Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at opening ceremony of 63rd Cannes Film Festival . The Bollywood star walked the red carpet in a blue embroidered gown for the premiere of Robin Hood in Cannes, France.
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Aishwarya Rai Shines At Cannes
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Cate Blanchett looks amazing at the photo call for Robin Hood during the Cannes Film Festival .
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Cate Blanchett Is The Queen Of Cannes
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Where are all the celebrities? Cannes of course. The 63rd Annual Festival de Cannes kicked off with its traditional opening ceremony Wednesday followed by the world premiere of Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” where the stars flooded the red carpet. Check out who made an appearance.
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The Stars Align in Cannes
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In days of yore, the myth of Robin Hood was embodied by brave and noble men: Douglas Fairbanks outwitting the king’s thugs by sliding down the length of a slippery medieval brocade curtain; Errol Flynn striding jauntily into a great hall with a dead stag draped around his shoulders like a royal’s stole. But, as Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood suggests, those are heroes from a lost age. Today’s Robin Hood is far more complex, a tortured soul suffering from repressed-memory syndrome, a freedom fighter whose perpetual scowl speaks of a highly attuned sense of justice. Today’s Robin Hood is the spirit of freedom disguised as a grumpy gus in a leather jerkin, and he carries something far heavier than legend — or even Errol Flynn’s stag carcass — on his shoulders: a backstory.
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‘I really believe he existed,’ director says of Russell Crowe’s character. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Todd Gilchrist Ridley Scott Photo: MTV News Between Monty Python’s send-up, Kevin Costner’s heartthrob-centric take and Mel Brooks’ farce, the mythic character of Robin Hood hasn’t fared very well in pop culture these last few decades. Ridley Scott isn’t a fan of such depictions either, which is why he was dead-set on reinventing the character for a 21st-century audience in his upcoming “Robin Hood.” “I never liked the green tights,” he told MTV News. “I didn’t like the feather in the hat. It didn’t work for me. Even as a kid, it was not my idea of Robin Hood.” His of idea of Robin Hood, rather, has more in common with the main character of “Gladiator,” a sharp-witted, tough-minded badass who knows how to handle his weaponry. No surprise there, as Scott directed that Oscar-winning flick and recruited star Russell Crowe to play the title role in “Robin Hood” (out Friday). They both knew exactly the approach they wanted to take, and it had nothing to do with Costner’s 1991 version of the folkloric hero. “Kevin Costner’s was fun, leaning more heavily on the clowning of Robin Hood,” Scott explained. “On this one, I wanted to go more real, because I really believe he existed. The ones to date always treated Robin Hood like a myth, part of a fairy story.” Scott and his screenwriters sought to ground the story in verifiable history, choosing to spin a plotline that began in the late 12th century and then proceeded through a time when the English kingdom was bankrupt and reeling from the reign of a king who became known as Bad King John. Once they plopped Robin Hood into the center of social and economic upheaval, the story gained an air of truthfulness and gravity missing from other imaginings of the character. It also gained an Oscar-winning actor as its lead. “I just wouldn’t have done it if it were a conventional take,” Crowe told us. “There’s no need for anyone in the world to see that series of clich
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‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,’ ‘Fair Game’ and more films are set to premiere at the fest. By Jocelyn Vena Russell Crowe stars in “Robin Hood” Photo: Universal Pictures Not even rain could dampen the mood as the Cannes Film Festival kicked off Wednesday (May 12) in the French resort town that gives the fest its name. The A-list stars are expected to turn out to premiere several big flicks at this year’s event; Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts and Shia LaBeouf are just a few whose films will be presented at the annual festival, running until May 23. Director Tim Burton leads the judges’ panel, which includes Benicio Del Toro and Kate Beckinsale. The Crowe-starring and Ridley Scott-directed “Robin Hood” opens the festival. “This is the sort of film that you hope for and then you wait for because you get to step into a completely different world,” Crowe told MTV News of taking the role in the period flick. “You actually get to time-travel.” Among this year’s buzzed-about films are the sequel to 1987’s “Wall Street,” the LaBeouf-starring “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” which sees the young actor teaming with the original flick’s Michael Douglas. Naomi Watts has two films at Cannes: “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,” co-starring Josh Brolin and directed by Woody Allen, and the Sean Penn CIA thriller “Fair Game.” Crowe’s “Robin Hood” isn’t slated for the competition portion of the festival; neither are “Wall Street” and “Dark Stranger.” Also at Cannes, Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling will screen “Blue Valentine,” which follows a married couple’s deteriorating union through flashbacks. “It’s a racy movie, so it’s hard to watch those scenes with so many people,” Gosling told MTV News in January, when the film showed at Sundance. “I watched it with my mother, she was beside me. I gave her an iPod. And when the naughty scenes came on, I pressed ‘play’ and covered her eyes.” Which Cannes films are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below! For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘Robin Hood’ Related Photos “Robin Hood”
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Cannes Film Festival Kicks Off With ‘Robin Hood’
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The Cannes Film Festival officially opened today with the 10 a.m. press screening of Ridley Scott’s nearly two-and-half-hour epic Robin Hood . The film, a sort of Robin Hood Begins , attempts to retell the familiar story of how Robin Hood (a chiseled Russell Crowe) and his Maid Marian (Cate Blanchett) became the archenemies of the pusillanimous and pugnacious British King John.
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Cannes Film Festival Kicks Off with French-Bashing Robin Hood
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Between volcanic ash clouds and towering waves, the Cannes Film Festival this year has endured a succession of setbacks to its unparalleled glamour and beauty. And now this: Russell Crowe has taken to Twitter to shatter yet another Hollywood illusion as he prepares to promote his opening-night film Robin Hood . Speaking of which: Did you hear how much that movie cost?
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Frustrated Russell Crowe Dresses Down to Promote $237 Million (!) Robin Hood
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Russell Crowe is set to capture America’s heart all over again when Robin Hood hits theaters in two weeks. But let us not forget: Russell Crowe is crazy. Some exclusive excerpts from a new book remind us just how crazy. More
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Michael Musto is back with a whole new episode of the Hollywood Kid, chock-full of gossip and blind items (including one I’m pretty sure I figured out…I’ll wait for your confirmations in the comments). This week, Musto takes on the rumors of a warring Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe on the set of Robin Hood , talks to the director of Behind the Burly Q , and plays another provocative round of Guess Who, Don’t Sue. Unless there’s some sort of volcanic ash incident standing between you and your computer, why don’t you some click through and see what Musto’s got for you?
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