Robin Hood is an American film based on the
Robin Hood legend, directed by
Ridley Scott and starring
Russell Crowe. It was released on May 12, 2010. The film began development in 2007 when
Universal Studios acquired a script entitled
Nottingham, depicting a heroic
Sheriff of Nottingham to be played by Crowe. Scott's dissatisfaction with the script led him to delay filming, and during 2008 it was rewritten into a story about Robin Hood becoming an outlaw, with the position of being Sheriff as part of the story. Scott dropped the latter notion and
Nottingham was retitled to reflect the more traditional angle.
It is late
12th century England and Robin Longstride (
Russell Crowe) is a common archer in the
Third Crusade. Following the death of
Richard the Lionheart in battle, Robin and three other common soldiers attempt to return to their homeland, having spent ten years fighting abroad.
The film climaxes with an invasion on England's south coast by the French, who are met as they land by the English army. The English are victorious in the ensuing battle, during which Robin slays Godfrey with a well placed arrow from a long distance. In the final scenes, King John reneges on his word to sign the
Magna Carta, and declares Robin (now revealed not to be Sir Loxley) to be an outlaw. In response, Robin moves to
Sherwood Forest to form what will become the
Merry Men of Sherwood Forest and win the accolade of Robin of the Hood (Robin Hood), becoming a legendary figure in English folklore.
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