The jungle book, and the aristocats, the film was successful upon its. One of the weird things about the animated movie is that robin didnt really have a band. Taking another look at robin hood by wade sampson mouseplanet. Disney is developing a liveaction reboot of robin hood, its 1973 animated classic that reimagined the legends cast of characters as animals. Robin hood, the studios citywide christmas offering is the 21st fulllength animated feature. Heres the list and description of all the canon characters of robin hood. According to the hollywood reporter, blindspotting director carlos lopez estrada will direct the film. The animation doesnt have the energy we see in the anthro.
He contributed to jungle book, the aristocats, robin hood, the. In the legends, robin was extremely intelligent and had a playful sense of humour. Robin hood is an anthropomorphic fox and the titular protagonist of disneys 1973 animated feature film of the same name. Disney has now started developing a liveaction remake of its 1973 animated classic robin hood. A picture book version of the disney animated feature film, robin hood. The project is being made for the studios streaming service disney. Mother church mouse is a model sheet, drawn by milt.
The implication seems to be the animals in robin hood will be less realistic and more expressive than the critters in the lion king and the jungle book remakes before it. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. In this animated version of the robin hood story, the characters name is. If you enjoyed baloo the bear dancing with king louie in the jungle book, then that. Meanwhile, robin hood and little john live in sherwood forest, robbing from the rich and. Brian bedford and phil harris in robin hood 1973 andy devine and j. Robin hood is a 1973 american animated romantic musical comedy film produced by walt disney productions and released by buena vista distribution. The project is being made for the studios streaming service disney plus. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle.
The casting of each animal has symbolic significance. In his novelistic treatment of the tales, pyle thus developed several characters who had been mentioned in only. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. Disneys animated classic robin hood is one of our alltime favorites. Although robin hood is often shown as an outlaw who chooses to rob from the rich to help the poor people, in this animated version, he is shown mainly attacking prince john. The new version is being developed with the animals in a cgiliveaction hybrid format, similar to. The merry adventures of robin hood summary gradesaver. In the world of disneys robin hood, every character was reimagined as an animal. Disney is remaking its classic 1973 robin hood film as a. Disney planning live action animal version of robin hood. Disneys character of king john was created for their animated film of robin hood, released in 1973 and with cartoon animals taking all the human parts. Robin hood liveaction remake for disney plus in the.
What type of animal is robin hood in the disney animated. Except for prince john, who was brilliantly handled by ollie johnston, the images are from scenes by milt kahl. Childrens books robin hood the facts and the fiction. Robin hood meets a maiden who is also a fox and travels with friar tuck, a bear, together they help out the king. Disney working on remake of robin hood entertainment. Disneys robin hood liveaction remake in development from. Ken anderson was born on march 17, 1909 in seattle, washington, usa as kenneth bliss anderson. Art of robin hood part 1 character design references.
After working their way through most of their modern animated classics, it was probably only a. Robin hood 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The robin hood picture gallery robin hood bold outlaw. Disneys robin hood by walt disney company goodreads. Other characters like will scarlet, much the millers son and wat the tinker werent there. The idea to adapt robin hood into an animated feature dated back to walt disneys. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Walt disney based on the disney animated film adaption of the story of robin hood, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor accessrestricteditem. Robin hood is an animated film by walt disney studios, first released in the united states on november 8, 1973. He is known for his work on cinderella 1950, robin hood. The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals.
Lost in new york princebalto style he is a father robin hood played ernist in lady kluck and maid marian 2. Disneys animated feature robin hood released in 1973 was an innovative and. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. A reference work of disney animation spotlights each of the hundreds of disney characters including mickey, donald, tinker bell, and many othersincluding the. When walt disney productions decided to produce an animated film based on the classic tale of. Since robin hood is a character in the public domain, there is no restriction on his use. Robin hood and his merry men silent the first robin hood film produced, c. There are a few scenes that look as if they belong on television which is a problem shared with the next five animated features that disney made. Disneys animated feature robin hood released in 1973 had a. Thr further reports the robin hood remake will be a liveactioncgi musical and once again feature anthropomorphic animal versions of characters like robin, little john, maid marian, and prince john. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this robin hood s adventures study guide and get instant access to the following characters. Anderson created characters whose bodies looked and moved in a.
It is a loose adaptation of the ivanhoe novel by walter scott, much like the 1958 television series starring roger moore. Prince john is my favorite character as he is just plain silly and not a scary villain at all. Robin hood played peter mccallister in home alone 2. This book is very similar to the disney movie robin hood. This quiz gives you a chance to find out which one you are.
