Russell Crowe is to play the Sheriff of Nottingham in Ridley Scott’s upcoming interpretation of Robin Hood but now he’s playing Robin Hood… also.
“‘Nottingham’ is the ‘Gladiator’ version of Robin Hood,” super-producer Brian Grazer told MTV News about the upcoming twisted tale from the “American Gangster” tag team. “I think it will have the same propulsion that ‘Gladiator’ had - the same adrenaline hits.”
Told from the Sheriff’s point of view, the new movie centers around a familiar - yet very different - set of characters, director Ridley Scott said, revealing that his story begins when a legend first walks into history.
The Sheriff, then, strives to do right while caught in the middle of two wrongs – on one side a corrupt and unpopular King who orders him to arrest outlaws, on the other the outlaw himself who threatens to rouse the public in popular anarchy.
“[Caught between] the minority of haves and the majority of have nots,” Scott said.
Crowe shared his side of story, saying that the movie is “one of those things where we’re taking our time with. You don’t want to be doing Robin Hood unless you’re going to be doing it really f*cking well. It’s got to be the best one ever done otherwise you should do something else.”
Although other details are kept for efficiency, Scott said that the dual roles would be “a good old clever adjustment of characters. One becomes the other. It changes.”
Wow! two parts in the same movie. Russell Crowe is so sexy this should be quit a movie. 
Sami
Tags: Ridley Scott, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe, Sheriff of Nottingham
September 29th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I admire Russell Crowe a lot. Can’t wait to see him as Robin Hood.
September 30th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Russell rocks…quite handsome!
October 6th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
That looks like a really great movie. I like Russell Crowe.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I read that Rusty made a Robin Hood like comment on (was it Leno?) regarding what he thinks the government should do to ease the economic crisis. Taking from the rich and giving to the poor? Nice idea - in theory
October 19th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Russell Crowe’s got the accent for Robin Hood (or the sheriff), though he could stand to loose a little weight…
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:04 am
The One More One Film To Put On My Do Not Watch List.