Russell Crowe joins the masses!
July 14th, 2009 by Rosy

http://www.accidentalsexiness.com/2009/07/14/russell-crowe-joins-the-masses/


Hugs
Andreea

Film crews will spend more time in Pembrokeshire to complete scenes for Sir
Ridley Scott's Robin Hood epic.

The road closure at Freshwater West where Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and a
host of local extras are currently filming battle and village scenes, has been
extended by three days.

The original road closure was due to end on Tuesday, (30th June) but the Welsh
Assembly Government has agreed to it being extended until Friday, 3rd July, to
allow location filming of the Holywood blockbuster to be completed.

4:43pm Friday 26th June 2009
westerntelegraph.co.uk

Russell Crowe stripped off and "wallowed" in mud with Cate Blanchett for their
latest film.

The stars are currently filming Robin Hood – based on the legend of the British
outlaw - in the UK and have had a number of unusual experiences.

Crowe, who plays title character Robin in the movie, said: "So far we have
ridden horses together, seen off bad guys, got naked (partially) wallowed chin
deep in mud, danced by firelight, attended a funeral and kissed. What can I say?
It's an interesting gig."

Blanchett plays Robin's love interest Maid Marian - replacing Sienna Miller, who
was originally cast in the role - and Russell has praised her professionalism,
calling her his "partner in crime".

He added: "I can't talk highly enough of her skill and sense of humour. She is a
wonderful partner in crime and now that we are under way, I can't think of
anyone else in this part."

He also described the scale of the film, directed by veteran filmmaker Sir
Ridley Scott as "gargantuan - the biggest I've ever worked with".

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23rd June 2009, 6:00 WST

thewest.com.au

Russell Crowe has earned a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has revealed its honorees for 2010 and Crowe's
name was on a list of 28 entertainers.

A date for the New Zealand-born Oscar winner's ceremony, where a star will be
placed on Hollywood Boulevard, is yet to be scheduled, but it will occur during
2010.

Other celebrities set to cement a place in Hollywood history in 2010 are
director James Cameron, actors John Cusack, Colin Firth, Adam Sandler, Emma
Thompson and Mark Wahlberg, and musicians Bryan Adams, The Funk Brothers, Chaka
Khan, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, the band ZZ Top and posthumously Roy Orbison.

Australians who recently received the honour include Nicole Kidman and Cate
Blanchett.



bigpondnews.com

Check them out here:

http://www.comingsoon.net/imageGallery/Robin_Hood_Set_2

and here:

http://www.celebmad.com/GossipGirl/photos/index.cfm/Russell-Crowe-films-a-battle\
/thumbs/



Andreea

Some new pictures of Russell Crowe filming his new movie, Robin Hood. Crowe
along with Kevin Durand and Scott Grimes were photographed on set in Wales, UK
today:

http://www.accidentalsexiness.com/2009/06/16/on-the-scene-robin-hood/



Kisses,
Andreea

By Ken Callander, June 08, 2009 12:00am


IT IS not a pipe dream any more. The deal for Russell Crowe to play Joe Janiak
in a film on Australia's favourite horse, Takeover Target, is getting closer.

English filmmaker Brian Cook of Ethereal Films, who bought the rights to the
movie, is hoping to take Crowe to Ascot on Saturday week to see the great horse
and to meet Joe Janiak.

Cook has already written a rough script based on the authorised biography of
Janiak written by News Limited journalist Lyndall Crisp, which will be released
in October.

Crowe will be in Britain to play the lead in a new Robin Hood movie and Cook,
who knows the Hollywood superstar, believes he can get him for the role.

There is no doubt a film on Takeover Target would be a big hit in Australia and
England, and the rags-to-riches tale of the Queanbeyan taxi driver graduating
from bush tracks to the top hats and tails of Royal Ascot is sure to appeal to
the Yanks.

