Like I have said before, I am a big fan of period/fantasy/medieval movies. I love the Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketteers adaptations, King Arthur stories etc. Specifically, I like the Robin Hood stories.
Cinema Fusion says:
This “revisionist” version of the Robin Hood story was penned by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris, and “is based on a premise that the Sheriff was more noble than previously portrayed and that Robin Hood was far less virtuous. In fact, in this story, in many ways Robin Hood is not much more than a common thief. Of course, there’s also a love story involving Crowe’s Sheriff, Robin Hood and the lovely Marion to further complicate matters.
I recently discovered a BBC Series based on the Robin Hood story, and I really really like it. Sure its not the best series, but its got me sucked right in. The guy who plays Robin (Jonas Armstrong) reminds me a great deal of Ryan Gosling in looks and personality. Of course I have a big tv crush on Marion (Lucy Griffiths) If someone can tell me when this show starts up again I would be thankful.
The reason I mention that show, is that a plotline that I liked that arcs through the first half of this season involves Nottingham’s romantic interests in Marion. Which I really like. It sounds like this new incarnation of Robin Hood will be following much of the same. In past Robin Hoods we only see the Sheriff showing interest in Marion because of her royal bloodties, and marrying her would grant him access to the throne.
But to see them illustrate Robin as less than squeaky clean and noble should be an interesting twist. This will place a moral conflict on who you want to see win instead of the cut and dry “the Sheriff is the badguy so Robin has to win” idea we are used to. I cant wait to see how this all unfolds.
So who do you think will be a good pick to play off a strong character like Crowe for a Robin Hood? Or Marion?
