Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott head to Sherwood Forest
After many years and a variety of takes on the Robin Hood character, you might be forgiven for thinking that there is nothing new to say about the man. Sony clearly disagrees, putting the finishing touches on a deal to buy a new pitch set in his world.
Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott are the writers behind what could be approximately the 730rd take on Robin of Locksley, his Merry Men and Maid Marian. The exact details of what the new script will do to or say about the legend are being kept quiet for now, but it was compelling enough to ignite a bidding war that also saw Working Title and Paramount looking to buy it up.
Sony, however, ended up the victor with Michael De Luca securing the rights and kicking off the deal. Now we’ll wait and see whether the world wants a new Hood or whether it’ll largely shrug at the idea, much as it did with Ridley Scott’s 2010 take, which evolved from a plot-tweaking version into a much more traditional tale.
from Empire News
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