Nine months afterJamie Foxxcame aboard to playLittle Johnin Lionsgate’sRobin Hood: Origins, the cast keeps growing withJamie Dornan. TheFifty Shades of Greystar is in final negotiations to play Will Scarlett, one ofRobin Hood’s band of merry men, who is also married to Maid Marian (Eve Hewson). Production is scheduled to begin this coming January in Budapest.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Will Scarlett is one of Robin Hood’s band of merry men, who is described as a “hot-headed wearer of fine clothes.” He is also said to be the best swordsman, and in this version of the story, he is married toMaid Marian, but finds out that she is in love with Robin Hood. It isn’t known if other classic Robin Hood characters such as Friar Tuck, the Sheriff of Nottingham or Alan-a-Dale will show up, but this version of the story puts a new twist on this classic tale.
The plot follows the title character, played byTaron Egerton, who returns home from fighting in The Crusades. He discovers that his beloved Sherwood Forest has become a den of corruption, leading him to form a band of merry outlaws to take back his homeland. Production was originally supposed to begin back in February, but there was a conflict withTaron Egerton’sKingsman: The Golden Circle, which the actor recently wrapped on. Lionsgate has yet to set a release date forRobin Hood: Origins.
Peaky BlindersdirectorOtto Bathurstwill directRobin Hood: Originsfrom a script byJoby Harold(King Arthur: Legend of the Sword).Leonardo DiCapriois producing with his Appian Way partnerJennifer Davisson Killoran, alongside Safe House’sJoby Harold,Tory TunnellandBasil Iwanyk. We also reported in February that this project may have some competition with a futuristic project entitledRobin Hood 2058from300producerGianni Nunnari, while Disney is also developingNottingham & Hoodwith writerBrandon Barker, which is said to be in the same vein as thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise.
Jamie Dornanreprises his role as Christian Grey in the upcomingFifty Shades of GreysequelFifty Shades Darker, which hits theaters July 15, 2025. He also most recently starred inAnthropoidandThe 9th Life of Louis Drax, and he will next be seen in Netflix’sThe Siege of Jadotville, which will be released on the streaming service October 7. He will next start shootingUntogetheralongsideBen Mendelsohnfor directorEmma Forrest.
