Grazer Calls Scott’s ‘Nottingham’ The ‘Gladiator’ of Robin Hood Movies

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Ridley Scott's Nottingham is the 'Gladiator Version of Robin Hood'!
Published 10/23/2007 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... Grazer added via MTV that, "I think it will have the same propulsion that Gladiator had - the same adrenaline hits." Can you imagine that? My jaw dropped just thinking about a Gladiator-epic version of the Robin Hood tale! Apparently the story is a bit different than almost everyone knows. Told from the Sheriff’s point of view, the new movie centers around a familiar, yet very different, set of characters. Ridley Scott elaborates on the story further, and it's an interesting twist. ...

Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe’s New Nottingham
Published 10/23/2007 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
... We’ve mentioned before here some time about that the two were getting ready to collaborate on a new Robin Hood film… but it would be different. This time the movie would look at the story from the perspective of the Sheriff of Nottingham with him being the “hero”. Seems the synopsis is now a little more fleshed out and our friends over at MTV give us this: ...

Robin Hood + Gladiator = Nottingham!
Published 10/23/2007 by Scott Weinberg at Cinematical
... would like you to believe regarding his upcoming "reversal" on the Robin Hood legend. According to the MTV Movies Blog, the revisionist epic ...

Some Other Crap That Happened...
Published 10/23/2007 at I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
... ] - Producer Brian Glazer and director Ridley Scott talked to MTV about their Russell Crowe-starrer, Nottingham, calling it, "the Gladiator version of Robin Hood." I guess that makes Kevin Costner's Prince of Thieves the "Field of Dreams version of Robin Hood." [MTV]

Robin Hood + Gladiator = Nottingham!
Published 10/24/2007 at Movie Blog
... would like you to believe regarding his upcoming "reversal" on the Robin Hood legend. According to the MTV Movies Blog, the revisionist epic ...

Ridley Scott’s ‘Nottingham’ Shows Ass-Kickin’ Promise
Published 10/25/2007 by J.L. Sosa at Film School Rejects
... Nottingham will be told from the perspective of the sheriff of the historic shire of Nottingham and will star Russell Crowe, according to MTV. ...

Russell Crowe will be Robin and Sheriff in dual Nottingham role
Published 9/29/2008 by Ceilidh at Cele|bitchy
... Ridley Scott said, revealing that his story begins when a legend first walks into history. The Sheriff, then, strives to do right while caught in the middle of two wrongs – on one side a corrupt and unpopular King who orders him to arrest outlaws, on the other the outlaw himself who threatens to rouse the public in popular anarchy. “[Caught between] the minority of haves and the majority of have nots,” Scott said. [From MTV Movies Blog] Christian Bale was rumored to be considering the part of Robin Hood, but when ...

Russell Crowe is Robin Hood AND the Sheriff?!
Published 9/29/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
The wires (yes, I still think of them like that) were buzzing all weekend with MTV's big scoop -- that while Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott were out promoting Body of Lies, the network cornered them about the long-delayed Nottingham, Scott's revisionist Robin Hood story. There have been a lot of names attached to the role of Robin Hood, ranging from Christian Bale to newcomer Sam Riley. Forget all of that because now, from Scott himself, comes the announcement that Crowe will be playing both roles. Mum on the ...