I had really been looking forward to Ridley Scott’s Nottingham, but the more I hear the less excited I get. I am still clinging to hope since it is still Scott’s baby, and Russell Crowe in it. But Ridley isn’t the only one working on a take for Robin Hood.
However the “other” Robin Hood film will be a futuristic take.
Filmonic says:
“Robin Hood” will be getting a futuristic makeover courtesy of the producers of “The Dark Knight” and “300” as well as Warner Bros., where a new take on the classic tale has been set up.
Atlas Entertainment and Hollywood Gang will produce the untitled saga, while commercials director Nicolai Fuglsig, who pitched the project, has signed on to direct. Jason Hall, the CAA-repped scribe who penned the upcoming Ashton Kutcher dramedy ‘Spread,” will write the screenplay.
Few plot details have been revealed about the new Robin Hood, but it will be set in a dystopian London and center on a band of thieves whose activities restore hope to the city’s embattled population. Producers describe it as “a futuristic action adventure” that will be “both inspired by and pay homage to the legend of Robin Hood.”
Wow… I really liked this better when it was called Rocket Robin Hood.
It is a timeless adventure, and someone is taking that literally and translating the message and story to a different setting. I can deal with that. Who knows? It might actually be interesting. Time will tell.
