun 21st, 2008 03:37:25 PM
Reverse the trend. Defecating on legends is not enough. That's been done; in fact, children do that online every day, mostly with very bad Flash animations. To be really edgy, try going from the other end: bronze the villains! How about starting with "Adolf: The Misunderstood Saint"? If you're not ready for that yet, then perhaps look to your somewhat more talented namesake Walter and go through all of his novels. Start with making Ivanhoe a cutthroat robber and backwoods rapist. That'll sell.
So, uh, great story? by PirateEmery	Jun 21st, 2008 03:43:19 PM
There's this news story on AICN breaking the news that Christian Bale is and is not Robin Hood. So, uh, great story, AICN.
I have a man-crush on Bale. Kinda feels alright. Dammit by depalma25	Jun 21st, 2008 03:43:35 PM
Bale was offered Bond at one point. Jeez, Batman, John Conner, Patrick Bateman, and now now maybe Robin Hood. Let's face it, the dude can act, can play any European as well as American character. He's physical enough where he can do action, but a dedicated enough actor where he's willing to, um I dunno...drop friggin' 70lbs for a role! Forget about dedication, the guy is an extremely capable actor. He's not a "early Johnny Depp" either who balks at the prospect of playing an action star or a superhero. I was around his age when he did Empire of the Sun, and practically forgot about him, until American Psycho, in a performance that rose above the material and definitely got my attention. He just looked and acted like a star. He's the ultimate leading man (sorry Clooney) who in ten, fifteen years, maybe too old to play an action star, will take his career to a whole other level. Sounds like i have a man crush on the dude, but it's about time our generation of men have a Steve McQueen like star to idolize. Clooney, doesn't get dirty enough, Brad Pitt (well, Troy, nuff said). There, I said it, Christian Bale is our Steve McQueen. Oh yeah, one more thing, Nottingham sounds promising but not entirely an easy sell. A Robin Hood remake with Bale as our hero would be a safer bet, but then again everyone though Scott was nuts for resurecting the sword and sandal epic. I think we should reserve judgement on how good it's going to be, at least.
Bale is yummy! by ERIS	Jun 21st, 2008 03:49:59 PM

you forgot... by posbasso	Jun 21st, 2008 03:50:50 PM
Cary Elwes, wink, wink...
oops by posbasso	Jun 21st, 2008 03:51:54 PM
Sorry, therightclique.
I wish Bale was in everything by Adelai Niska	Jun 21st, 2008 03:52:42 PM
The man is awesome. I won't complain about a kick-ass leading man making a slew of good movies. Everyone complains that "they don't make 'em like, or as often as, they used to," but Bale is cranking out movies like it's the 1940s. I love it. He's becoming a mark of quality like the Harry Dean Stanton Rule.
OMG!!!!! by Kid Idioteque	Jun 21st, 2008 03:53:56 PM
http://tinyurl.com/4qsebh
Yoiks, and awayyy!!! by Papa Boule	Jun 21st, 2008 03:57:56 PM
Yoiks, and away!!
If it was up to me, we'd get by TheNorthlander	Jun 21st, 2008 04:02:25 PM
Will Smith or Keanu Reeves. Oh hell, let's get BOTH!
Orlando Bloom as Robin Hood??? by lavalizard69	Jun 21st, 2008 04:02:30 PM
He already knows how to use a bow!!!
I vote for Bruce Campbell. by Kid Idioteque	Jun 21st, 2008 04:04:46 PM
.
ROBIN HOOD PLAYING A VILLIAN... by depalma25	Jun 21st, 2008 04:09:54 PM
I hope, and believe, it's not as simplisitic as Robin Hood being this anarchistic, evil character and Russell Crowe, as this one-dimensional do-gooder. From what i've read, Nottingham has just come into power, the people are starving and suffering from previous tyranical rule, and all of a sudden, some robber is stirring up trouble...not to mention moving in on his lady. I think we will se a more tortured, torn Nottingham, and a little less heroric, but yet still well-intentioned Robin Hood -- I believe thier characters will have the same motives. The plot is just examined from another point-of-view. Someone mentioned King Arthur, which was yes Revisionist yes, but not from the point-of-view of other characters. It was not a failure for it's different outlook on the legend. Let's not forget, there have been several versions of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Great characters are often led down revisionist lane. Dracula has had many reincarnations (some keeping with him as evil, others being more sympathetic). Shakespearan retellings are legendary. We've had several werewolf stories. Why not Robin Hood?
Adelai Niska by BadMrWonka	Jun 21st, 2008 04:11:47 PM
Harry Dean Stanton was in You, Me and Dupree...just saying
depalma25 by TheNorthlander	Jun 21st, 2008 04:14:36 PM
King Arthur was directed by Antoine Fuqua, whose best work is Training Day and Shooter. This here will be Ridley Scott, man.
"Bale's next movie is called THE DARK KNIGHT. I hear it's pretty by Aethyrr	Jun 21st, 2008 04:20:37 PM
I love that line
they need a better maid marion by seabiscuits	Jun 21st, 2008 04:25:53 PM
but i'm down with the robin hood, anyone from octagonproplex's list would be fine, well the ones I've heard of anyways.
Bruce Campbell by kungfuhustler84	Jun 21st, 2008 04:34:37 PM
there's really no other choice.
Could Bale be pulling a Sam Jackson? by kungfuhustler84	Jun 21st, 2008 04:37:31 PM
He's a great actor, but it gets annoying seeing the same four or five actors in every movie. And the whole bad guy Robin Hood thing just sounds really, really shitty and uninteresting. He's a hero, plain and simple. The Adventures of Robin Hood with Erol Flynn is one of my favorite movies ever.
BRING BACK JOHN CLEESE by Mullah Omar	Jun 21st, 2008 04:40:16 PM
There's your semi-badguy Robin Hood.
I know Northlander, that was my point by depalma25	Jun 21st, 2008 04:42:40 PM
I said the reason King Arthur was a failure was not for it being revisionist. I didn't mention why it sucked because I figured that was obvious. Although I do think Training Day is a good film, and Tears of the Sun isn't that bad (abliet majorly flawed).
BREAKING NEWS: Christian Bale IS Ash Williams in EVIL DEAD remak by Mike_D	Jun 21st, 2008 05:03:10 PM
just joking.
3:10 to Nottingham by tip	Jun 21st, 2008 05:04:49 PM
Sounds like the same characters in vice versa roles. Still, it might be worth seeing.
wait what? > Kalon Reza by Happy Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 05:11:27 PM
is it news to you that Seth Rogan sucks monkey butt? why are you jumping on the dude who points out the obvious. in other news water is wet. terrorism is bad. my dog's breath smells like dog food
He still looks like a bubble headed by wintocha67	Jun 21st, 2008 05:12:47 PM
freakish version of the child he once was in Empire of the Sun. But it's the opposite with Natalie Portman. Watching her in Professional is like watching a shrunken head.
Are we sure that Robin Hood... by MartinX	Jun 21st, 2008 05:23:38 PM
Is actually a "Bad Guy" in this? I mean, he's not the focus or "Hero", but that doesn't necessarily mean he's the villain. Given the people involved, it's unlikely to be as simple as the cartoonish approach to good Guys/Bad Guys that Prince of Thieves or most other Robin Hoods take. I wouldn't be too suprised if the conflict in the movie comes from the Civil Servant Nottingham, being tasked with the duty of clearing up the terrorism of Robin Hood, while at the same time having to deal with the fact that his bosses are responsible for the oppression and poverty that Robin Hood feeds off. I'll wager that a less sympathetic Robin Hood just means that they are indroducing an element of moral ambiguity to the character, because it's told from the Sherriffs point of view, and as far as he knows, Robin Hood is just a murderer and a thief.
Watchmen... by rutgersjaffo	Jun 21st, 2008 05:31:52 PM
Just in case it hasn't been posted anywhere else yet, there will be a Watchmen trailer with the new Batman and said trailer will feature Dr. Manhattan in all his glory as well as the crystal palace on Mars, among other gems. Looking forward to it!
You forgot Cary Elwes by Rufferto	Jun 21st, 2008 05:32:01 PM
In your list of Robin Hoods. Men in Tights = Underrated. Prince of thieves was one crappy movie. I was hoping some one would make a good one one day but Russel Crowe? Sounds lame.
cary elwas was good in men in tights.. by soup74	Jun 21st, 2008 05:38:56 PM
and that was the only good thing about men in tights. that movie was already a groaner when it came out 15 years ago. come on, the 'rap' number?
elwes that is. by soup74	Jun 21st, 2008 05:39:17 PM

Fucking Bale rocks. by Annie The Pod Racer	Jun 21st, 2008 05:41:04 PM
I swear this guy hits the F5 button all day & gets first dibbs on all the movie parts. Rightfully so, he rarely fucks up movies, oh shit they've all been good. American Psycho!!!!
MartinX by Gwai Lo	Jun 21st, 2008 05:53:03 PM
I agree with you. In dramaturgical terms, hero just means the main character, and doesn't have any bearing on their moral alignment. If Nottingham is made the protagonist, Robin Hood is the antagonist, no matter how you want to look at what they're doing. Like you can say "The hero of Downfall is Hitler", because it's his character's journey, it has nothing to do with his actions being heroic. I'm sure that if they end up basing their movie on this design principle, Robin Hood will come off as less of a good guy than most previous incarnations. But that would only be because we're empathizing (and perhaps even sympathizing) with his opponent, who is the main character. And who knows what the writers have done, they may have done some serious digging to make nottingham's actions justifiable. On a completely different note when I'm a big famous writer/director I'm going to reboot the Fantastic 4 series, but I'm going to call it Dr. Doom and make him the hero/protagonist. The guy deserves a better cinematic depiction, the inspiration for Darth Vader was completely wasted by Tim Story.
just confirmed: Wesley Snipes is Robin Hood by ev1ldead	Jun 21st, 2008 05:57:52 PM
He takes from the rich and gives it to the poor.
beaks you ignorant slut you forgot Douglas Fairbanks Sr. by Prossor	Jun 21st, 2008 05:57:58 PM
who played the silent version. this type of aloofness is tantamount to TREASON. To GULAGS with you.
Harvey Firestein as Friar Tuck by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 05:59:29 PM

The Dark Night?? by Rando Calrisian	Jun 21st, 2008 05:59:52 PM
What's that about, anyway? Isn't he the kid in that Speelburg movie about aliens? Good to see he got another paying gig.
Wee Man as Little John by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 05:59:53 PM

Katt Williams as Azeem the Moor by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 06:00:24 PM

Sarah Jessica Parker as the one eyed witch.. by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 06:01:03 PM
from the Costner Version
its official...shia labouf to play robin hood by bacci40	Jun 21st, 2008 06:01:22 PM
adam sandler as the sheriff of nothingham...
Christian Slater as Will Scarlet by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 06:01:58 PM
in a repeat performance, since we all know he needs work
Arnold Schwarzenneger as King Richard the Lionheart by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 06:03:18 PM

Rosie O'Donnel as Little John's wife by krullboyisback	Jun 21st, 2008 06:03:50 PM

what about the news that jane wants to be jonah hex by bacci40	Jun 21st, 2008 06:04:28 PM
and has gone so far as to create a makeup test pic...this story is some bs rumor...what im saying is the truth...and aicn should be getting behind jane on this project...lets bring hex to life
Nevermind Christian Bale by Gwai Lo	Jun 21st, 2008 06:05:22 PM
Thomas Jane is our Steve McQueen. Christian Bale is something else, he's like our Clint Eastwood or something. He does variations on one thing very very well.
Bale/Crowe was the best acting combo in recent memory by SpencerTrilby	Jun 21st, 2008 06:06:40 PM
at least, since Downey/Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Which makes me think: why not Kilmer as Robin Hood? Could be interesting.
