Robin Hood Is Getting A Gritty Origin Story Produced By Leonardo DiCaprio
It’s been five whole years since we had a big feature film about Robin Hood, so at present there are multiple parties trying to bring us the next one. The latest to join the fray isJoby Harold, the guy behind Guy Ritchie’s upcomingKing Arthurfranchise.
TitledRobin Hood: Origins, Harold’s script will be (say it with me now) a gritty reinvention of the classic character.Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way is producing.
Specific plot details onRobin Hood: Originsare being kept under wraps, but we’re just gonna go ahead and assume that on a scale fromRobin Hood: Men in Tightsto Ridley Scott’sRobin Hood, this one is firmly planted on the latter end of the spectrum.
Robin Hood: Originsis currently in competition with two other projects. One is Disney’sNottingham & Hood, written by Brandon Barker. That one has been described as a “revisionist” take in the vein of Disney’sPirates of the Caribbeanfranchise. It’s also intended to launch an adventure franchise much likePirates of the Caribbean.
The other is Sony’sHood. The script by Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott is described as being similar in tone to theMission: ImpossibleandFast & Furiousmovies. The idea is to set up a whole Marvel-style universe, with different films focusing on different members of the Merry Men.
Deadlinenotes there’s a possibility Sony will pick upRobin Hood: Originsto merge it intoHood, but that’s just speculation for now. In any case, what seems certain is we’ll get another big-screen depiction of the outlaw archer before long.
Harold scripted Warner Bros.‘Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur, planned as the first of a six-film series. The first installment is being directed by Guy Ritchie with Charlie Hunnam playing the legendary leader. He’s also worked onEdge of Tomorrowand the long-gestatingTwilight Zonemovie.
