Lionsgate is tapping "Fifty Shades Darker" sctor Jaime Dornan for the film "Robin Hood: Origins." The actor would join Robin Hood's group of righteous burglars as Will Scarlett, a short tempered expert swordsman.
Taron Egerton plays the titular role of Robin Hood, while other casts include Eve Hewson and Jamie Foxx, Entertainment Weekly reported.
The report further says that Lionsgate and Jaime Dornan are already in the final phase of their agreement but the company has yet to give a comment about the matter.
In the original story, Robin Hood pays for Scarlett's debts and later became a member of his gang. His original name was Young Gamwell and apparently, Robin is his uncle. He is also the one to rename him as Scarlett. Other portrayals features Will Scarlet as a humourous character and Robin's bestfriend but it seems like he is rather grouchy this time.
"Robin Hood: Origin" will be directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) while the script will be written by Joby Harold. The movie will follow the poor's hero Robin Hood as he creates a group of outlaws which steals from rich and corrupt.
Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson are co-producing the movie with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell through Safehouse Pictures.
The last Robin Hood remake film was Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" released in 2010 starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and William Hurt. That movie reportedly grossed a worldwide total of $321 million worldwide from a of $200 million budget.
Jaime Dornan has a lot of projects in his plate including thriller World War II film "Anthropoid" and "The 9th Life of Louis Drax." The actor has just recently finished filming both "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed," as the real life representation of billionaire Christian Grey alongside actress Dakota Johnson.