Bale is Guy of Gisbourne by Prossor	Jun 21st, 2008 06:09:40 PM
if he's not R.Hood and a bad guy then this probably the only feasible role he's going to be. In the mythos Guy of Gisbourne was a wandering knight-type figure who wanted to duel with Robin Hood, he wasn't a part of the evil King John circle, more of a rogue mercenary, a kind of mirror to Robin. Think something like Guy of Gisbourne is Boba Fett and King John is The Emperor, while his Sheriff is Darth Vader. Something which they fucked up in Flynn's version (which i like) was screwing up the whole badguy roster. King John is still the Emperor, but Basil Rathbone's Guy of Gisbourne is made to be his right-hand man (Vader), while the Sheriff is made to be like a comic relief second-in-command to Guy. Maybe in this version they'll really show it more truthful. But Crowe as a good Sheriff is a monkey wrench to the equation. What about the bad Sheriff?
I don't remember rap by Rufferto	Jun 21st, 2008 06:11:06 PM
in Men in Tights. But Patrick Stewart was King Richard and I still like it better then the Costner version it was making fun of. What kind of Robin Hood doesn't have a beard?
Gwai Lo by MartinX	Jun 21st, 2008 06:11:22 PM
"And who knows what the writers have done, they may have done some serious digging to make nottingham's actions justifiable." They might not have to dig that much, I mean, you know that the Robin Hood story and the people involved are fictional/mythological, and that there is no historical basis for any of it except in the vaguest terms, just like King Arthur right? :p
I don't mean digging in history books by Gwai Lo	Jun 21st, 2008 06:14:08 PM
I mean digging into his psychology. I haven't actually read Robin Hood but in the movies he's always a pretty cartoonish bad guy. So if there is some way to justify his evil deeds while staying faithful to the story events then I'm all for that.
Unlike some other Robin Hoods... by Manos	Jun 21st, 2008 06:17:33 PM
I can speak with an English accent. I love Mel Brooks.
Let me fix that by Rufferto	Jun 21st, 2008 06:19:20 PM
To facial hair.
did you say abe lincoln? by ValMcKee	Jun 21st, 2008 06:26:34 PM
no man i said hey blinkin
Perspective by MartinX	Jun 21st, 2008 06:31:16 PM
Well yeah, my point was that there isn't an actual factual history to be true to, so they can do pretty much whatever they like. Simply making it a perspective thing is the easiest way to make him sympathetic, i.e, from the point of view of the oppressed peasants, he's another minion of the evil government sent to make their lives even more miserable, but from his point of view, he's a cop sent to catch and punish people who break the law. The easiest way for them to make him sympathetic is to have him caught in the middle, on the one hand, he's a law-abiding subject charged with a duty by his King, on the other hand, he's a decent man who thinks the Lords are all Jerks and that Robin Hood is probably right, but if he fucks up, his life is basically forfeit and he has to become an outlaw himself or die. So the conflict comes from him having to choose between doing the right thing and doing the safe thing. If they want brutality and cruelty, well, they can always let Guy of Gisbourne or King/Prince John be the "Real" Villains.
BRING BACK SEAN CONNERY AS KING RICHARD! by RicardoMontalban	Jun 21st, 2008 06:36:20 PM
He played it so well in the "Robin Hood: Prince of Theives" - Why not ask him back for another go-around :) Hey movie fans... check out this great new blog... thebitterproducer.blogspot.com
John Goodman as Friar Tuck by kungfuhustler84	Jun 21st, 2008 06:49:01 PM
and the Sheriff of Nottingham. And Joe Pesci as Robin Hood
Property Whore by LHombreSiniestro	Jun 21st, 2008 06:53:04 PM
Christian Bale sure is one.
MartinX by Gwai Lo	Jun 21st, 2008 06:53:17 PM
See, there you go, that's what I was talking about. I couldn't break down exactly how it could be done since I haven't read the book and haven't seen any of the movies for ages, but that's a pretty logical way to make Nottingham the "hero". If his weakness is that his morals interfere with his duty, and Robin Hood is the character best able to exploit that conflict, then Robin Hood is the opponent by default, even if Gisbourne or King John are more evil. I like this concept but I kind of wish Ridley Scott would do Blood Meridian next instead of this. Or at least get working on bring Sam Peckinpah back from the dead so he can direct Blood Meridian.
hey beaks....... by jrclanto	Jun 21st, 2008 07:04:39 PM
so did you really hear TDK was good? Early review for us????
Nottingham... by Subculture	Jun 21st, 2008 07:13:30 PM
Hey! We don't just have Robin Hood. We have gang violence and random shootings too. The tourists come for the Hood, and stay for the killings.
Robin Hood should keep the american accent. by Mike_D	Jun 21st, 2008 07:41:26 PM
worked for "Prince of Theives".
HUGH GRANT by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 08:02:33 PM
As Robin Hood! It'd be an entirely different take on the character, but I'd love to see that motherfucker knock heads with Russell Crowe!
Must be an adaptation of Richard Kluger's book by Dingbatty	Jun 21st, 2008 08:11:46 PM
The Sheriff of Nottingham http://www.amazon.com/Sheriff- Nottingham-Richard-Kluger/dp/0 140177035/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s =books&qid=1214097007&sr=1-9
The ITV version with M. Praed and J. Connery by Dingbatty	Jun 21st, 2008 08:18:05 PM
were good, though the mullet-y hair is distracting. Also, The Patrick Bergin/Uma Thurman film that debuted at the time of Costner's movie was vastly superior.
Costner's version by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 08:33:46 PM
was pretty good. Just sayin. I really liked it back in the day, anyway. I just wonder if Ridley is going to load up the new version with a lot of CGI bullshit.
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Jun 21st, 2008 08:35:28 PM
Damn You Michael Bay
Bad guy Robin Hood? Talk about gimmicks! by Damien Chowder	Jun 21st, 2008 08:35:43 PM
And if it isn't gimmicks so now the authorities are the good guys?! WTF?
MEL GIBSON by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 08:44:31 PM
as Robin Hood! "If you stick around here, I'll fuck your ass, send you home with your balls in a sling, sugar tits."
