Register  |   Log In  |  
Sign up to our weekly newsletter    
Search   
Follow Me on Pinterest
Empire
Trending On Empire
Two free posters with Empire magazine
Subscribe: Get Dead Island: Riptide
Empire's Soundtrack Celebration
90 Years Of Warner Bros.
Vote for your favourite film
Cannes Film Festival 2013
News, photos and more from the Croisette
Movie News

LATEST HEADLINES
TODAY
Cannes 2013: Film 4 Upcoming Slate Reaction
From Fassbender with a paper head to Nick Frost salsa dancing
More Movie News

RELATED NEWS
10 March 2013
Joel Kinnaman Up For An All Nighter
He's in for the Liam Neeson thriller
More Movie News

RELATED REVIEWS
Act Of Valour (2012)
Empire Star Rating
More new cinemas releases
DVD & Blu-ray releases

Scott Waugh Recruits Merry Men
Brad Ingelsby writing new Robin Hood pic

03 March 2013  |  Written by James White  |  Source: Deadline


Fairy tales, myths and legends are still kings of the development castle for Hollywood. Even if the story has been told a hundred different ways, some tales keep popping back up. Take Robin Hood: there are at least two other movies bubbling away, but DreamWorks thinks it’s on to another and has Scott Waugh attached to direct Merry Men.

Brad Ingelsby, who hit the radar with his script Out Of The Furnace, is on board to write the screenplay for the film, which Deadline has heard is a big-budget re-working of the Hood legend. But instead of focusing on Robin, this is apparently an ensemble effort that will give an Ocean’s Eleven-style reboot to Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and the rest.

Waugh is already working on one film for the company, preparing to shoot game adaptation Need For Speed with Aaron Paul starring. Ingelsby, meanwhile, is also writing The Signal and most recently finished Run All Night for Warner Bros.

The real question here is, is there much more juice to be squeezed out of the Robin Hood story? Or will it be, like Bond and Shakespeare, the gift that keeps on giving (to the poor)?


Have Your Say
To comment on this, and all articles, register for free or login now.

Blumhouse Getting Sinister Again
Mr Boogie will be back
Simon Killer Trailer Arrives
Second feature from Antonio Campos

Your Comments

Sounds good...
Would be nice to see the 'merry' men again, because the past million years (or so) have seen 'darker' takes on the character. Y'know, because darker equals more realistic, right? 'Oceans 11' set in Norman times -We can only hope our wee socks off! PLEASE not a brooding Robin. We love Batman because he's brooding, Robin for COMPLETELY different reasons. More

Posted by Cyberleader at 16:22 on 04 March 2013 | Report This Post

If it's not written by Tony Robinson...
Then I'm not interested. More

Posted by Ulmaceae at 08:05 on 04 March 2013 | Report This Post


CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS
Movie Poster Mashups: The Furniture Edition
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be appalled at the punning...

Cannes Film Festival Videblogisodes #1
Leonardo Di Caprio, Baz Luhrmann and a mysterious stranger kick things off

Exclusive: Why Man Of Steel Wasn't Called Superman
Writer and producer David S. Goyer speaks

Dwayne Johnson Talks Fast & Furious 6
'I wanted to come in and frankly dominate the movie.'

Music Celebration: David Holmes On The Making Of The Out Of Sight Soundtrack
'I watched the film... the music was all over the shop'

The Rise And Fall Of The Movie Power Ballad
What happened to those endless movie theme no.1 hits?

Hans Zimmer Career Interview
On The Dark Knight, Man Of Steel and Going For Gold

Subscribe For Only £20
Get Dead Island: Riptide and six issues of Empire for only £20! Subscribe now
Steven Spielberg iPad App
Hollywood's most beloved director in this unique iPad special. Download now
Empire iPad Edition
The world's biggest movie magazine available on iPad Download now
Home  |  News  |  Blogs  |  Reviews  |  Future Films  |  Features  |  Interviews  |  Images  |  Competitions  |  Forum  |  iPad  |  Podcast  |  Magazine Contact Us  |  Empire FAQ  |  Subscribe To Empire  |  Register
© Bauer Consumer Media  |  Terms And Conditions  |  Our Data Promise To You  |  Bauer Entertainment Network
Bauer Consumer Media. Company number 1176085 (England). Registered Office: 21 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DY