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A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation."
An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account.
If you're finished Prime Video's new Robin Hood series and still find yourself in need of a little derring-do, HBO Max has you covered. Ridley Scott's reimagining of the Robin Hood legend is headed to the streamer with the swiftness of an arrow. Robin Hood will premiere on HBO Max on February 1, 2026.
Robin Hood underwent a somewhat torturous development process. It began life as Nottingham, with a script written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris, centering around the outlaw's longtime foe, the Sheriff of Nottingham; presented as a sympathetic figure, he found himself in a love triangle with Maid Marian and a disreputable Robin Hood. Scott was dissatisfied with the script, however, and had it rewritten by Oscar nominee Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) into a more conventional Robin Hood movie. Production was then delayed again when Paul Webb (Selma) was brought on for another rewrite, by which time the film little resembled its original unconventional pitch. The delays caused the film's budget to balloon, and its release date to be pushed back, until it finally hit theaters in the summer of 2010.
What Is 'Robin Hood' About?
Reuniting with Scott a decade after Gladiator, Russell Crowe stars as Robin Longstride, an archer in the service of King Richard the Lionheart (Danny Huston) during the Crusades. Returning to Europe, he criticizes Richard and finds himself clapped in irons alongside compatriots Allan A'Dayle (Alan Doyle), Little John (Kevin Durand), and Will Scarlet (Scott Grimes). After Richard's death, the quartet desert and make their way back to England, witnessing the murder of English knights by a turncoat, Godfrey (Mark Strong). Robin assumes the identity of one of the dead men, Sir Robert Loxley, and returns to the man's elderly father (Max von Sydow) and widow, Marian (Cate Blanchett). Soon, he enters the service of the new king, John (Oscar Isaac), to face the treacherous Godfrey and the forces of the French. The film also features a number of future stars in small roles, including Denise Gough (Andor), Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who), Luke Evans (The Hobbit), and Ralph Ineson (The Witch).
The film became one of the highest-grossing Robin Hood movies of all time, earning $321 million USD at the global box office. However, that was not enough to offset the film's inflated budget, which has been reported as being anywhere from $155 million to $237 million. Reviews were tepid, as the film earned a 43% Rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes; the film's inconsistent tone and Crowe's English accent were frequent targets for critics, as was the film's structure as an extended origin story, with Robin only becoming a forest-dwelling outlaw at its conclusion.
Robin Hood will debut on HBO Max on February 1, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Release Date May 12, 2010
Runtime 140 Minutes
English (US) ·