Bale's mortgage by kafka07	Jun 21st, 2008 08:48:27 PM
In an interview Bale actually did say he lost his house a few years ago. I doubt he's experiencing economic hardships now though.
I don't know about her acting abilities by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 08:53:43 PM
but if that photo was any indication, Sienna has some AMAZING pubic hair.
Cate Blanchett by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 08:58:14 PM
seems like a natural for Marian. She was so damn sexy in KOTCS. Sword n all.
Bale as Kareem Abul Jabar, Bruce Lee, Sponge Bob by Baron Karza	Jun 21st, 2008 09:00:44 PM
Christian Bale as grep *
BALE BORES ME by Bass Bastardson	Jun 21st, 2008 09:24:08 PM
There I said it. He bores me to tears. I think he's a talented and dedicated actor but I really could not find him any less interesting.
A bad guy? by IndyCollector	Jun 21st, 2008 09:24:55 PM
Earlier reports I read stated that Robin Hood and the Sheriff were more equals in this film. The Sheriff is more like Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive. He's not a bad guy, just a guy doing his job. Ridley has a great visual style for this type of period piece so I'm looking forward to it.
I fucking HATE this "revisionist" crap! by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 21st, 2008 09:40:02 PM
"Oooooh, it's all 'realistic' and stuff!"
So Batman won't be doing Robin? by Bass Ackwards	Jun 21st, 2008 09:41:20 PM
The joke was just out there. Someone had to do it.
Clive Owen for Robin Hood by mhennessey7	Jun 21st, 2008 09:57:29 PM
Yeah, I said it. Perfect.
Bass Ackwards by Kai_Mah'gra	Jun 21st, 2008 10:10:51 PM
.......in the words of Monk - that made me LOL, out Loud. Batman doing Robin. Good one.
not interested by taff	Jun 21st, 2008 10:18:06 PM
I would gladly see another good Robin Hood movie, but if all anyone can think of is turning the characters around, it does not interest me. It's just a cheap way of trying to find a script.
Mr. Beaks, tell us more concerning TDK by thebearovingian	Jun 21st, 2008 10:41:19 PM
Welcome to AICN, and may I cordially introduce myself...I am a third-rate TBer who goes by "thebearovingian". Question: When you say, "I hear its pretty damn good", are you just being facetious OR do you have some early feedback from someone special who has seen footage? I'm kind of a big Batman fan.
Bale for next Superman movie. by hank henshaw	Jun 21st, 2008 10:43:01 PM
Then, he could play both characters if WB decides to go ahead with Superman/Batman!!
Oh yeah, BALE PWNED IN NEWSIES. by thebearovingian	Jun 21st, 2008 10:46:26 PM
Bale took down William Randolph Hearst by singin' and dancin' and sellin' newspapers! Do it again, Christian Bale, you magnificent bastard!
Yao Ming for Little John! by thebearovingian	Jun 21st, 2008 10:52:39 PM
Or the guy who plays Abe Lincoln in the Lincoln Financial commercials. Or the guy who played Abe in TAOJJBTCRF. Basically, any Abe Lincoln (or Elvis) impersonator. I think I'm on to something here.
why the hell do we need . . . by WickedJacob	Jun 21st, 2008 11:06:54 PM
a revisionist Robin Hood? Revisions of classic tales are good when they show things from a different angle, a perspective that the past obscured because of ignorance or bigotry. But Robin Hood is already about standing up for the little guy, carving out a place for the every day commoner that the establish wants to shut down and keep quiet. I don't want to see a version of Robin Hood that defends the sherrif and villifies the maverick. Did Ridley Scott become a republican?
How was Cate Blanchett sexy in KOTCS? by successor	Jun 21st, 2008 11:11:38 PM
She looked like the lesbian version of Alfalfa from the Little Rascals. Hell, even Marion looked better than her, despite having a ton of makeup on. If you want sexy Cate, try her as Galadriel in LOTR. Much easier on the eyes.
I do want sexy Cate by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 11:29:05 PM
and she's dead sexy in LOTR. I just wanted to see her out of that damn uniform in KOTCS, maybe in a love scene with John Hurt. Now there's an image for you.
One would think by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 21st, 2008 11:34:23 PM
they could make room for George Clooney in this thing. He needs a hit after Leatherheads.
Nottingham Gangster: Denzel for Robin Hood! by pacheco.BC	Jun 21st, 2008 11:45:49 PM
King Kong ain't got nothin' awn me!
Didn't see Leatherheads by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 22nd, 2008 12:21:31 AM
so I can't judge.
I think we're overlooking by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jun 22nd, 2008 12:26:15 AM
the obvious choice here for Robin Hood, and that would be Mr. Tom Cruise. Be gentle with me, people.
Oh great, it's Ridley Scott by OBSD	Jun 22nd, 2008 01:24:32 AM
Giving people with epilepsy seizures with his "Jumpy-vision" since all of the battle/fight sequences in "Gladiator". Fuck that guy. He hasn't made a watchable movie since Thelma and Louise, what almost 20 years ago? But he made Aliens and Blade Runner so everyone has to keep sucking his dick for eternity
sorry, "Alien" by OBSD	Jun 22nd, 2008 01:26:44 AM
Wouldn't want the grammar nazis and the James Cameron nazis on my ass.
why the fk was this even posted if the rumour by couP	Jun 22nd, 2008 02:35:08 AM
was dispelled in the 2nd paragraph...useless
nice batman robin comments! by couP	Jun 22nd, 2008 02:35:28 AM

Is Christian Bale In Every Movie Now? by LaserPants	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:16:00 AM
Almost. And thats a good thing 'cause he's pretty damn good at his job. Can't friggin' wait for TDK. Actually kinda intrigued by T4 too. Add this one to the pile of want-to-sees. Btw, Bale for Roy Fokker in the maybe-its-gonna-happen Robotech flick.
Black Hawk Down Was Cool by LaserPants	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:19:38 AM
Agree on Gladiator sucking. I don't think people are sucking Scott's dick for no reason, though. He's a good director with two amazing films under his belt and a bunch of good-to-entertaining ones. Some turds, sure, but, that doesn't invalidate him as a director worth the praise he gets.
by The Brains	Jun 22nd, 2008 04:04:38 AM
Latino Review says Russ wants Sam Riley from the Joy Division movie "Control" to be Robin.
