
When
we
last heard from Sherwood Forest, there was a bit of confusion as to who exactly
Russell Crowe was playing in
Nottingham. Was he Robin Hood? Was he the
Sheriff of Nottingham? Were they the same guy? Did they change it up, halfway through? Those who
had read the initial script reported they
were two different characters -- something that
was suggested by hints of a
"love
triangle" between Robin, Nottingham, and Maid Marian.
Well,
MTV caught up with
Brian Grazer, who set the
record straight on all the character confusion ... well, kind of. "The two role confusion is that
what Robin Hood does is he sees Nottingham in battle very early in the movie and Nottingham dies.
And Robin Hood takes over the identity of Nottingham. That's how it plays out." Grazer also
described the film as an "origin story" of the characters.
I'm really curious if "origin story" means the film is setting itself up as the "real story" behind
the legends, or if this is an origin reinvention / franchise in the vein of Guy Ritchie's
Sherlock Holmes? If it's the former (and it probably is), meh. I'm throughly sick of that
trend, especially as the "true" stories end up even more inaccurate than the fantasy versions. But
if it's the latter, and it meant a few medieval outings with Russell Crowe, well, that's would be
pretty exciting. Dreamy, even.
All reports of "endlessly delayed" may also have been exaggerated -- Grazer also reports that
they're waiting on a final rewrite from
Brian
Helgeland, and that he fully expects that the film will start shooting in March 2009.
Huzzah!
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