Robin Hood makes it count in new clip

That’s the thought that’s in my head with the new clip presented by Yahoo! Movies of Ridley Scott’s latest film Robin Hood. If Iron Man 2 is kick-starting the summer season of comic book movies, then Robin Hood in my opinion is doing the same for action films despite the time period.

Russell Crowe stars as “Robin Hood”, the film chronicling the life of the expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard’s army against the French. Upon Richard’s death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion, a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

Robin Hood includes the talents of Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Danny Huston, William Hurt, Mark Strong and Oscar Isaac. The picture under Scott Free Productions, Relativity Media and Imagine Entertainment is shooting out into theaters from Universal Pictures on May 14th.: