Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe has hacked off the hair he was growing to play Robin Hood - because he decided his medieval hero wouldn't look like a rocker.
The New Zealand-born star admits he has been working around his new look for his past two films - and then simply decided to play Robin as a cropped hair hero.
He says, "I just got sick of it. I made two movies working around the length of the hair - just for Robin Hood - and then, once we finally got the green light, and I knew that I had to click into the work-outs seriously, it didn't suit any more."
And, unlike previous movie Robin Hoods, Crowe won't be wearing tights: "Basically, the period we're dealing with is 1198 to 1202 and tights weren't invented for another 400 years.
"I do have a pretty nice, snazzy pair of leather pants with a rather large cod piece."
Last week it was announced that Vanessa Redgrave was joining the cast as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother of the folklore hero's nemesis King John, played by Oscar Isaacs.
Also aboard the project is French star Lea Seydoux, in the role of Princess Isabella, and Oscar Issac as evil King John.
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