Unlike Scott’s “disgust” towards Robin Hood, the actor Russell Crowe who played Robin Hood in the film is a big fan of Robin Hood’s films. Since childhood, Russell Crowe has become an admirer of Robin Hood. Before it was announced that Russell Crowe was the final candidate to play Robin Hood, Christian Bale and Sam Riley were both candidates to play Robin Hood. Given the opportunity to play Robin Hood, he would naturally not let it go. Even after just watching the script that was “spurned” by Scott, Russell Crowe decided to play Robin Hood in the film. To this end, he also deliberately spent 10 months reading articles and books related to Robin Hood in preparation for figuring out characters and understanding history.
In addition to preparing for the knowledge reserve, the 45-year-old and already blessed Russell Crowe made Universal Pictures a sweat. After all, in the film, Robin Hood is a brave man with a strong body. In order to restore Crowe to his body shape in "Gladiator", Universal has formulated a strict weight loss plan for him. Crowe started to lose weight when filming "Body of Lies" in 2008. The company specially selected a trainer from the NBA to go to Australia to help him develop a weight loss plan. At the same time, Crowe also participated in a four-month archery training. Before the filming started, he had the ability to hit the target with a bow and arrow from 45 meters away.
