Ridley Scott casts Little John and Will Scarlett for ROBIN HOOD!
E.R's Scott Grimes has been cast as Will Scarlett, the skilled swordsmen and nephew of ROBIN HOOD... LOST actor Kevin Durand will play Little John... the ironically named tough guy, whose confrontation on a river log is one of the most memorable moments of Hood mythology. 
Said scene has already been translated to screen in perfectly fine fashion. First back in the 1930's with Errol Flynn and Alan Hale...
And then again in 1991 with Kevin Costner and Nick Brimble...
A moment immortalised in statues and drawings...
The Hollywood Reporter also confirm yesterdays story that the lead singer of Great Big Sea, Canadian folk-rocker Alan Doyle will play Alan-a-Dale.
Cast looks like this (we await news of who is playing main villain, The Sheriff of Nottingham.... and if they are written in the script, characters Friar Tuck which the great Paul Giamatti has been linked with, perfect casting if you have seen SIDEWAYS and either Godfrey or Gisbourne depending on who Strong is playing.
Russell Crowe - ROBIN HOOD
Cate Blanchett - MAID MARION
Mark Strong - IMDB list him as SIR. GODFREY. We heard previously GUY OF GISBOURNE.
William Hurt - KING JOHN
Scott Grimes - WILL SCARLETT
Kevin Durand - LITTLE JOHN
Alan Doyle - ALAN-A-DALE
Vanessa Redgrave - ?
Saorise Ronan - ?
Oscar Isaac - ?
Gordon Pinsent - ? (maybe Richard The Lionheart?)
Shooting begins in April and the Ridley Scott movie will be released by Universal sometime around November of next year.