As the men rode through the village, extras playing peasants cowered by an old stone bridge as they hid from the Sheriff of Notthingham's trouble-making troupe.
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Producers sent out a casting call for 600 extras to play the Sheriff's cronies.
Oscar-winner Crowe was not on set this week, but his character is expected to return to the same village set and 'give back to the poor'.
The upcoming film has a stellar cast, with Australian actress Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion, Dame Eileen Atkins as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Matthew MacFadyen as the Sheriff.
Sienna Miller was originally cast as Marion, but was replaced by Blanchett after she was deemed too young to play 45-year-old Crowe's love interest.
Speaking of Blanchett's casting, Crowe enthused: 'It's great, she's fantastic, my first choice.
'I know her only from afar. The most time we've spent together is when we both got made into stamps recently.'
Dame Eileen was only cast in recent weeks after Vanessa Redgrave pulled out following the tragic death of her daughter Natasha Richardson after a skiing accident in March.
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He also cycled daily in preparation for the film, which is out in May next year.
Producer Brian Glazer said: 'He doesn't have the old Robin Hood tights. He's got armour. He's very medieval. He looks, if anything, more like he did in Gladiator than anything we're used to seeing with Robin Hood.
'He's trying to create equality in a world where there are a lot of injustices. He's a crusader for the people, trying to reclaim some of the ill-gotten gains of the wealthy. That's a universal theme.'
