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Disney Hires ‘Blindspotting’ Director For A “Live-Action” Remake Of ‘Robin Hood’ With CGI Animals

April 10, 2020 3:51 pm

Disney is mining the Vault yet again for a new live-action remake. This time, it’s “Robin Hood” that’s getting dusted off and made new. However, instead of doing a full-on live-action remake of “Robin Hood,” a...

Early Reviews Say Taron Egerton’s ‘Robin Hood’ Is “Bloated,” “Terrible,” & “Hysterically Awful”

Charles Barfield

November 20, 2018 10:57 am

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As we feared, the moment the first trailer began, the latest adaptation of the classic Robin Hood tale is terrible. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to many, especially after watching the action-heavy ...

‘Robin Hood’ Trailer: Robin Hood And His Merry Men Attempt A Massive Heist

David Pountain

July 17, 2018 3:02 pm

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A hero with more live-action reboots than Batman, Superman and Spiderman combined, the latest incarnation of "Robin Hood" sees the famed bowman aiming for the hearts of a new generation of angry, superhero-lovi...

‘Robin Hood’ Trailer: Taron Egerton & Jamie Foxx Redistribute Wealth In Rebooted Action Thriller

Charles Barfield

May 3, 2018 9:24 am

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We imagine the decision to reboot "Robin Hood" for the millionth time went something like this: Producer: I know what you're thinking. In the age of egregious income inequality, Occupy Wall Street, and the o...

First Look: Taron Egerton In Gritty ‘Robin Hood’

Kevin Jagernauth

December 8, 2017 1:55 pm

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This ain't your grandpa's "Robin Hood." Farewell to Errol Flynn's incarnation or even Kevin Costner's hunky, blockbuster take. Next year's reboot (or whatever) of the character is going to get some dirt under t...

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Taron Egerton Says ‘Robin Hood’ Is Dark & Gritty, Obviously

Kevin Jagernauth

September 21, 2017 4:57 pm

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Half of succeeding in Hollywood seems to be telling executives what they want to hear. If you want to keep your job on the studio lot, you'd be best served by digging up some IP they own and pitching a reboot. ...

Lea Seydoux Latest Name On Lisbeth Salander Short-List For ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’; Possibly The Front-Runner

Oliver Lyttelton

July 24, 2010 2:09 am

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Fans of Scandinavian murder, it's time to update your Lisbeth Salander casting possibility wallcharts. Reports came in earlier in the week that Sony and director David Fincher had narrowed down their possibilit...

Weekend Box Office: Ogre Barely Holds Off Princes And Queens, ‘Shrek’ At #1 Again

Gabe Toro

May 30, 2010 7:00 pm

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Six of the fifteen highest-grossing films this year are either female-centric or have female leading characters, seven if you count the $61 million-grossing "The Last Song." It may be a cheat to include "Alice ...

Weekend Box Office: The ‘Shrek’ Phenomenon Is Ogre?

Gabe Toro

May 23, 2010 7:04 pm

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Most people like to play "doomsday prognosticator" when a film doesn't open to unrealistic expectations. These people will tell you that "Shrek Forever After" disappointed at the box office this weekend, and th...

Gerard Butler To Get Russell Crowe’s Sloppy Seconds Once Again With ‘A Star Is Born’

Gabe Toro

May 20, 2010 4:19 pm

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In an alternate reality, Gerard Butler won an Academy Award for "Gladiator" before a long career playing thin, then fat, then somewhere in between for a series of roles either commercially viable or endlessly i...

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