By the way, Janiak has told Crisp the horse he fears at Ascot on this, his
fourth trip, is a Hungarian named Overdose, who has been labelled the Budapest
Bullet.



www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph

By David Bentley on Jun 8, 09 12:19 AM


IN his first interview about Ridley Scott's upcoming Robin Hood remake, star
Russell Crowe has finally revealed the name of the film.

The project had earlier being called Nottingham when the screenplay was more
revisionist and focused on the Sheriff, depicting him in a more favourable
light. When the story was rewritten, the production became nameless.

Live News visited the film set in Guildford, Surrey, UK, speaking to Crowe and
revealing some fascinating information about the production.

"It's unbelievable. We're dealing with a movie of some considerable scale",
Crowe said while on a 200-acre rural estate where different areas have been
transformed into Sherwood Forest, 11th century Nottingham, a French castle, a
man-made bog from which Maid Marian (Cate Blanchett) is rescued by Robin Hood
(Crowe), and fields of crops which have been grown exactly as they would have
been in that bygone era.

Asked if he could finally nail down the name of the movie, Crowe said: "I think
it's just going to be Robin Hood. There were lots of other ways of calling it
and some different ideas. Prior to Christmas, the studio were talking about
Nottingham as a title being well-known now, having been discussed for 18 months
at the highest levels of press and marketing and stuff like that and it was a
good - what they called a solid gold - name.

"And the question came up: But is it better than Robin Hood? And everybody just
shook their head and said: No, it's not."

Crowe later explained why he felt the name of any movie was vital to its
success. He said calling his 2005 film Cinderella Man had been an unwise
decision because the title had a "certain effeminacy" about it; calling it
Braddock (the lead character played by Crowe) would have been much better, he
argued.

The actor was speaking just after shooting a scene where, he said, "the evil Sir
Godfrey has put all the good people of Nottingham inside the corn exchange,
boarded up the doors and set it aflame. We [Robin and his men] are back from a
meeting of the northern barons because I think rebellion is in the air, we find
this situation and have to chase Sir Godfrey off."

And it is definitely set to be a gritty portrayal and of the legendary outlaw.
Crowe said the battle scene he had just shot featured him "chopping one guy
through the chest through his crossbow, hacking another guy through the back,
spinning the horse, telling Little John to duck cos he's about to get a pike in
the back of the neck, burying my sword in that man's chest, turning to find
another pike man coming at me, taking the pike off him, using that to uppercut
another soldier, then actually throwing it through the chest of another guy."

Filming will later move to Pembrokeshire in Wales and is expected to be finished
in August. Robin Hood is set for release on May 14, 2010.


blogs.coventrytelegraph.net

"Sadly Russell Crowe is not in any of these shots, but it does show us some of
the amazing sets he is working with for the new Robin Hood movie currently being
filmed in England.

These shots are all part of the village they have made to recreate Sherwood
Forrest. The location in Surrey is not far from the real Sherwood Forrest but
the location is “not leafy enough” to recreate the right atmosphere."

http://www.theinsider.com/news/2236491_On_Set_Robin_Hood


Andreea

Russell Crowe was spotted filming scenes from the upcoming Robin Hood film in
England today. The sexy Aussie was riding around on horseback in the recreated
Sherwood Forest now located on a wooded estate 150 miles away in the depths of
Surrey.

Starring alongside Russell are Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, William Hurt, and
Vanessa Redgrave. The film is set to hit theaters May 14, 2010.

See the pictures here:
http://www.accidentalsexiness.com/2009/05/29/on-the-scene-russell-crowe/


All the best,
Andreea

The 45-year-old actor is reportedly struggling to find a property to rent in
west Wales, where he is currently filming Sir Ridley Scott's adaptation of
'Robin Hood'.

Russell is believed to have applied to lease two luxury mansions in
Pembrokeshire, and been rejected both times - because wealthy tourists are
willing to pay more than him.

Local real estate agent Nigel Jones claims the star is unlikely to find a home
in the region because most holiday properties are booked out for the summer.

