Ridley Scott’s ‘Nottingham’ Goes Through Some Major Changes

Ridley Scott spoke with MTV last week where he revealed some interesting changes regarding his long in development film ‘Nottingham’. Â  First of all, it’s not called ‘Nottingham’ any more.

I think we are just going to call it ‘Robin Hood’,† Scott revealed. “We start in almost 2 months.†

Scott also explained that the idea of casting Russell Crowe in multiple roles had been scrapped long ago.

“[Crowe as both Robin and the Sheriff of Nottingham] was an idea so far back, way back when at the time I had this proposed to me, and I read it and thought, ‘I don’t really know what it does for it, but it’s alright’,† Scott recalled of the now-abandoned idea. “It is better to simply have the evolution of a character called Robin Hood, who will come out of a point in the Crusades which is the end.†

Because of this, the role of the Sheriff will be a much less important role than previously believed. Â  The real villain of the film, then, will be the entire country of France.

“It is from France. It is the French,† he insisted. “The villain is much bigger in that sense; much more important, and much more dangerous.†

“[In] 1066 Harold II went against William the Conqueror. Harold took an arrow in his eye, and William the Conqueror took over England, and so France owned everything right through,† Scott explained of the turmoil of that age. “Even to the extent of changing the architecture of the churches from Anglo-Saxon to Roman, that’s French; they changed the arches in the churches.†

Scott also went into the rumors that Crowe wouldn’t be physically fit to play the role.

“Oh that is silly; all that stuff is bullsh-t,† Scott insisted. “He is going to be totally fit. That is not a problem at all.†

“And he’s been working on his bow and arrow for about 4 months,† Scott revealed. “He sends me tapes of him hitting targets at about 45 meters. He’s pretty good!†

What do you think? Â  Are you excited to see what Crowe and Scott have up their sleeves for ‘Robin Hood’? Â  Did you think it was more interesting when the film was going to be from the perspective of the Sheriff? Â  Do you think Crowe will be going in and out of his English accent just for nostalgia? Â  Let us know by commenting below!

Source: MTV