Jason Connery, not Shaun Connery by Fuck The Napkin	Jun 22nd, 2008 04:51:49 AM
It was Jason who played Robin in the old TV series I watched when I was a kid. Did Shaun ever play him as well? Don't remember that.
I do believe I wrote "J" Connery, NOT "S." by Dingbatty	Jun 22nd, 2008 05:08:47 AM
His father Sean portrayed the aged Robin in 1976's "Robin and Marian."
What's A Pseudo-Hipster? by LaserPants	Jun 22nd, 2008 05:39:00 AM
Someone pretending to be a hipster? Aren't hipsters all about pretend? There's some kind of paradox here that I'll suss out eventually. Liked the screaming monkey thing, though. Self awareness is important.
Can we have a CGI Sean Connery as King Richard by HarryBlackPotter	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:27:35 AM
The old boy is enjoying his retirement, so they should do a CGI version of Connery who will show up at the end to Marry The Sheriff and Maid Marion. Maybe they could squeeze in a CGI appearance from Oliver Reed too as The Sheriff's father!
WTF Herc! No love for Daffy Duck? by MasterShake	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:28:02 AM
The definitive cartoon Robin Hood. YOIKS AND AWAY!!
BEAK I MEAN by MasterShake	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:29:26 AM
sorry, wrong column.
By the weay, there has been a perfect Robin Hood adaptation alre by Stalin vs Predator	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:35:26 AM
It's called "Robin of Sherwood". Well, it was perfect until its creator stopped writing and Anthony Horowitz joined the series and urinated it into ground with his "scripts". But it's perfect until the first time "Horowitz" appears in the credits. (Well, okay, so there is that moment where Ray Winstone climbs castle walls wearing Adidas shoes, but other than that, it is perfect. Really. ()) ()Even in that scene when Prince John's mustache falls off. Because the helpful sheriff covers it. Now that's dedication!
speaking as a Britain by ScaryJim	Jun 22nd, 2008 07:46:56 AM
who, along with everyone else here is feeling like they have been pretty fucked over by their government (Iraq aside), is feeling the pinch of a crashing British economy snd hugely inflated energy and food prices, is left bewildered daily by the stupidities of EU policies set by countries that were fighting us only a few decades ago,is disturbed by countless efforts to erode our civil liberties- I think it's definitely the right time to show Robin Hood as the terrorist he must have been and the government as the noble elected body they are!
this is just a crappy rumor by kafka07	Jun 22nd, 2008 08:19:32 AM
Bale is not Robin Hood.
Damn You Batman by theplant	Jun 22nd, 2008 08:28:54 AM
The dream of my life was seeing Bale as Superman John Connor Prestige Twins Transformer Robot Iron Man Robin Hood Boy in the Hood Daredevil Terminator John Connor robot twin Harry Tasker Axel Foley James West You ruined it all !
Bale will be SNAKE PLISSKEN ! by theplant	Jun 22nd, 2008 08:29:58 AM
Remade by Bert Ratrner Next Bale will play JACKIE CHAN in his biopic !
List of actors for Robin Hood. by Bubba Gillman	Jun 22nd, 2008 09:49:44 AM
Errol Flynn. List ends there.
Harry Potter vs Predator vs Batman::SUMMER 2009 by g-ride9000	Jun 22nd, 2008 10:23:49 AM
Starring Bale as the predator and Batman and Memories-of-Murder as Harry Potter.
will there be arrow time? by cheifchirpa3000	Jun 22nd, 2008 11:24:53 AM
whoooosh! cause that would be stupid. i like sam raime arrow attached to camera in high speed shots myself.
that shia by seabiscuits	Jun 22nd, 2008 11:27:05 AM
he's so hot right now.
Crowe/Scott should have a Foursome with Leo/Scorcesse by BigTuna	Jun 22nd, 2008 11:38:21 AM
It's man-Love.
ROCKET ROBIN HOOD by Darth Scourge	Jun 22nd, 2008 11:47:45 AM
Now THAT was a toon of legend! Maybe even better than Patrick Bergin and Michael Praed's immortal turns as England's favourite outlaw. Anyhow, Robin wasn't from frikkin' Nottingham... he was a Yorkshireman, by the GODS!
This Movies Story by The Ender Smites Foes	Jun 22nd, 2008 12:17:06 PM
Just sounds stupid to me. I agree with the guy above, this revisionist shit is lame. Why do we need to have the audience sympathize with the sheriff of Nottingham? I'd rather just have a good old fashioned Robin Hood Film. I.E. Robin Hood fucking people up with arrows.
What about Viggo Mortensen as bad Robin Hood? by skiprat1	Jun 22nd, 2008 12:22:11 PM
He would kick all kinds of fucking ass as an evil Robin Hood! Or get him and Bale in a film together. Could one film contain that much intense-actorostiy?
how about that badass braveheart Santa from narnia 1 by General Crom	Jun 22nd, 2008 12:30:04 PM
in his own movie delivering presents and fending off demons with his battleaxe.Call it Badass Santa
I like Christian Bale but by disfigurehead	Jun 22nd, 2008 01:23:46 PM
I hope he does not over expose himself in movie after movie.
