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Trailer makes Robin Hood look like Lord of the Rings

The steal-from-the-rich-and-give-to-the-poor saga of Robin Hood makes for a lighthearted and playful story, right? At least that's the way it's always been, considering the countless movies and TV series so far. But if we're to judge by the new trailer from director Ridley Scott, his upcoming onscreen reunion with Gladiator star Russell Crowe will result in a Robin Hood who's more of a medieval action hero.

299 of 300 Spartans dead? It doesn't matter to Frank Miller

Frank Miller, creator of the comic on which Zack Snyder's insanely successful 300 was based, has told the L.A. Times that he's working on a follow-up to be titled Xerxes.

Why District 9 screenwriters are "over the moon"

Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, the screenwriters of this summer's surprise sci-fi hit District 9, which was produced by Lord of the Rings filmmakers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh after a proposed Halo film by Blomkamp was canceled, have issued statements following their Golden Globe nomination for best screenplay this morning.

The most bizarre use of a Darth Vader mask you will see today

See that guy on the far left, the one with the colorful Darth Vader mask? We have no idea where he is or why he's wearing it, but when we found this image over on Digg, we knew we had to share it with you.

If you have any idea when or where this was taken—sporting event? rock concert? political rally?—please let us know!

Next up for Thor writers? Daybreakers's undead vamps

Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz, veteran scripters of J.J. Abram's Fringe, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Andromeda and the upcoming Kenneth Branagh-directed film version of Marvel Comics' Thor, have been tapped to bring another comic book to the screen, Andrew Cosby and Jason Alexander's Damn Nation.