Film, TV, and games companies have big plans for legendary tights-wearer Robin Hood.
The kind hopefully with spin-offs and tie-ins galore across all possible forms of media.
What about other legendary characters?
TV production companies and games studios are getting in on it too.
Its also easy to see why.
The film, which is also being produced by Harolds Safehouse Productions, has Otto Bathurst ofPeaky Blindersfame directing.
More intriguingly, it is far enough along to have a formidable cast coming into place.
Further, Jamie Dornan ofFifty Shades of Greyfame is at least in talks to play Will Scarlett.
It will have to so you can meet its March 23, 2018 release date.
THRalso reported that the tone of the story would take inspiration fromMission: Impossibleand the recentFast & Furiousfilms.
Essentially, we assume itll be an action adventure stuffed with a few laughs along the way.
Hoodcertainly sounds like it could be a cash magnet if pulled off correctly.
Disneys Nottingham & Hood
Disney is getting in on the action too.
In fact, the projects sound so similar that this one is also calledHood.
DisneysHoodis based on a script by a newcomer called Brandon Barker, and it was originally calledNottingham & Hood.
This new project wont be with that studio, though.
Not much is known about this version.
It could gritty or brightly colored or set in the future for all we know.
Warner already has the DC Comics films for dark and brooding-ness, after all.
Do note, though: we could be, and probably are, wrong.
Itll be interesting to see which survive.
This would seemingly be a smaller-budget, higher-concept version of the familiar Robin Hood lore.
It probably wouldnt star John Cleese, sadly.
Robin Hood 2058has a script that was written byAmerican Snipers Jason Hall.
Hes a man whose star is surely on the rise in Hollywood afterSnipers $500 million gross.
Theres a chance, then, that it could still see the light of day.
We believe thatRobin Hood And The Prince Of Aragonwould again be a lower-budget non-studio Robin Hood story.
It has been described intriguingly as a vibrant punk-pop retelling of the mythos.
BBC America is developing this one, with the driving force being Cole Haddon of NBCsDraculaseries from last year.
This show has injected a big ol twist, perhaps in an attempt to stand out from the crowd.
In this version, Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham are the very same person.
No, were not pulling your leg.
Heres the synopsis:
Nottingham centers on the Sheriff of Nottingham whose wife is killed by King Johns men.
When nobody is brought to justice, the Sheriff launches a one-man war against the Crown.
Theres a touch of reimagining here, but nothing as drastic asNottinghams aforementioned switcheroo.
We could be wrong, though (it has been known).
Hood and his Merry Men.
companion Alan (presumably a modern spin on the traditional singing sidekick Alan-a-Dale).
Regardless of which projects from this list actually happen, lets just hope they do a good job.