GLADIATOR by Mosquito March	Jun 22nd, 2008 01:34:08 PM
GLADIATOR is a plastic movie centered around a guy that everybody mistakes for a "hero", even though the only thing he's really thinking of when he's running around scissoring off his fellow slaves' heads is his own grief and thirst for vengeance. He is motivated solely by his own self-interest. Even when he refuses to kill an opponent, it's because he knows it will piss off the emperor, and he only participates in the Senate's plot to attack and free Rome because it means he'll get to kill a guy. And the object of that vengeance? A sniveling, whiny, messed-up kid whose only physical threat to the "hero" is posed after cheating, in a final "battle" which is probably the most anti-climactic gladiatorial face-off in movie history. It's basically John Rambo fighting Anakin Skywalker if Anakin didn't have any powers - and even after Commodus cheats, Maximus still wins! There was never, ever going to be any contest between those two (compare this with the climactic sword battle in ROB ROY, in which Liam Neeson's character's brute strength is met in equal measure by Tim Roth's speed and skill). There are three things I ask from revenge movies (especially those that win Oscars): first, that the antagonist be a match for the protagonist, in order to generate some genuine suspense and a truly satisfying payoff, no matter who wins or loses; second, that the movie not sugarcoat the fact that the protagonist is as much a murderer as his target; and third, that the protagonist not chastise the audience (both in the film and in the theater) for marveling at set pieces in which the director clearly revels orgasmically in the gruesome badassery of their violence. GLADIATOR, a typical revenge yarn that takes itself entirely too seriously, violates the first two points. And then Maximus has the gall to turn around to the crowd and say "you're bad for thinking it was cool when I singlehandedly dispatched a half-dozen guys and then turned my swords into a giant pair of scissors and cut that last dude's head off - I spit on you". Fuck that. Scott's spectacle isn't smart enough or moral enough to be a message film, and Maximus' mission is not heroic or selfless enough to make him a martyr. Neither one of them earn this kind of self-righteous grandstanding. The fight scene between Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode in SPARTACUS alone contains more drama, humanity, and social commentary than the entirety of GLADIATOR (and actually gives its token black character something meaningful to do). The only things that keep this movie afloat are some of the performances: Russell Crowe, who delivers a genuinely charismatic performance that makes a lot of people forget about the selfish atrocities he commits in the film, and the fact that he's such a dynamo in the arena that he should be able fight his way out of captivity anytime he wants, sneak into the palace, kill Commodus, and be done with it; Joaquin Phoenix, who deserved a better character and film; and Richard Harris, who was so intriguing as the aged, haunted Marcus Aurelius that I wished from the moment he first appeared on screen they'd made a film about him, instead.
Katie Sackoff as Robin Hood. Get with the times. by Damien Chowder	Jun 22nd, 2008 02:29:19 PM
Pseudo Starbuck womenz reprezentin. Robin is the bad guy. Fucking Russel Bastard Cock as a good Nottingham. Little John will be an average sized guy because you cannot be heightist. Will better be black because otherwise the black people won't watch it. Friar is Eurasian because you have to! (All according to the Hollywood guide book since the late 90's)
The best choice for Robin Hood is EASILY James McAvoy by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:02:23 PM
James McAvoy has mother-fucking Robin Hood written all over him.
Good lord... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:08:24 PM
...could Memories-Of-Murder be more of a one-track BOREFEST??? Geezus! Get over yourself.
As for Bale... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:11:04 PM
...I'm fine with him NOT playing Robin Hood. I'd much rather see him do other things. Speaking of which, I'd much rather see Ridley Scott get on to another one of his projects instead of treading water in this type of epic film again.
octagonproplex, I Agree With You by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:11:19 PM
You're 100% right dude. Gladiator and Braveheart, as far as I am concerned, are about as good as it gets when it comes to Hollywood epics. I'd say Braveheart is a bit better than Gladiator but I cherish both films fervently. And actually, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves wasn't nearly as bad as the critics said it was. Everyone was pissed about Costner's (lack of an) accent but he actually didn't do that bad, all things considered. I like Costner personally, but meh, I guess that's just me. What REALLY made Prince Of Thieves worth watching was Alan Rickman's amazing performance as the Sheriff and Morgan Freeman was pretty solid as Ahzeem or whatever his name was. The editing and cinematography was pretty decent too. I liked it. As for Braveheart and Gladiator... pretty much the same things that made Braveheart good were the same things that made Gladiator good. Beautiful musical score, superb acting, editing perfection, amazing cinematography, precision direction, etc. etc. etc. Braveheart and Gladiator, as you said, carry an almost impossible-to-comprehend magical atmosphere with them that just makes you believe in what you are watching on the screen and makes you love every moment of the movie and their performances; everything about them.
MNG... NO! by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:15:15 PM
Ridley Scott SHOULD do a Robin Hood epic... because it needs to be fucking done bro. Hollywood and the rest of the world was left with a semi-sour taste in their mouths after Prince Of Thieves, even though I enjoyed it. We need a new Robin Hood and it's about damn time... it's been nearly 20 years since Prince Of Thieves anyway, so it's not too soon. Aside from this, Ridley Scott needs to work on a Blade Runner 2.
Next Christian Bale will play Scriptgirl by XxSoulFlyxX	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:17:26 PM
boobs included
octagonproplex, Perhaps you are right, but... by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:18:47 PM
You need to keep in mind, my friend, that Mel Gibson is only 5'7" or so, and so is Tom Cruise. Fancy camera angles in Cruise's and Gibson's films make them look as-tall-as or taller-than their castmates. This could easily be accomplished in a Robin Hood film with McAvoy. For example, did Gibson seem too short in Braveheart? Did Cruise seem too short in Interview With The Vampire? I didn't think so, but maybe to some people they did. Nothing like camera tricks to make an audience forget how short an actor really is (i.e. Peter Jackson's Hobbits in the LOTR trilogy). I agree though that even if McAvoy didn't get the Robin Hood role he would do nicely in the Will Scarlett role as well.
But also, octagonproplex... by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:21:34 PM
I would have to say that Paul Bettany is too TALL for the role of Robin Hood, but the same rule applies here: camera tricks can be applied to make him NOT seem as tall as he really is. I never pictured Robin Hood as a tall lanky dude but more of an average height and build type of guy. Kevin Costner was actually a bit too tall I thought to play him in Prince Of Thieves, but compared to the dude who played Little John in the movie he seemed short, so it worked out fine. It'a all about perspective and comparison to the other actors.
