Nottingham, Ridley Scott’s "Gladiator of Robin Hood flicks", starring Russell Crowe as a sympathetic Sheriff of Nottingham and Sienna Miller as Maid Marian, has been delayed indefinitely.
The film was supposed to start shooting in mid-August. But producers put Nottingham on hold due to all sorts of logitical issues, ranging from the typically cruddy British weather to concerns with the script to fears over a potential actor’s strike.
"Universal could have moved forward with one of these challenges but the confluence of the three caused the studio to reconsider and take the time for all conditions to be optimal," is how the studio spins it in a statement Monday. [Eonline]
Meanwhile, Chud claims, in a bad soap opera twist, that Robin Hood will actually be played by SPOILER ALERT, Russell Crowe, the same guy playing the Sheriff, and that’s part of what’s causing the delays. I don’t see how it’s a spoiler when presumably we’ll know this by the time the trailer comes out, but whatever. Hey, anyone else really fucking annoyed by the omg multiple characters are actually different facets of the same person plot device yet? Oh my God, five different actors play Bob Dylan! That’s so, like, deep, man! Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham are competing forces within the same person! Just like in Revolver! Wow, Hollywood, did you just read the Cliff’s Notes of a book about Freud? That’s so brainy! Please explain life to me, and be as pedantic as possible!
I liked it better in the Disney version when Robin Hood was a fox. Because he’s fucking sly, get it?
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I liked it better when Robin Hood was Megan Fox.
Sorry, I started daydreaming.
More like NOT-tingham!
First rule of Nottingham Fight Club is don’t let Ridley Scott try to be smart.
BTK, ever here of a spoiler warning, Lince? I suppose next youa re going to show us more pics of Two Face.
You know who’s not worried about the actors’ strike? Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg.
I liked it better when Robin Hood was a Hollywood gay secretly undermining the morals of America.
I can’t wait for NottingHillHam.
"I’m just a girl, standing in front of Robin Hood, asking him to love her."
Russell Crowe will also don blackface to play the Moor.
Do you think Julia Roberts ever got the in joke about Hugh Grant posing as a reporter from "Horse and Hound?" I hear he will reprise that role in "Sex in the City 2: Undone in London"
I can only assume that one of the characters will be in a dress and/or fat suit.
Is this where Sienna shows her bush?
Would you watch a movie where Sienna showed her bush? I sherwood.
Fuck the actors if they go on strike. 10 mil for 6 months of work just isn’t quite enough to make ends meet, huh? Poor bastards.
Russell Crowe needs an alias or two if he plans to uphold hs New Year’s Resolution of throwing a phone at a desk clerk in every major city.
I’m sorry, but no Christian Slater = fuck this movie.
I liked the animated version too. Fuck Robin Hood though, Maid Marian was the real fox!
Word on the street is that the hold was due to Sienna Miller’s bush not looking bushy and unkempt enough for the time. Apparently Ms. Miller has an entirely different definition of period piece in her head.
I just found out who will replace Sienna Miller in case of a strike:
http://tinyurl.com/58jr6p
SPOILER ALERT
Nottingham figures out that he is also Robin Hood during the archery contest. An internal battle ensues and is ended when Nottingham shoots himself in the mouth with an arrow. Maid Marian runs to his side as all of Sherwood Forest burns while The Pixies plays in the background.
Donk,
CLAP . . . . . . . CLAP . . . . . . . CLAP . . . . . . . CLAP . . . . . . .
Come to think of it, there are quite a few parallels there.
In death, you have a name. This man’s name was Little John.
His name was Little John, his name was Little John, his name was…..
This Aussie fuck ain’t robbin my hood. *sigh*
I’d just soon watch a porno with BBWs called NaughtyHams.
Nobody will ever surpass Errol Flynn as the best Robin Hood. Even his name sounds like he should play the character. Russell Crowe, meanwhile, sounds like the name you’d give a watermelon thief.
Donkey, I call bullshit! Have you ever heard of a watermelon thief that wasn’t named Leroy or Tyrone or Darnell? I didn’t fuckin think so.
I am writing a screenplay about an emo kid who gets bit by a radioactive venus flytrap.
He slowly becomes "Nothingman".
The score will be played in D minor and performed by My Chemical Romance and AFI.
Think about it Erswi… let it sink in.
Think Jim, erswi. Maybe that will help.
His name was Little John, his name was Little John, his name was…..
OOKAAAAAAYY!
Also I, along with the House of Representatives, apologize for slavery. Even though my great grandparents on my father’s side came from Bohemia to the US in the early 1900′s and my mom’s great grandparents are Irish immigrants from the 1860′s, I feel I owe something for the British Colonists partaking in the act of Slavery. So, I’m sorry they fucked up.
I should say they were Irish immigrants. They are most certainly not alive any more.
Sorry, maybe it’s the prescription narcotics I’m on right now but I’m not seeing it.
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New up wiff robot fucking.
Fucking sly? How does the Family Stone feel about this?