The story follows the adventures of robin hood, little john, and the inhabitants of nottingham as they fight against the excessive taxation of prince john, and robin hood wins the hand of maid marian. Friar tuck and alan a dale were around but not really part of robin s band. The legends have been around for hundreds of years, first as ballads. Carlos lopez estrada to direct robin hood remake for. The original 1973 animated robin hood reimagined every character as an animal robin hood and maid marian were foxes, little john was a bear, friar tuck was a badger, prince john was a lion.
Not only did it put a unique spin on the iconic legend of the hero of sherwood forest, but it introduced fans everywhere to a group of memorable characters and songs. Robin hood british tales people have told stories about robin hood for more than 700 years. Leave a comment below v and remember to hit that like and subscribe button. The latest animated classic to get the liveaction treatment is going to be the beloved robin hood. Written by christopher dalton, nick patt, sercan incidis, eray basak, robin hood, syifa meli, frida reyes, garuna srimuangmaen, ian maykut and other people who wish to remain anonymous the story begins with robin hood, who is on his way to an archery contest, but accidentally kills one of the sheriffs officers. Thus, he has often appeared in other films and tv series that do not revolve around the legend in strictest terms, and some other characters have played a robin hood like role. From the beautiful maid marian to the evil prince john, there are loads of main robin hood characters from the disney version. He is a sea dragon robin hood played colonel hathi in the birthday book and the birthday book. The robin hood film had a very small budget, a lot of the animation used to make the film was used in previous animated movies.
The story is about robin hood, a fox who is helps save a kingdom. Well, maybe this time robin will actually have some merry men. Robin hood legendary character, adventure stories publisher new york. Robin hood is personally one of my favorite disney movies of all time, its one of those animated films that gets over looked. The kings knight is a 1997 animated adaptation by cinar and france animation. A gallant, witty, and heroic thief, robin hood adds an extra dash of adventure, excitement, and familiarity to the story of ivanhoeafter all, the character of robin hood was deeply enshrined in english legend long before scott wrote his novel. Robin hood which was released in 1976 and has remained beloved by disney fans throughout the decades is a goofy, musical take on the classic tale of the notorious robber of sherwood forest. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. Buy a cheap copy of encyclopedia of walt disneys animated. An interesting aspect is the delineation of character by crossfading from the actors to various animals symbolizing their moral qualities. Liveaction robin hood remake in development at disney cbr. Robin hood character moments animated drawings, disney. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the english outlaw robin hood and his band of merry men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented old english idiom that preserves some flavor of the. One of the most notable of these is a dance scene, which was traced from snow white and the seven dwarfs at first, this movie was not even meant to be about robin hood, but a character called reynard the fox.
The merry adventures of robin hood summary book reports. Peter ustinov and terrythomas in robin hood 1973 brian bedford and phil harris in. Its easy to see from the first few frames of animation that baloo and little john both have more than a few things in common. The name was immediately changed to azeem to avoid any potential. This story could be used in the classroom to give students the historical perspective of kingdoms and tyrants. The novel merry adventures of robin hood who got famous in nottingham shire, author howard pyle wrote inspired by the tales and legends about a famous outlaw from the th century who was helping the poor by taking away from rich. Following the lion king, mulan, and aladdin, to name a few, disneys 1973 classic animated film robin hood is the latest movie to get a liveaction remake. For example, robin is the cunning master thief, so he is portrayed by a fox. Celebrate robin hoods anniversary by testing your knowledge of the film.
I first collected robin hood comics for an academic paper which i delivered at the 1998 sema conference and a modified version of it at the 1999 robin hood conference in nottingham. Among the items from my collection in this case are the first two robin hood books i ever owned. In the film, art director ken anderson created characters whose bodies. The film recounts the traditional stories of robin hood with the characters cast as anthropomorphic animals. Fiction books that are about robin hood, or feature him as a character. Robin hood is an animated film by walt disney studios, first released in. The original animated movie featured the literary characters robin hood, little john, friar tuck, maid marian and the sheriff of nottingham as talking and singing woodland creatures in.
Disney working on remake of robin hood after the jungle book and dumbo, disney has now started developing a liveaction remake of its 1973 animated classic robin hood. A liveaction adaptation of disneys 1973 retelling of robin hood is in development according to thr. Maid marian is a character from the legends of robin hood. Prince of thieves was originally called nasir, until a crew member who had worked on robin of sherwood pointed out that the nasir character was not part of the original legend and was created for the show robin of sherwood. After the jungle book and dumbo, disney has now started developing a liveaction remake of its 1973 animated classic robin hood. The hollywood reporter shared the rumor that lady and the tramp writer kari granlund will be writing a liveaction script to remake the 1973 animated feature. Robin hood is the fictional protagonist of walt disney productions series 21st animated feature film robin hood 1973.