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A new international trailer for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood has hit over at Yahoo’s UK site, and it’s a great deal more revealing/intriguing/well put-together than the first domestic teaser we caught a week ago. I guess not everything is better with a generic metal soundtrack. Anyway, in the new trailer we get lots more archery and a better look at the role Maid Marian will play. What is it about Cate Blanchett that, despite being 120 pounds soaking wet, makes me believe she could swing a sword with the rest of the boys? Maybe it’s her Australian-ness. I think this deserves further study.
Check out the trailer, and the newly released synopsis for the film, after the jump. Read»
Universal has released the teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, and it looks like they’re selling it as Gladiator Part II. Lots of epic battle scenes make the cut to the tune of a hard-rocking anthem, and it actually works pretty well. Russell Crowe looks to be in engaged in some full-on Maximus bad-assery, defying kings sheriffs, slaying dudes, and all that whatnot. We don’t see as much of Cate Blanchett as I would’ve liked, so I guess we’ll have to wait until the full trailer for some more Maid Marian.
Australian newspaper The Courier-Mail has also released the first official images from the film. I’ve posted a few of them below, but you can check out the rest by going over to their website. All in all, I’m impressed by what I’m seeing. Scott has proven himself to be more than capable of working with this kind of material, but I’ll admit that I did lose some confidence when early rumors of on-set troubles began to surface. It looks like they’ve put together something promising, though.
Check out the teaser and images below the jump! Apple also has the teaser in HD here.
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Keira Knightley has been attached to a remake of My Fair Lady for some time now, but it looks like the wheels are finally in motion for the redo of the Audrey Hepburn classic. After Knightley auditioned for the part some three years ago, the Telegraph is now reporting that she has won the role after Scarlett Johansson also became a strong contender to play Eliza Doolittle.
And not only has the lead finally been locked down, but the project has a director now as well — Joe Wright. Knightley’s director in Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, Wright looks to bounce back from his last outing, the somewhat forgettable The Soloist. If you’ll recall, Wright was most recently attached to direct Cate Blanchett in Indian Summer, about the last days of British colonial rule in India centered around the romantic relationship that developed between Lady Edwina Mountbatten and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Financing problems and creative issues have shelved the project indefinitely, though Wright and Blanchett will remain attached.
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Watch the trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest! Read»
Disney has released the trailer for Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece! Read»
