Why Heroic Movies Aren't Happening

And why movies are the way they are

Iain Glen as Richard the Lionheart, Kingdom of Heaven (20th Century Fox, 2005)

I often read complaints about the failure of Hollywood to bring the life of Richard the Lionheart or Scanderbeg or Godfrey of Bouillon to the screen in a blockbuster epic.¹ It certainly sounds like a grand idea—but always be careful what you wish for. Even if the studios could …