ODEON Magazine Issue 104 - May/June 2018 | Page 29

Don’t worry, though, he comes good in the end. We hope! So how does this Robin Hood differ from all the others? Good question. In an interview with ComicBook, Egerton described the film as “dark” and “gritty”, but also “very funny”, while calling his Robin “flawed and a little self-serving”. Any other titbits? It’s Otto Bathurst’s debut film as director, while Joby Harold (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) is on screenplay duty. As for Lincoln-green tights, there isn’t a pair in sight. More’s the pity! Robin Hood – out 23 November The Meg Fan of Jason Statham and big sharks? Then you’re in luck. This hotly anticipated chomp romp sees The Stat going up against a 70-foot monster. Out 10 August The Happytime Murders Whoever came up with this one deserves a hearty high five. It’s a murder mystery set in a world where humans and puppets co-exist. Out 24 August Mile 22 Death or glory! That’s the choice facing Marky Mark in this ace-looking actioner. He plays an edgy CIA agent trying to smuggle a foreign cop back to the States. Out 10 August Jenkins, who declared: “Can’t wait to finally work with one of my favourites.” @ODEON @odeoncinemas @ODEONCinemas odeon.co.uk 29 Shutterstock, © but let’s assume so. It is a homegrown legend after all (although we appreciate that didn’t stop Kevin Costner). Robopocalypse, Will Cupid’s arrow strike Robin and Marian? Based on this pic, it seems likely. Sneak peek