Robin Hood movie release date announced. Taron Egerton will lead out his Merry Men in March, 2018.
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The upcoming Robin Hood movie release date has been revealed. The film, set up over at Lionsgate/ Summit Entertainment, which was previously titled Robin Hood Origins will take a bow in cinemas, Stateside anyways, on March 23rd 2018. It will release on IMAX as well as on conventional cinema screens.
According to Variety, who made the announcement, the story will focus on Robin Hood being a war-hardened crusader and joining with a Moorish commander in an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
Taron Egerton will play the title character, with Jamie Foxx playing Little John, Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlet (Hood’s half-brother and a member of the Merry Men), Eve Hewson (Bridge of Spies) as Maid Marion, and Paul Anderson in an undisclosed role (maybe the villain?).
According to sources the action-adventure will a very“gritty tone.” It will follow Robin Hood returning from The Crusades to discover a Sherwood Forest rife with corruption and evil. Teaming with a band of outlaws, he takes matters into his own hands to set things right, with very little merry-making along the way.
The character has been seen on screens many times in the past, from the Errol Flynn version (above), to Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and the most recent iteration, Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood with Russell Crowe, which was released back in 2010.
Robin Hood, which is now its official title, will be directed by Otto Bathurst from a screenplay by Joby Harold. Bathurst is known for his exceptional work on the superb Peaky Blinders, and episodes of Hustle and Teachers.
Robin Hood is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Basil Iwanyk, Tory Tunnell and Joby Harold.
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