Robin Hood is popular. Since the early 20s and 30s when stars like Douglas Fairbanks (Robin Hood) and Errol Flynn (The Adventures of Robin Hood) memorably portrayed the character to more recent versions such as 2010’s Robin Hood with Russell Crowe, something keeps bringing filmmakers back to the property. We’ve seen him as an older man (Sean Connery, Robin and Marian), without a British accent (Kevin Costner, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), with a British accent mocking the non-British version (Cary Elwes, Robin Hood: Men In Tights), in animated form (Brian Bedford, Disney’s Robin Hood) and in many different TV series, the latest being BBC’s three-season Robin Hood. Well, now we’re going to see a future Robin Hood movie, thanks to producer Gianni Nunnari (300, Immortals) and his group, The Hollywood Gang.

Details on the Future Robin Hood Movie

The project’s actually been kicking around since 2011 (and has been known under the working title Robin Hood 2058), and during that time, it’s had a few different writers, a director and even a studio attached to it, all of whom moved on. However, at the beginning of the year, the project seemed to come to life again, with a script from noted comic book writer Tony Lee, who has worked on titles ranging from Spider-Man to Doctor Who.

The story is a “futuristic reimagining” of Robin Hood, set against the backdrop of a dystopian London. Robin Hood will be “a rogue MI5 agent on a mission to avenge injustice” and though they are changing elements, Lee did say that his movie will “stay faithful to the legend’s source material.”

Well, the project just received another shot in the arm, with THR reporting they’ve found their director.

The person for the job, in this case? Celebrated visual effects artist Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull, who’s worked on movies such as The Dark Knight, Hellboy 2, and 10,000 BC. Reportedly, Nunnari settled on Dulull after being impressed with his short film work, including the sci-fi thriller Sync.

“HaZ brings the grounded realistic approach to the world depicting technology and people in a not too distant dystopian London,” said Nunnari. He added that both Lee and Dulull are London-based and that they are all very interested in keeping the British core of the character alive, despite the shift forward in time.

Dulull is currently in post-production on his debut feature film, a space-exploration thriller called The Void, which is an expansion on his short film Project Kronos. If all goes well, the Hollywood Gang is interested in starting production on the future Robin Hood movie in 2017.

Hasraf Dulull’s Short Films

OK, so it’s easy to poke fun at the project, (Robin Hood, but in the FUTURE!) and there are still a lot of hurdles to clear to get it going. Plus, then, you know, you have to make a good movie. However, if you’re not familiar with Dulull’s work, take a moment to watch Project Kronos and Sync.

Both show a definite knack for effects work, and it’s easy to see why Nunnari was interested in bringing Dulull onboard the project. Also, after watching Sync, in particular, I’m interested in how he might re-interpret Robin Hood. Will he be trading in the traditional bow for a new weapon? Will Robin be sporting some sort of cybernetic enhancements, or still be 100% organic? Also, Robin Hood’s methods of wealth distribution and vengeance could be interesting in the future, possibly taking the form of hacking and cyber attacks. At any rate, I’m now fairly intrigued by the project. What does everyone else think?

Featured Image: Sync / Hasraf Dulull