How will Robin Hood: The New Zen Warrior make film history?
1] It is the first film to update the saga of Robin Hood to todays America dealing with present day issues.2] It is the first film to launch the concept of a global anti-hero as it is filmed on location in the US, Canada, France, UK, Switzerland, Hungary, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and India more than any film in the genre.3] It is the first film to depict Robin Hood from a Buddhist perspective as a Bodhisattva or Zen Warrior as the obsolete archery contests have been replaced with underground martial arts clubs and the martial arts come from Buddhism.4] It is the first time that a Western actor of Indian origin is playing the role of a global martial arts star cum sex symbol in Robin Hood joining the invasion by M. Night Shyamalan, Aishwariya Rai and Hollywoods top investor Anil Ambani and following the likes of Will Smith, Lucy Liu and Halle Berry as minority actors playing traditionally white roles.5] It is the first film to feature never-before-filmed martial arts scenes