Jones said: "A lot of the rental houses are summer or holiday lets and they're
already reserved. It may be difficult for someone like Russell Crowe to find a
suitable house.

"The area is very popular and few properties priced at the Ł1.5 million mark
will be up for rent. Often, sellers are not looking to rent. They want someone
to buy their house."

While he is looking for a home, Russell is expected to stay on the film set,
where he has three trailers, including one which is filled with Ł80,000 worth of
gym equipment.

Russell - who is said to be desperate to stay thin for the film - reportedly
spends hours each day locked in the converted motor home, lifting weights,
boxing, jogging on the treadmill and cycling.

A source said: "Russell is a professional. He knew he was cast to play Robin
Hood, not Friar Tuck. He knows he has to stay fit."

yahoo.news

Had it not been for our dwindling woodlands, the film might have been made
where, legend has it, Robin Hood and his merry men once lived.

As it happens, the only location nowadays deemed leafy enough to host Ridley
Scott's epic film based on the folk hero was some way south.

As these extraordinary first pictures from the set of his star-studded Ł110
million movie Nottingham show, the Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire from
medieval times has been recreated with extraordinary attention to detail on a
wooded estate 150 miles away in the depths of Surrey.

pictures..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1189545/EXCLUSIVE-First-look-scenes\
-new-Robin-Hood-movie-starring-Russell-Crowe.html?ITO=1490
dailymail.co.uk

May 18, 2009 12:00am

ANGER and honour go hand in hand, or so says Russell Crowe, now so immersed in
the character of a 12th century Robin Hood that he's begun espousing 12th
century values.

Crowe is revelling in his role as he shoots Robin Hood in the UK.

In a telling insight into Crowe's thinking - honed perhaps during countless
Rabbitohs rugby league motivational talks - the star has declared that like the
fabled British bandit, he has lived his life through both honour and anger.

He told Confidential's Charles Miranda that in this day and age, one had to
embrace both to get through.

"Are they mutually exclusive?" he asked.

"I mean quite frankly if you are going to be an honourable man in this day and
age you've got to have a little anger to you because there is a lot of bulls .
.t out there."

When asked whether he considered himself honourable he replied: "I think that
perception and description is for somebody else to make. Honorary and angry? I
believe in what I believe in and try and do my best every day."

Crowe is currently filming scenes across the UK for the $200 million Ridley
Scott film about Robin Hood, starring opposite Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion.

Blanchett got a last minute call up for the role after British actor Sienna
Miller was deemed not to be suitable playing opposite Crowe.

Crowe said he was looking forward to scenes with Cate, whom he had never
properly met or acted with.

"It's great, she's fantastic, my first choice," he said of his on-screen love
interest.

  "I know her only from afar. The most time we've spent together is when we both
got made into stamps recently."

Last week, selection began for more than 600 extras to play the Sheriff of
Nottingham's men. Much of the filming will take place in Wales and London.


www.news.com.au

8th May 2009, 20:00 WST

Russell Crowe is using a Ł80,000 gym on the set of his movie to avoid gaining
weight.

The 45-year-old actor is so desperate to stay svelte while filming Robin Hood,
producers have installed state-of-the-art exercise equipment in his private
trailer so he can work out when he is not shooting.

A source told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "Russell is a professional. He
knew he was cast to play Robin Hood, not Friar Tuck. He knows he has to stay
fit."

Crowe spends hours each day locked in the converted motor home, lifting weights,
boxing, jogging on the treadmill and cycling.

The star has been on a strict diet and exercise regime for months to prepare for
the film. He has reportedly lost almost 10kg.

Crowe stars alongside Cate Blanchett, who took the role of Maid Marion after
Sienna Miller withdrew.

Kate Winslet and Rachel Weisz were also considered for the role.

Filming will continue until August and the movie is due to be released next
year.

thewest.com.au

Melbourne, May 2: Aussie actor Russell Crowe is said to be in hiding before the
shooting of highly anticipated epic Robin Hood.