"Morgan Freeman will make his arrows and make him a green outfit by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:25:39 PM
LOLOLOLOL. Dude I didn't even realize it until you said something but it's funny you said that because Morgan Freeman was the wise old sage type in Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves with Kevin Costner and he's the wise old sage type in Nolan's Batman films to Bale's Batman. Quite amusing and ironic hahaha. I wouldn't mind Bale as Robin Hood but they can do better than that I think.
octagonproplex, Michael Wincott is by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:38:31 PM
easily one of the most underrated and under-used actors in Hollywood and always has been. He was superb in Prince of Thieves and well, in ALL of his films. If you haven't seen the newer Count Of Monte Cristo with Guy Pierce and Jim Caviezel, Wincott does an excellent job as the jailor. Furthermore, I agree that if you listen carefully you can detect a subtle inflection in Costner's accent in Prince Of Thieves and I agree that it is best that he did it that way instead of going with a full-blown English accent. There are just certain things where you go "Okay, that goes too far, let's tone it down a bit." I thought it turned out nicely and I thought Costner employed a playful, mischievous personality to portray Robin Hood and I liked it. By the way Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio gives us one of the absolute best screams in all of filmdom towards the end of the movie "ROBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN" man it makes my spine tingle. Kevin Reynolds is a good director when he is given the chance to be, even though him and Costner supposedly had difficulties getting along with each other during the filming of Prince Of Thieves. The score was great though and so great in fact that they continued to use part of it for the theme song for the Morgan Creek logo for years to come. And fuck it, I like Bryan Adams even though he is Canadian and facially deformed. I still love that song... it brings me back to simpler times when Gas was cheap and women weren't so intellectual.
That 70s Venom by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:40:28 PM
Well, I can certainly appreciate your enthusiasm for a worthwhile take on the character/story of Robin Hood. However, I just feel that Ridley seems to be getting bogged down with that particular era/genre of film.
Trying to hard, just a bit?! by rutgersjaffo	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:42:51 PM
Proof of the type of douchebaggery many times spoken of here as regards too many d-bags trying WAY to freaking hard to be the ultimate film snob. And I quote: "It's basically John Rambo fighting Anakin Skywalker if Anakin didn't have any powers" What in THE HELL is that even supposed to mean?! Why in THE HELL would John Rambo be fighting Anakin Skywalker, especially if he were just some old guy with no powers?! Wow. Way to look like a total tool. Please, don't bother with a response, since I am sure it would boil down to me just plain being a sheep who probably loved Bayformers and is just too stupid to 'get it.' Yeesh, what a tool...
Fuck this... by nukethefridge	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:49:32 PM

Fuck this... by nukethefridge	Jun 22nd, 2008 03:50:31 PM
...When are we going to get jurassic park iv?????
Paddy Considine for Robin Hood by palimpsest	Jun 22nd, 2008 04:36:48 PM
Failing that, Kevin McKidd.
I have an idea for Robin Hood by kungfuhustler84	Jun 22nd, 2008 04:40:18 PM
what about that kid who plays Russel Crowe's second in command in 3:10 to Yuma? He's scruffy enough in that, and he shows a capacity to portray a less than likable character. That could be cool yes?
Mr. Beaks is new, and easily deceived by Mose Schrute	Jun 22nd, 2008 05:20:58 PM
El Mayimbe at Latino Review is the same guy who had the "scoop" that J.J. Abrams had left the "Star Trek" movie.
Mose by mrbeaks	Jun 22nd, 2008 05:36:50 PM
His source is solid on this one.
Unlike other so-called Robin Hoods by chrth	Jun 22nd, 2008 05:56:42 PM
I have an English Accent
Yup... by SunTzu77	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:11:16 PM
I remember Jason Connery...he replaced Michael Praed. I enjoyed Michael Praed more. Winstone played Will Scarlet. The show came on "Showtime" I think..."Robin of Sherwood."
octagonproplex, sorry I had to go mow the lawn earlier by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:13:16 PM
but ya I totally agree I think I am gonna pop my Prince Of Thieves DVD on later too. Haven't seen it in a while. And thanks I get tired of a lot of people on here who just act like sheep and agree with all the shit-talkers who don't really understand what makes a good film and what makes a bad film. It's always good to meet more people on here who know what they're talkin about. *WONDER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE*
Lol chrth by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:14:56 PM
Men In Tights is genius. Pure genius. Cary Elwes... another underrated and under-hired actor in Hollywood.
Speaking of Mel Brooks' films by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:15:24 PM
We need a Space Balls 2.
By the way, Ben Foster by That 70s Venom	Jun 22nd, 2008 06:16:41 PM
would probably play a good Robin Hood simply because he's just a damn talented young actor, but still I think they could get an actor that fits the bill a bit better.
?! by REDD	Jun 22nd, 2008 07:46:03 PM
it brings me back to simpler times when Gas was cheap and women weren't so intellectual.
WhinyNegativeBitch by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jun 22nd, 2008 08:02:29 PM
Quote: "Sam Riley...He was pretty weak as Ian Curtis, but that was more Corbjins lazy direction than anything against his acting chops." Hardly. Considering CONTROL was Corbjin's first directorial effort, it was a pretty remarkable film. And while I thought Riley had more to work with as Curtis, his performance was strangely no more remarkable than Sean Harris's brief but eerie portrayal in 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE.
As much a I love Bale by Neosamurai85	Jun 22nd, 2008 08:48:09 PM
This casting choice has me a LOT more interested. Dude really was fantastic in Control.
That's too bad by Random	Jun 22nd, 2008 09:18:27 PM
Would have loved to see Bale as Robin Hood. I THHHEEEEK THE MEANTTTHHH TO TTHEEEAL FROM THE RITTTHHH AND GIVE TO THE POOR
TERRY GILLIAM AS FRIAR TUCK by Mullah Omar	Jun 22nd, 2008 10:10:26 PM
...to complement CGI de-aged John Cleese as gentleman bad-dude Robin Hood.
Bale Right Now as Hood is Much Better than Costner by frakthetoasters	Jun 22nd, 2008 10:54:01 PM
He can be Bruce Wayne, John Connor. Now Robin Hood. Even though he hasn't said a word of dialouge and he's already better than Costner at it.
we need a Princess Bride 2 by Prossor	Jun 22nd, 2008 11:38:51 PM
thats what we need. PEPARE TO DIE.
