Whether its Kevin Costner, Cary Elwes, or perhaps even the dashing Disney fox, we all have our favourite Robin Hood.
But Taron Egerton reckons his telling of the infamous English outlaw may be better than your favourites – not that he is naming names.
Calling comparisons to other popular adaptations inevitable, Taron told Metro.co.uk that although he felt a certain sense of pressure playing a role people knew he also recognised that a character with as many origin stories as Robin can be made unique each time.
And that although there are some held so dear and are brilliant, and have earned their place there are also some were definitely better then.
And when pushed to name names… No!
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The movie, directed by Otto Bathurst, is an origins story of the infamous outlaw originally depicted in English folklore. Different versions of the story give Robin different backgrounds, although this film focuses on the legend that he was born in to nobility and having fought in the Crusades returned to Nottingham to find his lands taken by the Sheriff.
The movie was roundly mocked when the first images and trailer dropped and it became clear that the retelling would have a heavy modern-day focus, with the clothing being clearly machine-stitched.
But Taron has insisted that it was not neglect but a choice and that he was left very frustrated by the immediate reactions.
Its a stylistic choice, the movie is not a period film so yeah, I felt a little frustrated but I absolutely do not allow things like that to get the better of me because it is the internet, he said.
The internet is a huge maelstrom of joy and sadness and anger and you are going to get all different colours and flavours of it and to try to fight it is a folly so you have to embrace it. If you are going to use the internet to market your film you have to accept the fact that some of it is going to come back and not be good, and being at peace with that is healthy.
Robin Hood is out in cinemas on 21 November 2018.
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