Qui si parla dell'ennesima versione di..Robin Hood???(Oddiooo l'uomo in calzamagliaaa...)
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayN...&pNodeId=244911The hunt is on for a charismatic Robin Hood, hunky enough to woo Marian back from Russell Crowe's Sheriff of Nottingham.
Beefcake actor Crowe, famed for his role in Gladiator, will star as a misunderstood Sheriff if a big-screen, Hollywood re-imagining of the local legend goes ahead as planned.
Batman actor Christian Bale's name is in the frame for a revolutionary portrayal of Robin, according to hot-off-the-press showbiz reports, but suggestions from local experts range from Sean Bean as a rugged, older anti-hero, to Orlando Bloom as a pretty-boy rabble-rouser.
"It's got to be someone with a bit of edge; all the girls love him and all the boys want to be him," said Nottingham Castle manager Dave Green.
Casting directors will certainly have their work cut out to sign an actor with the screen gravitas to compete with Crowe - and to vie for Sienna Miller's attention as a spoilt-for-choice Marian.
While British star Bale - who stars in July's much-anticipated Batman: The Dark Knight, co-starring the late Heath Ledger as The Joker - is said to be in discussions for the part, he is apparently yet to sign a contract, so the Robin role is still up for grabs.
Mr Green continued: "Sean Bean or Daniel Craig would be good for a darker Robin."
Bob White, chairman of the World Wide Robin Hood Society, based in Sherwood, added: "Orlando Bloom has got the look but I'd like to see a relatively unknown actor make the role his own; if it was a local actor so much the better."
And historian Tony Rotherham, who is the in-house Robin at The Tales of Robin Hood on Maid Marian Way, chipped in:
"Christian Bale would be excellent, but Gerard Butler would be equally good - he's got the earthy quality needed."
In this film's revisionist version of events, Crowe would play an upright law enforcer trapped working for a corrupt king - and he'd even embark on a torrid affair with Marian.
Crowe, who would apparently be paid 20 million and a chunk of the film's profits, told reporters back in November: "I'm a big Robin Hood fan and have been since I was a little kid.
"But if you go back into the history of the mythology, you get back to the ballads of Robin the Beheader, who would chop off your head and your hands and take all your money and not give any of it to anybody.
"So we'll have a look at that."
Castle manager Mr Green said the fact Robin wouldn't be portrayed as the good guy does not worry him.
"I think it will be really good. It just draws fresh attention to the city's legend and hypes up the debate," he said.
And Mr White agrees: "All the early references to Robin Hood are for crimes, and quite serious crimes.
"It's not possible to prove who he was or the exact period he lived in. Some people get upset by the historical bending of facts, but I accept it's entertainment for the 21st Century.
"After the BBC show started there was a surge of visitors to our website (
www.robinhood.info) to debate it and I expect there would be a similar reaction to this."
Other big names said to be in negotiations for parts include Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt and Saoirse Ronan.
Crowe has said: "We'll have a look at how the Robin Hood mythology morphed over time, who was in power and what was the current church we should all attend - and in this country that changed quite regularly!
"And then we'll look at the Hollywood mythology and how much of that is embedded in the psyche of people when they think of Robin Hood.
"I tell you this - Richard the Lionheart won't be bounding up in the last scene and saving the day. I mean the bloke only spoke French and only spent six months of his reign in England."
It bodes well that celebrated director Ridley Scott will oversee the project if it comes to fruition; he and Crowe have already worked together on hits including Gladiator, A Good Year and American Gangster.
While costume fittings for the film begin next week, filming is not due to start until later this year due to a possible Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) strike. Crowe has said: "Given that there is still the possibility of a SAG strike, it is not certain when Nottingham would begin. But Sir Ridley is planning on completing it this year."
Sadly Nottingham itself won't stand a chance of stealing the show - filming is rumoured to be taking place elsewhere, though the location hasn't been disclosed.
sarebbe uno splendido Robin Hood,che ruba ai ricchi per dare ai poveri 
invece per quanto riguarda la fuga da NY...considerando i progetti che ha in ballo, se questo lo mollasse non morirei dal dispiacere, va .. 
