''The Last of Robin Hood'' is a 2013 American independent

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about actor

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written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. The film stars Kevin Kline,

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, Matthew Kane, and

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. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Cast

* Kevin Kline as

as Beverly Aadland *

as Florence Aadland * Patrick St. Esprit as Herb Aadland * Matthew Kane as Ronnie Shedlo *

as Stanley Kubrick * Sean Flynn as Grip (Sean Flynn is the real-life grandson of Errol Flynn) *

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as Orry-Kelly * Jane McNeill as Cynthia Gould * Ric Reitz as

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* Jackie Prucha as

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* Peter Belsito as

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* Joe Knezevich as

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* Ben Winchell as Jack

Production

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set Richard Glatzer and

Wash West Paul Westmoreland (born 4 March 1966), known professionally as Wash Westmoreland and previously known as Wash West, is a British director who has worked in television, documentaries, and independent films. He frequently collaborated with his hus ...

to write and direct the upcoming true-story-based biographical film about legendary actor

. By April 9, 2014,

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had acquired the US distribution rights to the film.

Casting

On October 10, 2012, it was in the news that Kevin Kline and

had signed on to star in the true-story-based biographical film. Kline would play the role of Errol Flynn, a legendary actor who was in a relationship with a 17-year-old girl, Beverly Aadland, and Sarandon would play Florence Aadland, Beverly Aadland's stage mother. On January 23, 2013,

was added to the cast to play the role of Beverly Aadland, Flynn's teenage girlfriend. Patrick St. Esprit also joined the cast to play Herb Aadland, a down-to-earth engineer and Beverly Aadland's father.

Filming

The filming of ''The Last of Robin Hood'' began in the end of January 2013 in

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Reception

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, it has a score of 78% based on 66 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads "Kevin Kline's performance is spot on, but in every other respect, ''The Last of Robin Hood'' disappoints." Dakota Fanning was panned by several critics.

Marketing

On June 24, 2014, the first trailer of the film was released.

References

External links

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