Crowe, 45, is not in hiding from the press or his fans, but rather from the
film's director Sir Ridley Scott.

"That raspy old bastard, I'm staying away from him at the moment because in the
last few days before filming someone always gets shot," the Daily Telegraph
quoted Crowe as saying.

The actor is of course joking but it says a lot about the relationship the two
have been having, with five movies in 10 years having been made involving them.

www.newkerala.com

RUSSELL CROWE and DAME HELEN MIRREN's thriller STATE OF PLAY has stormed to the
top of the U.K. box office in its opening weekend (25-26Apr09), with takings of
$2.175 million (Ł1.5 million).
The movie, which sees Mirren star as Crowe's newspaper editor, knocked Reese
Witherspoon's Monsters Vs. Aliens in to second place, earning $1.576 (Ł1.087
million).
Vin Diesel's high-speed action film Fast & Furious dropped to three, pulling in
$1.525 million (Ł1.052 million), while comedy 17 Again, starring Zac Efron, was
at four, garnering $1.486 million (Ł1.025 million).
Rounding out the top five with takings of $1.027 million (Ł708,071) was I Love
You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel.

29/04/2009 12:10

contactmusic.com
and some pictures
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/state%20of%20play%20tops%20uk%20box\
%20office%20chart_1101990

Russell Crowe and Dame Helen Mirren have attended the world premiere of State of
Play in London.

Oscar-winner Crowe plays Cal McAffrey, a veteran reporter who untangles a world
of spin and double-cross in the political thriller.

Mirren, who looked stunning in a cream-coloured Donna Karan outfit and Jimmy
Choo shoes, snubbed many reporters but signed autographs for members of the
public before going into the cinema.

Crowe also ignored a section of reporters, waving and shrugging at them before
going inside.

Based on the acclaimed BBC miniseries of the same name, the movie was directed
by Kevin Macdonald, whose credits include The Last King of Scotland. I

Asked if he was disappointed Brad Pitt was not in the leading role as had been
originally planned, Macdonald said: "Brad made it clear a week or two before
filming that he did not see the same film as I did."

channel4.com

April 24, 2009
by Alex Billington


We thought the entire cast had been announced for Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, but
apparently not. SlashFilm has discovered that British actor Matthew Macfadyen
(Pride & Prejudice, Death at a Funeral, Frost/Nixon) has been cast as the
Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood. But how can this be, wasn't Russell Crowe
supposed to play that role and Robin Hood? If you missed it, in February we
posted an update from Ridley Scott who clarified that they had gotten rid of
that dual casting. But when all the casting confirmations came in around March,
the Sheriff was mysteriously missing. At least we know who it is.

Word is that Macfadyen first revealed at a Masterclass event that he was in
Robin Hood, but that news didn't get very far. However, on the fansite
Darcylicious, they eventually confirmed with Macfadyen's agent that he is indeed
starring as the Sheriff of Nottingham. It's odd to see a fansite getting
confirmation, but it otherwise seems legitimate, and now we don't have to be
suspicious about that missing casting anymore. Although the idea in general was
widely criticized, it may be unfortunate to some to now know that Russell Crowe
won't be playing the dual roles anymore. That would've at least been interesting
to see, I think.

As for Macfadyen, he's a great actor for sure, but he's very soft spoken. I
might even call him a lightweight. But maybe this is a chance for him to really
show us what he's got and push his own limits. That is, if this is the villain
that I'm imagining the Sheriff of Nottingham to be. The plot of Ridley Scott's
Robin Hood will follow Robin from his early days in King Richard's army to his
return to Nottingham to his creation of a band of mercenaries who challenge the
sheriff and eventually try to prevent civil war. If you haven't already seen it,
we posted a photo of Crowe as Robin Hood a few days ago. Macfadyen will shoot in
May and June.


firstshowing.net

Russell Crowe's Merry Men have every faith that Ridley Scott's new Robin Hood
epic, starring Russell in the title role, will be a spectacular interpretation
of the fable.

