Ridley Scott's Nottingham Postponed Robin Hood movie stalled indefinitely Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Ridley Scott's Nottingham, a revisionist take on the Robin Hood legend with the Sheriff of Nottingham as a good guy, was all set to go merrily riding through the glen next month. But Universal has now put the movie on hold, with no concrete indication of when it will go before cameras, but a strong suggestion that it won't be until next year.
Three reasons have been given for the delay. Firstly, the script, which was originally written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris and then polished by Brian Helgeland, is not yet up to the standard that the studio would like. Secondly, the possibility of a strike by the Screen Actors' Guild could mean that filming would have to stop before it was finished. Thirdly, there are concerns that if the production doesn't hold off until next spring then the forest locations will not have the required verdant lushness. Apparently no matter how much you pay them you can't force a tree to be green when it doesn't want to.
So, given that Nottingham was set for release next November, if it had started filming now, it's now very unlikely that we'll see it much before the end of 2010. It's not clear whether the delay will mean any change in cast, which currently includes Russell Crowe as Nottingham and Sienna Miller as Maid Marian.
What does this mean for Ridley Scott? Will he now push one of his other productions up in his schedule? He's planning an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, so might that be fast-tracked? Or could he roll the dice on the strange Monopoly movie he's been discussing?
For the re-written script can we have Robin Hood as an idiot, Sherriff of Nottingham as an wimp and Maid marian as a bossy-know-it-all? of all the TV and Cinema versions, the late 1980s / early 1990s TV show has to be the most fondly remembered, surely? ... Read More
I wanna see the Monopoly movie. Beforehand I will get drunk with my friends, and then we´ll keep shouting: "A five, a five , a five!! Noooo!!! The battleship must go to jail! But, wait: if the dog lands on his hotel on Screwmegood Street, he won´t be able to pay the rent and go bankrupt! Oh, no, we forgot, the battleship can´t take in any money while he´s in prison, right? …I´m not sure. Glad you brought the game´s rules with you, so now we can participat... Read More
If it ain't good enough for Sir Ridley then I'm going to trust his judgement. The man has got so much experience about this stuff that if he says the problems are big enough to halt prodution then so be it.
A lot of directors would have just gone for it so close to production and churned out a subpar piece of work. ... Read More
Got some inside info here from someone who works on the set.
Apparently the script was sh1t and the whole forest set isn't right because mr scott wanted it to be an autumn scene. Not high summer.
Mr Scott flew over 2 weeks ago and didn't approve of the work on the set so far before flying back to the states in a bit of a huff.
Oh well.
I was looking forward to a Ridley Scott film ... Read More
Its not a shame. I really hate it when people mess with stuff like Robin Hood. It'd just end with a whole generation of Americans thinkinh Robin Hood was a bad guy. I mean look at U-571, a whole generation of dumb Americans who now believe they captured the enigma machine with the help of Jon Bon Jovi. No No and thrice No! ... Read More
Oh man, this can't be true! I was really looking forward to this, stupid strike! They already had one, why need a another? They get enough money from the films they make, ugh it winds me up! I really hope and pray that they get it running next year. Don't give up Mr Scott, all is not lost and for the love of God, don't even plan that Monpoly movie. Frightening! ... Read More
