From writer-director Michael Sarnoski (A Quiet Place: Day One, Pig), The Death of Robin Hood will deliver a dark reimagining of the classic legend.
EW has revealed the first look at Hugh Jackman as Robin Hood along with Bill Skarsgård as “a version of Little John” and Jodie Comer as a mystery character.
The period piece sees Robin Hood grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder. Gravely injured, the battleworn loner finds himself in the hands of a mysterious woman who offers him a chance at salvation.
“[Robin Hood] was this murderous outlaw who did a lot of terrible things, and was kind of monstrous. But he’s lived long enough to see this folklore get created about him,” Sarnoski tells EW. “He’s figuring out how he feels about that, about being portrayed as a hero when he knows what he really was.”
“What I love so much about Mike’s vision of Robin Hood is that the script delivered power, and it examines how power can be used for good or bad,” Jackman explains. “Robin Hood is a real man in our story. With all the scars, the pain, the regret, and yes, the love. Mike’s story has weight to it. For me, it’s beautiful and human.”
Sarnoski adds, “There’s an old quote about Robin that sort of says he’s this murderous bandit who the common folk have decided to glorify, and I wanted to examine someone who was going through that in their lifetime, and trying to grapple with the role of storytelling and their actual identity.”
Murray Bartlett and Noah Jupe also appear in the movie, which is produced by Aaron Ryder & Andrew Swett of Ryder Picture Company alongside Alexander Black of Lyrical Media.
Shot on 35mm film, The Death of Robin Hood is coming to theaters in 2026 from A24.
Hugh Jackman in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ by Aidan Monaghan
Hugh Jackman & Bill Skarsgård in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ by Aidan Monaghan
Jodie Comer in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ by Aidan Monaghan