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Scott's "
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employ of King Richard the Lionheart who takes up the cause of the common man
against the British crown.
Crowe's Robin won't just be
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against a commanding lineup of previous Robins: Errol Flynn's raffishly
athletic turn in 1938's "
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Disney version "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men," starring
the good-natured Richard Todd;
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Marian"; the avenging action hero played by Kevin Costner in 1991's "
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1993 parody "Robin Hood: Men in Tights."
Well aware of all the
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version with Robin portrayed as a wily fox, not to mention Chuck Jones' 1958
toon, "Robin Hood Daffy," with
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that this new Robin will get back to basics.
Appearing on "
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understand where the mythology had started
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we felt like the story had been reduced somewhat and people were expecting a
series of what had come to be known as cliches -- cliches to the point where
Buy Bleach DVD makes a movie about it. You know you've gone too far when Mel
Brooks makes a movie about your particular
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about the story. We should just wipe away that other stuff and get to the
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