re: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is still the GOAT Robin Hood

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Morgan Freeman was a great supporting actor in that movie

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If this movie came out now certain people on this board would be melting that they included a black Muslim character that had never really been part of the traditional Robin Hood story.


Also, the "Unlike some other Robin Hoods" joke from Men in Tights is made better if you know this little factoid

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Cary Elwes was offered the role of Robin Hood, and turned it down, because he thought the plot was too contrived. He did, however, portray the character in the spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993).

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He wasn't the only one to feel that way either

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Alan Rickman turned down the role of the Sheriff twice before he was told he could more or less have carte blanche with his interpretation of the character.

Some of the Sheriff's witty lines (such as telling a couple of wenches "You! My room, 10.30 tonight. You! My room, 10.45. And bring a friend.") were devised by Alan Rickman's friends comedian Ruby Wax and playwright Peter Barnes. He enlisted their help in spicing up his dialogue because he felt the script was terrible. Kevin Reynolds enabled these script alterations by not informing the producers or screenwriters or anyone in the crew. Rickman said in an interview years later that he knew these new lines were having the desired effect when during takes he noticed the crew members covering their mouths, trying not to laugh.

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