{"id":10722,"date":"2025-04-30T22:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/kevin-costners-robin-hood-tree-is-at-the-center-of-a-criminal-trial\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T22:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:01:55","slug":"kevin-costners-robin-hood-tree-is-at-the-center-of-a-criminal-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/kevin-costners-robin-hood-tree-is-at-the-center-of-a-criminal-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Costner\u2019s \u2018Robin Hood\u2019 tree is at the center of a criminal trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital News <\/p>\n<div id=\"h-maincontent\" data-post-id=\"3918204\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/movies\/kevin-costners-robin-hood-tree-is-at-the-center-of-a-criminal-trial\/\">\n<header id=\"dt-post-title\">\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<figure>\n\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sycamore-gap.jpg?resize=1200%2C720&#038;p=1\" alt=\"Digital News The iconic tree before it was cut down.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe iconic tree stood for more than 100 years but was cut down in less than three minutes.\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrevor Mogg\/Digital Trends\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the morning of September 28, 2023, Brits awoke to the shocking news that the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland had been deliberately felled.<\/p>\n<p>Locals Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers\u00a0 were soon arrested and charged with criminal damage, and their trial started earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p>Also known as \u201cthe Robin Hood tree\u201d after its appearance in Kevin Costner\u2019s 1991 movie <em>Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves<\/em>, the landmark, about 250 miles north of London, was notable for its stunning setting along Hadrian\u2019s Wall, the defensive fortification built by the Romans across northern England some 2,000 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robin Hood - 1991 - Hadrian's wall &#038; Sycamore gap\" width=\"100%\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMvAKTFvvpU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The movie\u2019s director, Kevin Reynolds, called the act of vandalism \u201cugly,\u201d \u201cdespicable,\u201d and \u201csenseless,\u201d describing the tree as \u201cone of the most quintessentially idyllic spots in the world\u201d and likening its destruction to the loss of a revered monument.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day of the trial on Tuesday, prosecutor Richard Wright noted how the tree had become \u201ca famous site, reproduced countless times in photographs, feature films, and art,\u201d the Guardian reported.<\/p>\n<p>Wright accused Graham and Carruthers of showing \u201cexpertise and a determined, deliberate approach\u201d to the felling, which one of the defendants filmed on a smartphone. \u201cFirst, they marked the intended cut with silver spray paint, before cutting out a wedge that would dictate the direction in which the tree would fall. One of the men then cut across the trunk, causing the sycamore to fall, hitting the wall.\u201d The footage was shown to the jury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring [their] return journey,\u201d Wright continued, \u201cMr Carruthers received a video of his young child from his partner. He replied to her: \u2018I\u2019ve got a better video than that.\u2019 Minutes later, the video of the felling of the tree was sent from Graham\u2019s phone to Carruthers\u2019 phone.\u201d He added: \u201cAt the time of that text conversation, the only people in the world who knew that the tree had been felled were the men who had cut it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both men maintain their innocence and the trial continues.<\/p>\n<p>On a positive note, the tree\u2019s stump has since sprouted new shoots, offering hope for regrowth \u2014 but a full return to its iconic form is likely to take more than a century.<\/p>\n<p><versus-widget x-type=\"inline\" x-id=\"c3b27b42-3f58-427d-b3b2-3c5013ae6598\"><br \/>\nPlease enable Javascript to view this content<\/versus-widget>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span id=\"publisher-md\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"url\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.dtcn.com\/dt\/dt-logo-small.png\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Digital Trends\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sycamore-gap.jpg?p=1\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<section>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/profile-63982-1518493063.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;p=1\" alt=\"Digital News Trevor Mogg\">\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tNot so many moons ago, Trevor moved from one tea-loving island nation that drives on the left (Britain) to another (Japan)\u2026\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t10 best R-rated movies streaming right now\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikey-Madison-in-Anora-e1725419391101.jpg?resize=650%2C390&#038;p=1\" alt=\"Digital News A young woman dances in a neon-lit room.\" decoding=\"async\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikey-Madison-in-Anora-e1725419391101.jpg?resize=650%2C390&#038;p=1\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sometimes you want a movie that pushes the envelope \u2014 maybe something a little bolder or a little more intense than what you would usually put on for family nights. Whether you&#8217;re preparing for a fun night with friends or just looking for something gripping to watch, R-rated movies bring a level of excitement that lighter films don&#8217;t usually have.<\/p>\n<p>From daring new releases like Anora to all-time greats like Parasite, the best R-rated films streaming right now span many genres, ensuring that there&#8217;s something for every type of viewer. These great picks promise unforgettable stories and that kind of edge that only comes with the freedom to go all in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tNetflix\u2019s Narnia movie finds its White Witch\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Emma-Mackey.jpg?resize=650%2C390&#038;p=1\" alt=\"Digital News Sex Education's Emma Mackey will play the White Witch in the new Narnia movie.\" decoding=\"async\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Emma-Mackey.jpg?resize=650%2C390&#038;p=1\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following her work on Barbie, director Greta Gerwig is adapting C.S. Lewis&#8217; Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix, with the first film currently casting. Now, one of the major roles has been filled. Emma Mackey has reportedly been cast as Jadis, an evil sorceress who is best known by the people of Narnia as the White Witch. <\/p>\n<p>According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mackey nabbed the part of the White Witch over the other top contender, Margaret Qualley. Previous reports that Charli XCX was playing the White Witch didn&#8217;t pan out. However, THR notes that the rumors about Meryl Streep voicing the lion Aslan appear to be true with the actress currently in talks for the role. In the books, Aslan is a male lion who was voiced by Liam Neeson in the previously released theatrical movies. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWill Forte is shocked that Coyote vs. Acme was saved\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Coyote-vs-Acme-Movie-Hero.jpg?resize=650%2C390&#038;p=1\" alt=\"Digital News Wile E. 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Now that the film has been saved by Ketchup Entertainment, Forte can&#8217;t quite believe that Coyote vs. Acme will finally see the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never thought it would happen so it just came out of nowhere and I&#8217;m so thrilled,&#8221; Forte told The Hollywood Reporter. &#8220;Thank you Ketchup Entertainment, I&#8217;m so excited for people to see this movie. I&#8217;m gonna promote the crap out of it, just tell me what you want me to do and I&#8217;ll go, I&#8217;ll do whatever \u2014 go to the top of Mount Everest, I&#8217;m there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital News The iconic tree stood for more than 100 years but was cut down in less than three minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7282,"featured_media":10723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usaontheweb.com\/clone1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}