GREAT Choice by Stollentroll	Jun 22nd, 2008 11:53:12 PM
Cool news, finally.
George Carlin RIP!!!!!!!!!!! 1937-2008 by wowsucks	Jun 23rd, 2008 12:52:37 AM
:( And fuck another Robin Hood movie!
Ben Foster for Green Arrow by kungfuhustler84	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:21:13 AM

Original Movies are Dead by Athanatos	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:56:17 AM
It seems that Hollywood has succeeded in brainwashing everyone after all. Rather than debating who should play Robin Hood, shouldn't we be asking why they're making a movie that's been made more than once? Even if it's another take of it, it amounts to almost the same thing, and is the reason that I very rarely pay to see movies these days. What's next, remaking/rebooting Casablanca? Alien? Gone with the Wind? Look through your shelves you moronic Hollywood execs, you might find you have a few original ideas there. End of rant.
Original movies were dead by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jun 23rd, 2008 02:57:58 AM
Before movies got sound. Hollywood has been recycling for well over half a century, why start worrying about it now?
You Think People Come To AICN To Look Hip? by LaserPants	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:59:41 AM
Wow, Memories-of-Murder, you must have a really boring social life if you think thats the case. Last time I checked AICN is the very polar opposite of anything even approaching the concept of hip. But, hey, I'm not an obese middle aged virgin living in his mother's basement, so, perhaps you and I have different criteria on which to judge the relative popularity or hipness of any given social / pop-cultural phenomenon. Good luck with the screaming monkey thing though.
why isn't anyone mentioning the obvious by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Jun 23rd, 2008 08:19:10 AM
choice? Keanu Reeves as Robin Hood.
Robin Hood was the original anti-hero by ArcadianDS	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:28:31 AM
He's one of our oldest and most enduring icons of revolution and the idea that one man with enough courage and motivation, can stand up against tyranny and injustice. Painting him out to be a villain is just a gimmick - one more suited to college 'Shakespeare in the Park' kind of performances. You know the ones - where seemingly bright and talented college students, in a frenzy of creative zeal, rewrite Hamlet so that it takes place in outer space and all the characters are intergalactic goldfish made out of aluminum foil and chicken wire. The movie will still do well opening weekend because they'll open it against an Eddie Murphy movie or something equally insipid, and having no other options, people will say "I like that Russel Crowe. He was good in that Roman war movie." But nobody will be lining up at 9:45am outside of a local Walmart to snatch the Blu-Ray of this movie. (are we still calling them DVDs, or are we officially now calling them blu-rays?)
octagonproplex by Mosquito March	Jun 23rd, 2008 09:37:45 AM
So, do you believe that GLADIATOR would have been just as critically and financially successful - and a "masterpiece" - if it had starred somebody else in the lead role? Sorry, man, I guess I'm just not on the Ridley Scott bandwagon. In his entire career, he's made three movies I love (ALIEN, BLADE RUNNER, THELMA AND LOUISE) and one I really like (BLACKHAWK DOWN). But, by and large, his movies are pretty-yet-empty exercises in film-making that his actors are forced to rise above. The ground in Hollywood is littered with the corpses of expensive period epics that audiences didn't want, including Scott's own KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. You would think, after all the GLADIATOR Oscars, that Scott could pull that kind of movie off, right? But, he didn't, and the number one reason is Orlando Bloom. The kid is a dud, a boring sissy who can't hold a movie together to save his life. And, the number two reason KOH blew was the script. It's just as threadbare as the GLADIATOR script - another dumb revenge movie that the actors had to try to save. At the end of the day, the one reason GLADIATOR really, truly stands out from the TROYs and the ALEXANDERs that it inspired, and the reason people 20 years from now will watch it, is the magic of Russell Crowe. Were it not for Crowe, it would have BOMBED, and you know it.
Also... by Mosquito March	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:01:12 AM
...maybe I wouldn't be so dismissive of the character of Maximus as a "hero" if they didn't call him one in the goddamn tag line for the movie ('A Hero Will Rise"). Yeah, I went into the movie and didn't get what I expected, because Maximus wasn't a real hero, when the marketing was telling me he was. It's a bill of goods, man. And if you think I'm over-the-top with my last statement about GLADIATOR being a potential bomb, I would ask you again to imagine someone else in the lead, and then tell me it would at least have been an equal success.
Mosquito March is correct by ArcadianDS	Jun 23rd, 2008 10:05:13 AM
however, Russel Crowe didn't make Glad a hit because he's a fantastic actor. People dug his crazy sexy accent. it made his character feel and sound exotic. If Crowe had done Glad using his 'american accent' like he did in that crazy gansters vs cops movie a short while back, it would have tanked like a lead ingot.
CONTROL = Greatest Music Bio-Pic Ever Made by LaserPants	Jun 23rd, 2008 11:29:05 AM
Fact.
You know what I really liked? by rutgersjaffo	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:28:52 PM
'Phone Booth.' That is a really cool flick. I mean, was Sutherland crazy or clairvoyant or a God or what? Anyway, it's a lot better than Gladiator at least...
Crowe is selling out Bale like that? by TallBoy66	Jun 23rd, 2008 01:51:07 PM
Harsh, dude, he was your co-star.
octagon no jude law please by Prossor	Jun 23rd, 2008 06:13:15 PM
he looks like a serial rapist...
BRING BACK SEAN CONNERY AS KING RICHARD! by RicardoMontalban	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:02:27 PM
What a coup that would be. Hey movie fans check out this great new film blog at: thebitterproducer.blogspot.com
Costner sucked shit off my balls as Robin Hood. by Uncle Stan	Jun 23rd, 2008 07:35:54 PM
The only casting worse than that was probably Keaton as The Batman. Now Burton was smoking crack when he came up with that one. Wait, I just thought of another bad, BAD casting decision: Jack Black as Carl Denham. Wow, he fucked up the whole movie. A glaring, stupid error. I hope Jackson at least got a blowjob from Black.

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