1st Glimpse of Russell Crowe as Robin Hood

Russell Crowe is an actor with an almost chameleon-like ability to melt into any role. In particular when he works with Ridley Scott, who seems to recognize this in Crowe, as he's played wildly different characters in each of their collaborations that demanded a near total body shift for the actor. After working together previously in 2000's Gladiator and in 2006's A Good Year, the two join forces again to tackle the epic tale of Robin Hood, with Crowe in the title role. Well now we're getting our first look at the Aussie actor in action, and while it's not much it's enough to whet the appetite.



I still think Crowe's a little old for the role, but he still looks pretty cool. It also features the talents of Vanessa Redgrave, Cate Blanchett, and William Hurt. Robin Hood is set to be released in May 2010.