{"id":34932,"date":"2014-10-07T17:39:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T21:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=34932"},"modified":"2014-10-07T17:39:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T21:39:03","slug":"sony-in-talks-to-turn-robin-hood-into-avengers-like-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/07\/sony-in-talks-to-turn-robin-hood-into-avengers-like-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony In Talks To Turn Robin Hood Into AVENGERS-Like Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Robin<\/a>If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Marvel Studios must be enjoying all the attention as it seems every major studio is working at developing their own interconnected film franchise similar to Marvel\u2019s superhero series. Warners, of course, is working at bring the superheroes of corporate sibling DC Comics to the big screen. Twentieth Century Fox have the Marvel properties X-Me<\/strong>n and the Fantastic Four<\/strong> that they are working with, while Sony is working at spinning their Spider-Man<\/strong> franchise into something beyond just films featuring the friendly neighborhood wallcrawler. Even Universal is getting into the act by revitalizing their classic monster films into an interconnected series, with this month\u2019s Dracula Untold<\/strong> possibly serving as the launching pad.<\/p>\n

But given that Sony seems to be uncertain as how to proceed with their Spider-Man<\/strong> franchise after the disappointing returns on this past summer\u2019s Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/strong>, it shouldn\u2019t be a surprise that the studio is casting about for another property that it could transform into a series of tentpole pictures. However, the Hollywood Reporter<\/a> is stating that the studio is looking to a rather unlikely source \u2013 Robin Hood.<\/p>\n

According to the trade, the studio is the middle of finalizing a deal for a pitch from writers Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott titled Hood<\/strong> that could net the writers $1- 2 million.<\/p>\n

One reason for the high price is that the pitch involves the magic words \u201cuniverse\u201d and \u201cAvengers.\u201d The plan is to make a series of movies focusing on the outlaw archer and his band of Merry Men: Little John, Friar Tuck and Will Scarlett. One could say they were the superhero team of England\u2019s Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

The tone of the story has been described as Mission: Impossible<\/strong> and the recent Fast & Furious<\/strong> movies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Previously, Goodman and Lott have teamed to write Lore<\/strong>, a science-fiction project at Warner Brothers that has Dwayne Johnson set to star.<\/p>\n

I have to say that I have to give credit to Sony for some out of the box thinking here. But, like everything, this will be very dependent on how the initial film is executed. And even if the initial film is a success, can these characters be spun off to their own solo films as the Hollywood Reporter suggests is the plan? Are people hungering for a The Adventures of Will Scarlett or Friar Tuck: The Early Years type movies?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The studio is hoping that a trip to Sherwood will yield a King’s ransom.<\/div>\n

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