Filming on the Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott film Nottingham has been delayed indefinitely, according to distributor Universal Pictures.
The film has been put on hold for a number of reasons ranging from the British weather to the possible actors’ strike to an unloved script. According to Universal, the script by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris was being reworked by veteran scribe Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) and "is not yet where the studio and the filmmakers want it to be in terms of realizing the full value of the story."
A studio statement released today said "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,"
On a spin from the normal story the Sheriff played by Crowe will be seen in a sympathetic light who ends up in a love triangle with Maid Marion and Robin Hood. Not the Robin Hood story I know. At least Robin will still be stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
For Sienna Miller who was slated to play Maid Marion, she may have just lost her job, but on the bright side, she no longer has to worry about bumping into Jude Law.
Crowe’s Robin Hood movie delayed
BBC News, UK
Directed by Ridley Scott Nottingham the movie is a twist on the classic tale starring Russell Crowe as the Sheriff alongside Sienna Miller as Maid Marian. …
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The
Robin Hood remake starring Russell Crowe and Sienna Miller has been put
on hold. By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor A combination of script
concerns …
E! Online
Russell
Crowe and Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood remake is unwelcome in Sherwood—at
least based on the way things are going. Production on the upcoming …
guardian.co.uk, UK
Filming
on Nottingham, Ridley Scott’s revisionist retelling of the Robin Hood
tale, has been postponed indefinitely. The movie, which stars Russell
Crowe as …
Reuters
The Sheriff of
Nottingham will not be chasing Robin Hood into Sherwood Forest this
fall. …
InTheNews.co.uk, UK
Sir
Ridley Scott’s new Robin Hood film may take years to reach the screen
after production was halted indefinitely. Nottingham, the revisionist
story of the …
Sienna struck by Maid Marian disaster
Metro, UK
Film bosses now reveal the Sir Ridley Scott film, said to have a sympathetic twist towards baddy Sherriff of Nottingham played by Russell Crowe, …
IGN, CA
Shooting on Ridley Scott’s
revisionist update of the Robin Hood myth has been "indefinitely
postponed" …
Empire Online, UK
Ridley
Scott’s Nottingham, a revisionist take on the Robin Hood legend with
the Sheriff of Nottingham as a good guy, was all set to go merrily
riding …
Screen Rant, UT
You can put away your green tights, the
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott Robin Hood film Nottingham has been
delayed from …
United Press International
US movie director Ridley Scott’s "Nottingham"
has been postponed indefinitely because of script and location issues, …
Evening Post, UK
Producers
have put on ice the revisionist remake of the Robin Hood tale for
several reasons, Empire.com reports. The film, which is due to cast the
Sheriff …
MovieWeb
Ridley
Scott’s take on the Robin Hood story, Nottingham, starring Russell
Crowe as the Sheriff of Nottingham, was readying for a mid-August start
date in …
ComingSoon.net
The
Hollywood Reporter has confirmed a report that first appeared at
Defamer – Ridley Scott’s Nottingham has been delayed. The film will
star Russell Crowe …
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