Kevin Durand, who plays Little John, Alan Doyle, who plays Alan-a-Dale and Scott
Grimes who plays Will Scarlet all took time out from filming to support Russell
at the premiere of his new political thriller State Of Play in London.

Kevin said: "We're dealing with Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe, who have an
obvious history of being very detailed and prolific and I think that this film
will definitely step up to it."

Alan added: "I've thought about it and it is such a long-told story and fable
that it should have lots of films, it should have lots of movies, it should have
lots of interpretations. I wouldn't expect ours to be the last. Like you guys
I'm looking forward to seeing how Ridley and Russell have it in mind.

"Ridley and Russell have a vision in mind and we're all trusting it because we
should. Their track record is amazing and we're really looking forward to how it
turns out ourselves."

And Scott agreed: "You put Ridley and Russell together in anything, it's going
to be spectacular and we're just lucky to be on that bandwagon right now."

After spending some time chatting to journalists on the red carpet the actors
headed into the cinema saying : "We're off to be merry."


google.com

Russell Crowe and Dame Helen Mirren attended the world premiere of their
political thriller State of Play, at London's Leicester Square on Tuesday.

Crowe, who plays reporter Cal McAffrey in the drama, said it made a change to
walk the red carpet in the sun.

"I don't think I've ever been to a sunny premiere in London," he said.

"I've been to one... actually two or three, in the rain. A couple where I wore
an overcoat and a scarf, so this is a brand new experience."

The film, based on the 2003 BBC series of the same name, opens on Friday.

'Heroic character'

The movie was directed by Kevin Macdonald, whose credits include The Last King
of Scotland and Touching The Void.

Originally Brad Pitt had been lined up to play Crowe's part - but Macdonald said
he was pleased how the film had turned out despite the last-minute change.

"Brad made it clear a week or two before filming that he did not see the same
film as I did," he said.

"Creatively, I could not be happier [with] Russell."

Mirren, too, expressed how pleased she was to have ended up starring alongside
Crowe.

"I loved him, he's a wonderful actor to work with. I think the best thing was to
be able to watch him work and learn form his work," she said.

Macdonald said Mirren had enjoyed playing a newspaper editor but that Crowe
"wasn't sure he could play a heroic character as a journalist".

Asked by Radio 1 Newsbeat whether he had new-found sympathy for the press after
making the film, Crowe said: "Absolutely none whatsoever. You tell me why I
should."

Last month he told the BBC it was his belief that "objectivity is a myth" in the
press, based on his "30 years of experience of being praised, flayed and
betrayed by journalists".

See a short video here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8011766.stm

London, Apr 16 : Aussie actor Russell Crowe
has revealed that he may be making his directorial debut in an Australian movie.

Crowe, 45, and Universal purchased the rights to the best-selling novel 'My
Brothers Keeper' by Sydney newspaper investigative reporters Charles Miranda and
Angela Kamper last year.

The movie, based on the true life and crimes of an Australian underworld figure
and his clash with a notorious Sydney surfing tribe, may be the actor's first
attempt at directing.

And though there seems to be little movement on the project, Crowe has confirmed
otherwise.

"We are on our third different take on the story, probably on our second draft
of our third take," Sky News quoted him as saying.

"We approached it in one way and it worked and encapsulated it nicely but it
left too many things on the table so we've tried it a second way and had the
same result.

"We're now in a place where we're trying it a third way and it's a little more
satisfying in terms of the punch of the overall film," he said.

The plot follows Sydney underworld figure Anthony Hines, his meeting with
infamous Sydney surfing gang 'the Bra Boys', and his killing.

Crowe was tipped to play a minor role in the movie, which he would also direct,
but he said he had not yet made up his mind.

"It may be (director) or it may end up being something that I'm interested in
that I shepherd for a while and hand onto someone else," he explained.

