Maximus and his bow and arrow

[meganbmoore]

New trailer for Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, which doesn't quite as strongly resemble "Gladiator in Sherwood Forest" but still has a lot of that feeling.

Looks a bit more promising, and I'm glad Marian gets to talk in this one, even if it isn't the most original line ever. (But fabulously delivered.) A couple comments

Comments

[kirarakim]

I think I will just stick to the film in your icon :)

No I don't know I like Robin Hood so I might see it but most likely it will be a rental.

[retsuko]

Isn't the Sheriff the shaved head guy? IMDB lists him as being played by Matthew McFaden.

[mycenae]

Mark Strong is the shaved head guy (credited as "Sir Godfrey"). Matthew McFaden is the guy nailing the list to the tree who gets an arrow between his fingers.

[mistaria]

I'm such a sucker for previews. I was definitely feeling "meh" about this whole thing when I first heard about it... because do we really need to do Robin Hood... again? I still kind of feel that way but I do love Blanchett. :)

And yes... who is the sheriff/where is he?

[estara]

did you see Eddie Izzard's take on Prince of Thieves?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEbwoMTgppk

[mistaria]

XD That's great!

[estara]

^^ glad to spread the fun.

[estara]

Having watched this without the sound, I get the impression they were trying to do Robin Hood does the Battle of Hastings and defeats the Normans.

I like that Robin is a bit older and paunchy, but for older Robin Hood and Marian there shall be only Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn. Robin and Marian (1976)

Second thought - is it my imagination or are most of the bow and arrow fighting scenes set in a coniferous forest, because the trunks are incredibly lacking in branches at the lower levels, if we're talking of the real Sherwood Forest (which I have visited), which is the sort of forest most of medieval England had, as far as I remember.

I also don't like the font they used on that inscription of ultimate significance.

[animeshon]

Hmmmm I don't know how I feel about all this anti-monarchy talk in a Robin Hood film. I mean Robin Hood has always had the theme of King Richard returning and Robin Hood fighting against the injustice of a King ruling without the right to rule. This trailer kind of feels as though he's fighting for democracy which just jars me

[meganbmoore]

Yes. It's possible that this is one of those things where the entirety of a theme is in the trailer and the actual product has much less, but I suspect it's significant that the movie is set after Richard's death.

[animeshon]

One can only hope that if they're going down this route that it'll end with Magna Carter and then I can justify it to myself!

[lady_ganesh]

That...would be kind of cool.