Vanessa Redgrave is joining the cast of director Ridley Scott's untitled Robin Hood project, starring Russell Crowe, which is beginning production in the United Kingdom. Redgrave will play Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother of King John (Oscar Isaacs). The project, originally envisioned as a revisionist take on the Robin Hood story told from the point of view of the Sheriff of Nottingham, was scheduled to begin filming last August but was put on hold for more script work. Cate Blanchett, as Lady Marion, is starring opposite Crowe. The cast also includes Mark Strong as King John's henchman Sir Godfrey, Scott Grimes as Welshman Will Scarlet, Kevin Durand as Scotsman Little John, and Alan Doyle as the Irish troubadour Allan Adayle. Oscar winner Redgrave - recently in the media eye after the death of her older daughter, actress Natasha Richardson - had a small role in the 2007 drama “Atonement.”
