Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves The Rewatchables
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Casting What-Ifs

Gibson; Wright; Kidman; Kensit; Hurley; Grant; Cleese; Connery; disputed Elwes and Depp reports

In the discussion (9)
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  • Mel Gibson reportedly declined Robin after Hamlet.
  • Robin Wright reportedly withdrew from Marian because of pregnancy and was replaced by Mastrantonio.
  • Nicole Kidman is a reported Marian possibility.
  • Patsy Kensit is a reported Marian possibility.
  • Elizabeth Hurley is a reported Marian possibility.
  • Richard E. Grant reportedly could not play the sheriff because of Hudson Hawk.
  • The claim that Cary Elwes declined Robin is explicitly doubted.
  • The claim that Johnny Depp declined Will Scarlet is explicitly doubted, though he is imagined as a better choice.
  • John Cleese was reportedly proposed as King Richard before Costner pushed for Connery, whose fee was described as reduced to a charitable donation.