Robin Hood

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Dakota Fanning to star in The Last of Robin Hood

24 Jan 2013

Film gossip

Dakota Fanning has landed the female lead in 'The Last of Robin Hood'. The 18-year-old beauty will star as teenage actress Beverly Aadland opposite Kevin Kline in the biopic based on the life of screen-swashbuckler Errol Flynn. Kevin, 65, will…

Robin Hood

12 May 20103 stars

(12A) 140min Marking his fifth film with Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood seems determined to conjure up the magic of their first collaboration, Gladiator. After all, both are historical dramas featuring a hero facing insurmountable odds. Yet…

Cate Blanchett's Robin Hood role

26 Feb 2009

Celebrity Gossip

Cate Blanchett will star as Maid Marian in 'Robin Hood'. The 'Curious Case of Benjamin Button' actress will appear opposite Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's big-budget adaptation of the classic folk tale, it has been confirmed. 'Factory Girl' star…

Kid loves - Children's books round-up

22 Jul 2008

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Harry Potter may have played his last game of Quidditch and Lemony Snicket’s series of events have unfortunately ceased to be, but there are still plenty of iconic figures hanging around in children’s literature. Brian Donaldson finds ten of them…

Robin Hood in Doctor Who ratings challenge

28 Aug 2007

The second series of BBC hit Robin Hood will see more torture scenes and love affairs in a bid to compete with the success of Doctor Who. Robin Hood 2 will again feature Jonas Armstrong as the hero, with the writers moving from small battles with the…

Remote Control

2 Oct 2006

Brian Donaldson never thought he’d see it happen a

Fired up with a blaze of publicity, including the less than mysterious tale of some missing tapes (robbing from rich execs at the BBC to give to the poor public?), the £8m production of Robin Hood (BBC1, Sat 7 Oct, 7.05pm) is not exactly money well…