News: Nottingham & Dorian Gray

Back in March we talked about Nottingham, a new version of the Robin Hood legend. Since we are big fans of this charming gentleman thief, we couldn’t be more delighted. It seems this time the story is going to be a little different, we’ll have a less honorable Robin and a gentler Nottingham instead of the more traditional approach, and they will both be disputing Lady Marian’s love. This is certainly a bit unusual but very interesting!

Russell Crowe will be playing the Sheriff, as we announced earlier, and Sienna Miller will have the pleasure of playing Maid Marian. But the big question remains, who will be Robin Hood? There’s some talk about young Sam Riley, but we’re clearly hoping they will choose someone a bit older and more… charismatic. Somehow we cannot picture this young man and Russell Crow together on the same screen, it seems so unbalanced.

Do you have any better suggestions? Who do you think would be the perfect Robin Hood?

 

 

 Sam Riley, the new Robin Hood?

 

One of the most known works of Oscar Wilde – Dorian Gray -  is going to be adapted to the screen once more. Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian from The Chronicles of Narnia) was cast to play the handsome but oh so wicked Dorian but the rest of the cast remains unknown.

The 1945 version with Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed and Angela Lansbury was just wonderful, so we’ll be eagerly waiting for a new vision of Wilde’s work about viciousness, vanity and immortality.

This movie will be produced by Barnaby Thompson and directed by Oliver Parker, known for their team work in “An Ideal Husband” and “The Importance of Being Earnest”.

 

 

 

Ben Barnes, the young British actor.