"I go kind of hot and cold with it whether its something I specifically want to
do.

"But it's set up in the right way and has the right production company attached
to it, who are not impatient and who are not about the jugular vein, the shock
and horror of it all...

"And that's what was important to me - that if this film is going to be made it
has got to be seated right and that's why I took an interest in getting the
right company involved," he added.

--- ANI
newkerala.com

Russell Crowe is not an icon.

The Oscar-winning actor - who has starred in numerous Hollywood blockbusters,
including 'Gladiator' and 'A Beautiful Mind' - has revealed he still does not
consider himself an iconic star.

He said: "Many actors create themselves as icons. I'm not that. I'm just an
actor. I'm going to be this character one day and this character the next."

The 44-year-old star also admitted he gets frustrated by his fellow movie stars
boosting their incomes by demanding huge sums to endorse products because it
goes against his work ethics.

He explained: "I grew up with the feeling that to make your money by endorsing
products was not right. I don't want to be restricted because I have some
sponsorship deal that says I have to wear this kind of suit. I don't think I
should be inducing people to buy something because it's recommended by Maximus,
my character in 'Gladiator'."


uk.news.yahoo.com

Up. Russell Crowe

CW has long loved Crowe - a man so muskily, gruntingly, unapologetically
alpha-male that he makes Arnold Schwarzenegger look like Peggy Ollerenshaw from
Hi-di-Hi. CW views his films obsessively, by way of a guide to a simpler way of
life. Indeed, it has got to the point where CW thinks that Master and Commander
is a documentary - particularly the bit where Crowe roars: "Never mind the
manoeuvres - just GO STRAIGHT AT THEM!" It's a phrase that CW uses at least
three times a day. It is a motto by which one can live an entire life. This
week, Crowe caused "outrage" at the Empire Awards, which he attended for barely
20 minutes and graced with a "bizarre" acceptance speech assembled from poetry
and pop lyrics. Crowe has form: at the 2002 Baftas, he confronted the show's
producer when the poem Crowe read was dropped from broadcast. A "source" at the
Empire Awards said: "It's a bit of a cheek. Everyone thought he was rather
rude." CW says: world, what is your PROBLEM? A celebrity half-man,
half-feral-bear parks his limo up on the pavement, keeps the engine revving,
runs in, makes a mad speech that quotes the Bee Gees, and then buggers off again
- leaving behind only faint traces of musky man-sweat. He came straight at us.
And it was wonderful.




timesonline.co.uk

Psychologies Magazine UK Interview with Russell here:

http://murphsplace.com/crowe/psychologies.html


Andreea

The Guardian, Wednesday 1 April 2009

Russell Crowe accepted the award for Actor of our Lifetime at the Empire awards
this weekend with the following verse, mashed together from a number of poems
and lyrics. He read it, then left. So is he mad, or does it have literary merit?

I am celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo.
Imagine there's no heaven.
I don't know if you're loving somebody.
To be a poet and not know the trade, to be a lover and repel all women. Twin
ironies by which great saints are made, the agonising pincer-jaws of heaven.
If you can walk with crowds and keep your virtue, walk with kings but not lose
the common touch, if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men
count with you, but none too much; yours is the earth and everything that's in
it and what's more, you'll be a man.
It's only words, and words are all I have, to take your breath away.

The literary expert's view:

What's interesting in this witty, if not entirely coherent, collage of
everything from Billy Bragg to Rudyard Kipling is the actor's evident affection
for Patrick Kavanagh's short poem, Sanctity ("To be a poet ... "). Students of
Crowe's career will recall his going GBH on a BBC man, after the 2002 Baftas,
when his recitation of the same poem was edited out of the broadcast. He'd
intended it as a tribute to the dying actor, Richard Harris: friend and fellow
hell-raiser. Harris developed his admiration for Kavanagh via a mutual
acquaintance, Hilda O'Malley (the object of Kavanagh's love poem, Raglan Road).

