According to the report, Sean Bean's Sheriff of Nottingham is "envisioned as a ... with 1922's Robin Hood, Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood, and 1976's Robin and Marian also being well received ...

For the Sheriff, rule over Nottingham has never been enough. In collusion with Prince John and a cabinet of conspirators - the 'Black Knights' - he planned to overthrow King Richard, put Prince ...

We often see the Sheriff of Nottingham mistreating the people ... as a literal wolf in Disney's 1973 animated movie, and as played by Alan Rickman in 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.