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Robin of Sherwood: Still the quintessential take on the Robin Hood legend

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Hasitha Fernando revisits the classic 80s series Robin of Sherwood… Robin Hood has always been a property that Hollywood and its ilk have struggled to adapt. Even when it came to the small screen, any television show that centered on this mythical hooded-man, yielded mostly mixed to middling results. However, there is this one exception, […]

LEGO Disney 100 Minifigures celebrate a century of Disney magic

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In celebration of the Mouse House’s centenary, LEGO has officially unveiled the LEGO Disney 100 Minifigures series which includes Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey from Fantasia, Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, The Queen from Snow White, Stitch 626 from Lilo & Stitch, Pocahontas, Cruella de Vil & Dalmatian puppy from 101 Dalmatians, Miguel & Dante and […]

Exclusive trailer for The Siege of Robin Hood

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The legendary Robin Hood returns for vengeance against the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham this June as Saban Films releases the new action-adventure movie The Siege of Robin Hood, and we have the exclusive trailer for you below; check it out along with the poster and synopsis… When the Sheriff of Nottingham’s soldiers brutally attack his […]

Robin Hood is the biggest box office bomb of the year

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Lionsgate served up the biggest turkey of the year over the Thanksgiving weekend, with the Taron Egerton-headlined Robin Hood grossing just $22.8 million around the world in its first five days of release. The $100 million-budgeted film, directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders), finds itself in the unenviable position of being the biggest box office […]

Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II hit at the box office, but Robin Hood tanks

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Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet has come out victorious at the North American box office over the Thanksgiving weekend, with the Wreck-It Ralph follow-up scoring a points victory over boxing sequel Creed II. With $84.6 million over the five-day weekend, Ralph Breaks the Internet scored the second-best Thanksgiving debut of all time behind fellow Disney […]

Movie Review – Robin Hood (2018)

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Robin Hood, 2018. Directed by Otto Bathurst. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Tim Minchin, Paul Anderson, F. Murray Abraham, Ian Peck, Cornelius Booth, Scott Greenan, and Jamie Dornan. SYNOPSIS: A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with […]

Robin Hood gets a series of international character posters

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With the release of Robin Hood just two weeks away, an international poster has arrived online for Otto Bathurst’s upcoming action adventure along with five character one sheets featuring Taron Egerton as the titular legendary English folk figure, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlett, Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, and Ben Mendelsohn as the Sheriff of […]

Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx featured in new Robin Hood clip

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With just three weeks to go until Robin Hood arrives in cinemas, another clip has been released for the upcoming action adventure featuring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx; watch it here…. SEE ALSO: Robin Hood clip features Ben Mendelsohn’s Sheriff of Nottingham and Tim Minchin’s Friar Tuck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lrdeJ3g49k Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader […]

Robin Hood clip features Ben Mendelsohn’s Sheriff of Nottingham and Tim Minchin’s Friar Tuck

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Another clip has been released from the upcoming action adventure Robin Hood which sees Friar Tuck (Tim Minchin) paying the Sheriff of Nottingham (Ben Mendelsohn) a visit to inform him that both the Church collection box and the toll road money have both been stolen by a mysterious outlaw; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Jamie Foxx […]