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[LordOfLore]

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Lionsgate has moved back Taron Egerton’s “Robin Hood” back six months for a Sept. 21, 2018, release.

Egerton is starring in the origin story along with Jamie Foxx as Little John and Eve Hewson as Maid Marian. “Fifty Shades of Grey” star Jamie Dornan will portray Will Scarlett, the half-brother of Robin Hood.

Otto Bathurst is directing from Joby Harold’s script. Producers are Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Basil Iwanyk, Tory Tunnell, and Harold. Production companies are DiCaprio’s Appian Way, Safehouse Pictures, and Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures.

The story will center on Robin Hood being a war-hardened crusader and joining with a Moorish commander in an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown. The film will also be released in Imax.

“Robin Hood” would have opened against Universal’s “Pacific Rim” sequel and Paramount’s Johnny Knoxville comedy “Action Point” on its previous date of March 21. It’s the second film to land on Sept. 21 and will open against Sony’s “Goosebumps 2.”

Lionsgate also dated its suspense movie “Traffik,” starring Paula Patton, Omar Epps, and Roselyn Sanchez, for April 27, and its basketball comedy “Uncle Drew” for June 29. “Uncle Drew” stars Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Lisa Leslie, and Nick Kroll

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Does anyone really care? How many Robin Hood movies do we need?

But maybe someday Taron will fullfil his destiny as superman's dad down the road.

 

[Random Human]

Does Hollywood have some contractual obligation to make Robin Hood and King Arthur movies every couple of years that no one asks for?

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Does Hollywood have some contractual obligation to make Robin Hood and King Arthur movies every couple of years that no one asks for?

It's a sign of how creatively bankrupt they are. Reboots of well-known public domain characters in the hope that this time - this time! - they'll be a success!

 

[SpaceWolf]

 

[mechashiva]

We already had Prince of Thieves and Men in Tights. There's nothing left to explore.

 

[LordOfLore]

We already had Prince of Thieves and Men in Tights. There's nothing left to explore.

I'd actually be interested in a movie from Marian's POV.

 

[TraBuch]

They're making an Uncle Drew movie starring Kyrie Irving?

 

[vio]

I think it is a SCI-FI remake, or modern time at least.

Edit: or maybe not, can`t follow all these re-imaginations anymore.

 

[thekonamicode]

This movie is going to bomb SO HARD.

 

[TheCochese]

I very much enjoyed the one a few years ago with Russel Crowe. I would have liked to see a follow-up.

 

[jett]

Hollywood really needs to put an indefinite moratorium on King Arthur and Robin Hood movies. Just stop. For good.

 

[Violence Jack]

Another damn Robin Hood movie?

 

[SpaceWolf]

Another damn Robin Hood movie?

The weirdest thing about this is the fact that this new film is touting itself as THE ORIGIN STORY OF ROBIN HOOD.

It's like...hasn't literally every single one of the 10, 000 Robin Hood movies we've had in the past few decades been about Robin returning home from the crusades and eventually taking up the bow? They've all been origin stories. Robin Hood's beginnings have always been the most interesting thing about the legend, and it's the one part of his story we've literally seen about a thousand times over.