Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… WONDER WOMAN VILLAIN REVEALED Warner Bros. has been doing a good job of keeping Wonder Woman’s big villain under wraps, but following news this weekend that the character (who shall not be named here, if you want to avoid spoilers) will be portrayed by David Thewlis, and now we’ve […]
Robin Hood: Origins director discusses the film’s social relevance
As production gets underway on Robin Hood: Origins, director Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) has been speaking to Croatia’s Dubrovnik Daily about this latest take on the English folk hero, revealing that he was drawn to the project due to the social relevance of its story. “To be honest, when this film was first offered to me, I […]
Jamie Dornan joins Robin Hood: Origins as Will Scarlet
Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan is in final talks to board Lionsgate’s Robin Hood: Origins, where he’ll portray the character of Will Scarlet. The film is being directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) and will star Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) as Robin Hood, Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained) as Little John and Eve […]
Robin Hood: Origins script being shopped around by Knights of the Round Table writer
Had enough of origin stories? Well, the man behind Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur movie Knights of the Round Table is shopping around his new script Robin Hood: Origins. According to Deadline, Joby Harold has written a “dark and gritty” take on the infamous character. At present no studios are interested in developing it, but Sony […]
Tim Minchin to play Friar Tuck in Robin Hood: Origins
Tim Minchin has become the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate and Summit’s Robin Hood reimagining Robin Hood: Origins, with the Australian comedian signing on to play the character of Friar Tuck. Robin Hood: Origins is being directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) and stars Kingsman’s Taron Egerton as the legendary English folk figure, who […]
Jamie Foxx describes 2018’s Robin Hood: Origins as gritty and real
Among the key players set to appear in 2018’s Otto Bathurst-directed Robin Hood adaptation, Robin Hood: Origins, it’s Jamie Foxx’s casting as Little John that has most fans clamoring to see the film. After taking a bit of a break from acting after 2014’s Annie, the actor will be back in full force this year with Sleepless, Baby […]
Ben Mendelsohn in negotiations for Robin Hood: Origins
After years of earning critical praise for his turns in low-budget, independent films, actor Ben Mendelsohn has finally started branching out and showing off his acting chops in big-budget studio features, perhaps best evidenced by his role as the diabolical Orson Krennic in the soon-to-be-released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. According to Variety, he’s looking […]
Lionsgate’s Robin Hood receives a 2018 release date, Paul Anderson joins cast
Lionsgate’s reimagining of the classic Robin Hood story starring Taron Egerton in the title role has received an official release date from the studio. According to Deadline, Robin Hood (previously titled Robin Hood: Origins) is set to debut in theaters on March 23rd, 2018. Egerton will be joined by a stacked cast that will bring characters […]
Eve Hewson to play Maid Marian opposite Taron Egerton in Robin Hood: Origins
The film may have been delayed to accommodate Kingsman: The Secret Service 2, but Lionsgate is pressing ahead with casting on Robin Hood: Origins, with Eve Hewson (The Knick, Bridge of Spies) signing on to play Maid Marian alongside Taron Egerton’s Robin of Sherwood. Deadline reports that Hewson was one of over 100 actresses considered […]
Belle star Gugu Mbatha-Raw amongst shortlist for Robin Hood: Origins
Deadline has revealed that four actresses are reportedly in the running to join Lionsgate’s upcoming Robin Hood film, Robin Hood: Origins. Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) has already been cast in the lead as the famous thief from Nottingham, and the filmmakers have set about finding their leading lady and have shortlisted British actress Gugu […]
