The movie was a huge hit, and Kevin was, in fact, not. Sure, he was dashing, in great shape, had the look of someone who might have resembled a person who may or may not ever existed…
So, what went wrong?
A couple of things, actually, with the biggest one being the fact that Costner isn’t British while Robin Hood (theoretically) was.
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That’s not a problem, you say? He’s an actor – he can do accents, you say? Wrong. Costner had no intention of doing a British accent, he wouldn’t even give it a try.