Disney planning Robin Hood pic, acquires "Nottingham & Hood" specDecember 6, 2014 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Disney is planning to build a Robin Hood franchise. The company has acquired the spec for "Nottingham & Hood", a new take on the classic story written by Brandon Barker, AceShowbiz said citing Deadline.. The upcoming project, which has not named a director, reportedly is planned in the tone of "The Pirates of Caribbean". Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona of The Picture Company will produce the flick, while Tendo Negenda and Foster Driver are overseeing the project. Back in October, Sony was reported to purchase a project called "Hood". The flick, which was described as a "Mission: Impossible" meets "Fast and Furious" movies, reportedly will be in "shared universe" just like "The Avengers". There are some actors who have tried their hand at portraying the good-hearted outlaw. Back in 1938, Errol Flynn played the character in the flick directed by Michael Curtiz. Most recently, other stars who have played the character include Sean Connery, Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. |