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Cate Blanchett Confirmed For Robin Hood
Topic Started: Feb 26 2009, 04:27 PM (221 Views)
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http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24275

It's been rumoured for some time, but it has now been confirmed that Cate Blanchett will play Maid Marion in the probably-titled Robin Hood, formerly Nottingham, from Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, making this English tale thoroughly Australian*.

The story, as described by Variety, will apparently stay fairly close to the historical facts of the 12th century**, and casts Robin of Loxley (Crowe) as an abandoned child brought up by the people of Nottingham, who therefore develops a strong sense of community feeling.

But, psychology fans, that early abandonment means he has Trust Issues, making it hard for him to fall in love. He meets his match in Blanchett's strong and independent Maid Marion.

Brian Helgeland (the man who made jousting cool in A Knight's Tale) wrote the latest version of the story, which is described as the "Gladiator version" of the legend, and filming on the $130 million-budgeted film is due to start in April. Scott is apparently aiming for a PG-13 rating, presumably with Mild Scary Scenes and Fantasy Archery.

* We know Crowe was born in New Zealand, but he's just Aussie, OK?

**We'll believe that when we see it.
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Brilliant - two things the world needs right now. Another Robin Hood film and another Russell Crowe film.

Cant wait for a Dirty Dancing remake with Lindsay Lohan and Zac Effron.
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:lmao:

I hate Russell Crowe so very, very much. What an incredibly ugly man, both inside and out.
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He has as many redeming features as Topaz.
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Apparently Sienna Miller was meant to play Maid Marion but as that fat wanker Russell Crowe was not losing the extra weight he needed to lose they fired her for being too young and skinny thereby making lardass Crowe look bad. Hence they hired the older, curvier Cate Blanchett
When director Ridley Scott mentioned his weight to him Crowe tried to have Scott fired. He seemed to have forgotten that he pretty much owes his career to Scott for Gladiator.

Josh Brolin (who appeared as Dan White in Milk this year) also worked with Russell Crowe on American Gangster was interviewed recently about Milk. He said that Sean Penn was quite an intense actor but always pleasant and polite - 'unlike Russell Crowe who is the biggest asshole I have ever had the misfortune of working with'



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Wow! Did he really say that? Fair play to him.

Rarely have I ever heard a good word said about Crowe. There are way too many people who have worked with him and hate him for them all to be wrong.

The guy is a cunt. An ugly, overrated cunt.
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Another Robin Hood movie??? I don't find Russell Crowe ugly at all! Well, he's a bit fat nowadays
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