It’s being reported that Danny Huston has been cast as of King Richard in Ridley Scott‘s Robin Hood.

Huston is best known as the man who played William Stryker in the recent X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but has also appeared in 30 Days of Night, as well as a great role in the Australian western film, The Proposition. As for upcoming appearances, he will be seen in the new epic remake of Clash of the Titans as Poseidon.

As we know, this version of Robin Hood will take a more realistic path, with Robin of Loxley as a highly-trained archer and warrior who wears armor and not so much of those iconic green tights. In this new version, Robin Hood is an expert archer in the army of King Richard in the war against the French. Robin eventually moves to the town of Nottingham, whose people are suffering under the corrupt authorities who are over-taxing them. when Robin arrives, as we all know, he leads an uprising against the Sheriff of Nottingham and the corruption, while helplessly falling for the Lady Marion.

One very interesting thing in all of this is: THR — the site who reported the Huston casting — refers to the movie as an “untitled” Robin Hood project. I’m not sure if they just didn’t get the memo, or if things have now changed, but last we heard, the movie had been officially titled Robin Hood over the preferred Nottingham. Deep inside I hope that they go back to Nottingham (similar to that whole Cloverfield fiasco), but we will see soon enough.

Huston will join an amazing cast that includes Russell Crowe as Robin and Cate Blanchett Marion; as well as Matthew Macfadyen as the Sheriff of Nottingham; Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement) as Queen Eleanor; Mark Strong (Stardust) will play Sir Godfrey; William Hurt (A History of Violence) as Earl of Pembroke, William Marshall.