Kavanagh, by sheer force of raw genius, became one of his nation's great poets.
But, sadly, little recognised as such. We can forgive Crowe his bad manners in
accepting his award if he has contrived to divert some of his own lavish
spotlight on to Kavanagh. Lennon and the Bee Gees don't need it.



guardian.co.uk

Crowe, Affleck and Rachel McAdams inhabit the world of newspapers in the
political thriller.

By Larry Carroll
Mar 31

BEVERLY HILLS, California — In the past, they've dealt with incessant
questioning about what it's like to date J. Lo, Meg Ryan, Ryan Gosling and
others. They've had their bad moments dissected, their missteps mocked and their
most private moments captured by reporters and photographers all over the world.

But now that they've made a movie about journalism, how do Russell Crowe, Ben
Affleck and Rachel McAdams feel about those who've made their lives so miserable
for all these years?

"I feel the same way," a defiant Crowe laughed recently, discussing his upcoming
role in "State of Play" as an overworked, underpaid newspaper reporter. "I
respect somebody like [my character] Cal, who has a certain ethical code. ...
But I think the lines between journalism and politics and news and entertainment
have been blurred for a long time."

Although "Play" is a political thriller, the April 17 film is built around three
characters with distinctly different outlooks: Cal McAffrey the old-school
journalist, Della Frye the young Internet blogger (McAdams) and secretive
politician Stephen Collins (Affleck).

"I definitely think it will be the last movie about a newspaper," Affleck said
of the film's depiction of a circulation-challenged daily called the Washington
Globe. "This is a movie made around the time that the Internet destroyed
newspapers, which is happening now. ... All the newspapers [are falling] apart,
and the Internet is going to take over, for better or worse."

And, according to Affleck, it might be for worse. "It could be this completely
biased, rancorous, ugly noise that takes the place of journalism," he warned of
a world where blogs become our primary news source. "And you don't know what is
true and what isn't."

"What I realized while making the movie is that journalists are working for
someone, and they have to sell a sexy story," McAdams said. "People want to see
these sexy, juicy stories, and sometimes the truth is skewed a little bit in
that. ... It's really complex. They are kind of like superheroes, having these
double lives."

That aspect of journalism is also explored in the film, as Crowe's McAffrey is
an old friend and former college roommate of Affleck's Collins. And when the
congressman is embroiled in a scandal, the reporter must decide whether his
loyalty lies with his friend or his editor.

"I have friends who are serious journalists, who over the years could have very
easily, at certain points of fame, made extra money by telling a couple tales
out of school," Crowe explained. "And they haven't done so, and we have remained
friends."

"I definitely have a more full understanding of the pressures journalists face,"
Affleck said. "My previous conversations with journalists were all one-sided.
Even though I wasn't playing a journalist, the story is about empathizing with a
guy who is a journalist.

"[I now realize] that journalists are ambitious and competing with each other
inside institutions and that the institutions themselves have to compete with
one another to stay afloat," he continued. "I never understood those dynamics
very well, so I've gained an appreciation for that, and it changed the way I saw
things."


mtv.com

London, Mar 30 : The new version of Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, Cate
Blanchett and Vanessa Redgrave, will be shot not in Sherwood Forest but in
Wales.

Around 600 people and up to 100 horses will descend upon Pembrokeshire in West
Wales in the National Parks Authority of Freshwater West from August to film Sir
Ridley Scott's project.

According to project's bosses, the real Sherwood Forest is thought to be
unsuitable for filming because of strict conservation laws, which would not
permit a large scale "invasion" by film crew and their vehicles, reports The
Telegraph.

Bob White, chairman of the World Wide Robin Hood Society, says: "It is a shame
that the film is unable to be shot in its traditional location.

"Sherwood Forest today bears little resemblance to the huge expanses of woodland
that existed in Robin Hood's day and those remaining parts of the ancient forest
are protected within an important heritage conservation site."


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