The svelte Sienna Miller has scored a role in Ridley Scott’s upcoming Robin Hood movie Nottingham. We get the saucy scoop from our friends at comingsoon:
Sienna Miller (upcoming G.I. Joe) has confirmed to BBC News that she will play Maid Marian in director Ridley Scott’s Nottingham, which Universal Pictures is targeting for a November 6, 2009 release. The 26-year-old is set to appear opposite Russell Crowe, who is playing the Sheriff of Nottingham in the film, written by Brian Helgeland.
She said: “It’s happening. I just found out. It’s the most exciting news in the world. It’s ridiculous. But there’s this looming actor’s strike, so it’s not 100% sure that it’s going to be made, but it’s looking pretty certain.” In Nottingham, a love triangle forms between the legendary do-gooder Robin Hood, his Maid Marian and the archer’s arch nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham. The Sheriff is expected to be a more noble lawman who will face off with a more shadier Robin Hood in the Sherwood Forest.
I hope this film focuses more on robbing from the rich and giving to the poor than a 3 way love triangle. Romance and swords seldom mix well.
I like the idea of a slightly shady Robin Hood, he is a criminal after all. He may have charitable leanings, but he’ s still a man that earns his living through thievery and lives in the trees like a hobo of old.
I am not thrilled that Sienna Miller is in G.I. Joe, but she may suit this film just fine. She looks like she was born to wear flowing gowns, and bejeweled crowns, so this role should suit her perfectly. Sienna looks like an elf and could pass for an elven princes. I doubt she will have a chance to rock the pointed ears in this film, but certainly hope that she will get to play an elf at some point in the future.
