
I've been lucky enough to interview Robin Hood star Connie Nielsen twice now – once during press for said MGM+ show and the other while at her Scandinavian cabin months before Gladiator II hit the big screen – and both times I've come away feeling profoundly moved.
Nielsen is both a natural fit for playing sophisticated royalty and for stories with direct, important moral messaging. It's easy to see why she was picked for Eleanor of Aquitaine in Robin Hood: each time she opens her mouth, sage wisdom appears.