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Otto Bathurst’s ROBIN HOOD Unveils The Legend In The First Teaser Trailer

I have lived through at least three feature-length adaptations of the classic medieval hero Robin Hood – the most memorable version to date being Kevin Reynolds’ signature 1991 Kevin Costner starrer. I watched it religiously when I was younger and with Alan Rickman stealing the show through and through as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Sans Men In Tights, Ridley Scott followed suit with his own offering in 2010 with Russell Crowe which I sort of barely remember, to be honest. I guess it may be no surprise to many that studios saw an opportunity when at least four stepped up, promising their own take on the folkloric medieval legend. Thus, we now get a new incarnation starring actor Taron Egerton in the title role and with Jamie Foxx also headlining as John in Sony’s November 21 release of Robin Hood. Otto Bathurst (Pinky Blinders) sits at the helm for this […]

OPINION: Too Many Robins Spoil The Soup

What do Warner Bros., Sony, Disney, and Lionsgate have in common nowadays? Robin Hood on the brain. Do we really want to hop on this bandwagon again? It seems to me that the British character has been done to death so many times that it’s been seeped into parody like the 1993 Mel Brooks version, Men In Tights. Or perhaps on television you remember When Things Were Rotten (1975). That one had Dick Gautier and Misty Rowe as Robin and Marion. But let’s not go to Robin & Marion (1976) where Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn are our main characters. That was a drama but it looked like a parody in my eyes. Another TV version was The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) which had comedic actor George Segal, Morgan Fairchild, and the late Roddy McDowall as Robin, Marian, and King John, respectively. This one, I must say, I enjoyed. If […]