WB's Futuristic Robin Hood Movie

[Diesel]

Ridley Scott isn’t the only man in Hollywood making a Robin Hood movie. Warner Bros is also developing a film based on the classic tale, but with a sci-fi twist. Danish commercial director Nicolai Fuglsig pitched the project, and has signed on to direct. Newcomer Jason Dean Hall, who wrote the Ashton Kutcher Sundance comedy Spread and is working on a big screen adaptation of the video game Blacklight for Fox, has been hired to write the screenplay. Charles Roven (The Dark Knight) and Gianni Nunnari (300, The Departed) are producing the adaptation.

According to RiskyBiz, the story will “be set in a dystopian London and center on a band of thieves whose activities restore hope to the city’s embattled population.” The producers describe it as “a futuristic action adventure” that will be “both inspired by and pay homage to the legend of Robin Hood.” The concept sounds like it has a lot of potential (but then again, they really didn’t tell us a heck of a lot). Fuglsig has directed a couple of commercials I’ve admired over the past few years, including one of my favorite commercials of all time.

[AintNoSin]

So they photoshop some guy in a hood into a shot from Blade Runner and that's their idea of concept art?

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by AintNoSin

So they photoshop some guy in a hood into a shot from Blade Runner and that's their idea of concept art?

Well there's no concept art yet I guess, and they did need a picture.

At least it was actually Robin Hood (BBC series)

[uziel5000]

That could work. The themes in Robin Hood are pretty broad and universal so putting them in a sci-fi setting shouldn't be too hard.

[Diesel]

Here's another article:

Risky Business Blog has a story claiming that Warner Bros. and the producers of The Dark Knight and 300 are set to bring a futuristic take on the legend of Robin Hood to the big screen. This new comes close on the heels of Universal and Ridley Scott’s cinematic re-imagining of the classic Robin Hood tale, which stars Russell Crowe and is due out next summer.

Who knew that Robin Hood would be making such a big comeback in the new millennium?


The yet-untitled “Future Robin Hood” will apparently be a “futuristic action adventure” set in a dystopian London where a band of thieves seek to restore hope to the downtrodden populace through the classic Robin Hood practice of taking from the Rich (and/or powerful) and giving to the poor.

Signed-on to helm the film is TV commercial director Nicolai Fuglsig, who originally wowed producers at Atlas Entertainment (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) and Hollywood Gang while pitching his concept for the film. Said Atlas producer Charles Roven:

Of course it’s easy to impress producers when you’re already in bed with them: Fuglsig is currently developing another project called Bleederback with Atlas.

So we come to the inevitable question: how much Robin Hood is TOO much? Ridley Scott’s movie will barely be out of our memories before we are expected to shell out more dollars to see - what seems to be at this early stage - essentially the same story, just set in two different epochs. I experienced something similar when I rented Highlander and Highlander II at the same - and let me just tell you, that is an experience I could happily forget. Highlander II… (Shudders).

What do you think: does hearing this news about “Future Robin Hood” make you want to scream “Too Soon!” Or are you interested in seeing two different interpretations of the character?

[Sussudio]

read about this today, could be cool

[Diesel]

I think they are going to call it Arrow Runner

[jarth3000]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

read about this today, could be cool

So it's going to be like Robin Hood meets V For Vendetta meets Blade Runner? Sign me up!

[AintNoSin]

Originally Posted by Diesel

I think they are going to call it Arrow Runner

The Sheriff of Nottingham is replicant!!

[Col. Zombie]

Sounds interesting.

[masob98]

I think this sounds pretty kool. Sign me up!!!

[tarik]

yeh first thing i thought was like a V4V stickin it to the government kinda film based around robin hood. Defo has some potential.

[tbizzle]

Hmm I wonder how this will work. Usually in the movies that take place in a futuristic setting, the law is extremely powerful and there's so much control over society. I wonder how one man (or a group) will be able to combat that. Sounds like a cool take on the classic story though!

[tommyboy81]

Lets see. WB, Robin Hood??? Lets just go ahead and make a Green Arrow movie.

[thedarkangel1975]

I am actually interested in this. i think it could work really well. A nice spin to the Robin Hood genre.

[Nick VanWilder]

this sounds ok to me, just want to see how the script looks

[GreenScar]

I doubt this will happen at least in the near future, what with the traditional version coming out next year.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Lets see. WB, Robin Hood??? Lets just go ahead and make a Green Arrow movie.

I like the way you think

Originally Posted by GreenScar

I doubt this will happen at least in the near future, what with the traditional version coming out next year.

I think it is at least 5 or 6 years away realistically.

[Diesel]

I thought for sure this movie was dead....

On a parallel track, Warner Bros. has been slowly developing another Robin Hood film, this one a futuristic take set in “a dystopian London and center on a band of thieves whose activities restore hope to the city’s embattled population.” Jason Dean Hall was hired to write in 2009, and commercial director Nicolai Fuglsig attached to direct.

Now Deadline says that Michael Ross is rewriting the film. So WB is moving forward with this one

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I think it is at least 5 or 6 years away realistically.

They've got 3 or 4 years left to get it out

[Anthony P]

lol, there used to be a real bad (but funny) cartoon called rocket robin hood here in Canada

Opening Theme to Rocket Robin Hood - YouTube