Line #5 Trivia/RobinHood2010


1	* CastTheRunnerUp: At one stage, Creator/RussellCrowe was to play Robin Hood ''[[ActingForTwo and]]'' the Sherriff of Nottingham.
2	* TheCastShowoff: Alan Doyle, the actor who played one of Robin's cohorts (Allan A'Dayle), is the lead singer of the Canadian band Great Big Sea. He sings throughout the movie, usually while playing a stringed instrument.
3	* TheDanza: A close enough reverse one where Allan A'Dayle is played by Canadian singer Alan Doyle. Another reverse one is Creator/WilliamHurt playing William Marshal.
4	* DyeingForYourArt: In response to criticisms that he was too old to play Robin Hood, Creator/RussellCrowe crash dieted before filming began. He also received personal training in the longbow and barebow archery from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery_Australia Archery Australia]] board member Jim Larven.
5	* ExecutiveMeddling: Probably to shorten running time, a key scene was cut from the theatrical cut [[spoiler: where Robin comes out as an impostor of Sir Robert Loxley at the first opportunity.]] In the present version [[spoiler: we are led to believe that Robin successfully maintained his deception until the battle scene where suddenly everyone is cheering him by his real name Longstride.]] This creates a plot hole because [[spoiler: John outlaws him partly for impersonating a knight.]] Nearly 20 minutes of footage were cut, but were restored in the [[ReCut home video release]].
6	* FakeBrit: Ironically, despite the film being about a major piece of English folklore, only a couple of major actors are actually English, namely Mark Strong (Godfrey), Mark Addy (Friar Tuck), Matthew Macfadyen (Sheriff of Nottingham), and Eileen Atkins (Eleanor). The other major roles consist of the Australian Russell Crowe (Robin Hood) and Cate Blanchett (Marion), the Canadian Kevin Durand (Little John) and Alan Doyle (Alan A'Dayle), the Guatemalan-American Oscar Isaac (King John), the American Scott Grimes (Will Scarlet), and the Swedish Max von Sydow (Sir Walter).
7	* MissingTrailerScene: A crucial one at that; see ExecutiveMeddling above.
8	* StillbornFranchise: A planned sequel was canceled due to the film's poor performance at the box office.
9	* {{Typecasting}}: Father Tancred, the greedy priest who Friar Tuck replaces, is also the {{jerkass}} Archdeacon in ''Series/{{Rev}}'' and smarmy Fra Pavel in ''Film/TheGoldenCompass''. Corrupt and self-serving men of the cloth seem to be a speciality.
10	* TroubledProduction: As noted in this [[http://www.boldoutlaw.com/robint/reiff.html interview]], the script got hit with extensive re-writes, turning it from a SympatheticPOV story of the Sheriff of Nottingham, to a ''Film/FightClub''-esque story, to an origins story of the title character. Also, Crowe and Scott weren't getting along well on set, which eventually soured their relationship. In addition to that, the film's budget had ballooned from 155 million to around 200 million according to some sources and around 16 minutes were cut before its theatrical release (which were latter reinserted into the home video release).
11	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
12	** [[http://www.boldoutlaw.com/robint/reiff.html As detailed in an interview]] with one of the original writers, [[http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/picture/upload/image/books/Nottingham.pdf the original script (PDF file)]], titled ''Nottingham'', was about a heroic Sheriff of Nottingham who is caught up between a power struggle between John and Richard - while at the same time investigating serial killings in the area. Robin Hood, portrayed as a self-serving rogue, is a RedHerring suspect of the murders, but in the end he and the Sheriff work together to resolve the conflicts. The script was bought by Universal, and Creator/RussellCrowe and Creator/RidleyScott got on board. The script was rewritten to make Robin Hood an alter ego of the Sheriff, and then the original story was replaced entirely. The only thing the original script and the final product have in common (besides the general subject matter) is making the Queen Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine a key supporting character. What makes this bad is the realization that the screenwriters of ''Nottingham'' have no rights over their unused script, essentially leaving another original and unique take on Robin Hood unable to be used, and the writers with no involvement on the finished, Brian Helgeland-written product save co-writing credits. That's cold.
13	** During the aforementioned cascade of rewrites, Crowe was for a long time attached to play both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, under different excuses: They just happened to be [[ActingForTwo played by the same guy]], Robin was a SplitPersonality of the Sheriff, the Sheriff was [[HiredToHuntYourself posing as Robin]] to make justice while upholding an unjust system... Eventually the whole idea was dropped and it all became a much simpler [[BackStory origin story]].
14	** Creator/SamRaimi and Creator/BryanSinger were considered to direct at various points.
15	** Creator/ChristianBale and Creator/SamRiley were considered for Robin Hood.
16	** Creator/SiennaMiller was originally cast as Marion, but was replaced with Creator/CateBlanchett when the powers that be decided to cast a more age-appropriate Marion for Russell Crowe's Robin. Creator/EmilyBlunt, Creator/MarionCotillard, Creator/ZooeyDeschanel, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, Creator/AngelinaJolie, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/CharlizeTheron, Creator/AnnabelleWallis, Creator/NaomiWatts, Creator/RachelWeisz and Creator/KateWinslet were all considered for the role.
17	** Creator/RhysIfans was rumored for the role of King Richard, but Creator/DannyHuston was cast.
18	** Creator/VanessaRedgrave was originally cast as Eleanor of Aquitaine, but she dropped out, after the death of her daughter Natasha Richardson.
19	** Creator/JeanReno was considered for a role in this film.
20	** According to Creator/MarkStrong, Sir Godfrey was originally called Conrad and was based on Guy of Gisbourne. He described the original character as having blond hair and a disfigurement from being struck by a crossbow bolt.

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