Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood Super Bowl Trailer

Posted by on February 5th, 2010   Filed under: Action, Fantasy, Trailers

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Surprise, surprise… another Super Bowl spot has found its way online early, and it just so happens that this one brings Ridley Scott back to the Super Bowl some 26 years after he created the groundbreaking Mac “1984” commercial. I know the first trailer for Robin Hood didn’t impress a lot of people, but I’m curious to see if this changes anyone’s mind.

The ad is basically 45 seconds of sweeping shots of large-scale armies and a few other fist-pumping moments. Although it doesn’t quite seem to fit with the rogue-ish version of Robin Hood that we’ve traditionally seen in the past, I’m still more than willing to give it a chance. The only problem is that this may all be a little too predictable, coming from the man who made Gladiator. Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Durand, William Hurt and Mark Strong, Robin Hood hits theatres on May 14th. The trailer is embedded after the jump.



  • Shit, I love to ridiculousness that is Gladiator. And the DC of Kingdom of Heaven was da bomb. I feel no shame saying that I’ll be there opening weekend.

  • Marc

    I’m not sure about everyone else but this cut of the trailer was pretty lame.

    I’m a bit fan of both the director and the actors involved so I’m going to check it out regardless.

  • Niklas

    I agree with Sean.. from the two trailers so far this looks predictable. Still, its Ridley Scott and knights and swords and medieval battles so count me in.

    How about a medieval movie about something other than Robin Hood though?

  • MGL

    Hmmm.. this looks nothing at all like Disney’s Robin Hood. Does not look anything medival to me. Nope not a fan here.

  • Nick Robertson

    Does Ridley love these films because he himself is a knight? I bet that’s correct and who can blame the cunt.