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Robin Hood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Sir Anthony Hopkins made his movie debut playing King Richard in The Lion in Winter (1968). Ridley Scott later directed him in Hannibal (2001). In Robin and Marian (1976), Richard was played by Richard Harris, while King John was played by Sir Ian Holm. Scott directed Harris in Gladiator (2000) and Holm in Alien (1979).
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The only thing the original script and the final product have in common (besides the general subject matter) is making the Queen Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine (Dame Eileen Atkins) a key supporting character.
Robin Hood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Ridley Scott said the only previous Robin Hood movie he thought was any good was Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993).
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Oscar Isaac played a role previously played by Sir Ian Holm in Robin and Marian (1976).
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Robin Hood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Richard and John's mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was played in The Lion in Winter (1968) by Katharine Hepburn. Cate Blanchett played Hepburn in The Aviator (2004).
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Before Sienna Miller was cast as Maid Marion, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Blunt, Angelina Jolie, Zooey Deschanel, and Natalie Portman were considered. After Miller dropped out before filming due to production delays that caused scheduling conflicts, Annabelle Wallis, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard, and Charlize Theron were rumored to take over, before the part eventually went to Cate Blanchett.
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Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, and Rachel Weisz were, in that order, the three main candidates in consideration to play Maid Marion. After Winslet turned the part down, Blanchett was offered the role. Since she accepted, Weisz didn't get the offer.
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William Hurt plays William Marshall here. Also he plays an imaginary friend named Marshall in 2007 Mr. Brooks to the title character played by Kevin Costner. Who in 1991 played robin Of Locksley (Robin Hood) in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.
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Russell Crowe enlisted Alan Doyle to play Allan A'Dayle, having collaborated with him on the album My Hand, My Heart.
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The brown hood worn by Russell Crowe was won by the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) show at "Russell Crowe's 'Art of Divorce' Auction", which was held April 7, 2018. The hood (along with other memorabilia purchased in the auction), was given to the Anchorage, Alaska Blockbuster Video store in hopes of attracting customers to keep it open. Sadly, the Blockbuster store closed in summer 2018.
Robin Hood - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts