“Would you like to know a secret, people speak of Robin Hood, telling stories, they’re all lies… he was not a hero. He were a murderous brigand. We were monstrous… I am the outlaw… Robin Hood.”
Sp fortells the tale of The Death of Robin Hood, a brooding, dark and raw rein-visioning of one of myths greatest ever figures as filmmaker Michael Sarnoski reinterprets the legend of Robin Hood not as a noble hero, but instead an unreprentent thief and murderer who by divine intervention is given one last chance at redemption and honour, and what lies ahead, courtesy of A24 Films is one of the most exciting forthcoming releases of 2026.
Watch the brand new teaser trailer for The Death of Robin Hood below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.
Drawing from the legend and history of Robin Hood, particularly the famous ballad, “Robin Hood’s Death”, Sarnoski finds a new path into this legendary figure, and channels his dark and jaded view of the character through the impressive presence and performance of Hollywood A-lister Hugh Jackman.
In what looks to be his best dramatic performance since Les Misérables, Jackman pours all of himself into this broken, battle-scarred rogue and outlaw who finds his wounded body cared for by a mysterious young women (Jodie Comer), and his services as a warrior are called upon to aid a group of orphaned children in an isolated monastery. Jackman delivers an incredible level of emotion and resonace in this footage, and you can feel the intensity and gravitas that is stake, in this, his final mission.
This first look really holds back an semblence of the overall narrative of the piece, and instead just gives audiences a first impression of what awaits in The Death of Robin Hood, dark, brooding and with ideal of secrey, myth, revelation and salvation at its core, audiences who are seeking cinema with bite will be utterly rewarded with this picture, and the story that it seeks to deliver.
Joining Jackman in the picture are two incredible performers with Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgard, and both make brief appearances in this early footage. While the trailer is yet to shed light on Comer’s mysterious female character who brings the ailing Robin into her care and service, she certainly makes a strong impression in the trailer, while Skarsgard will portray Little John, here a brutish former child soldier and enforcer for Robin’s gang of outlaws, and who is the last of the band of ‘Merry Men’, and who harbours a bitter resentment towards his former master.
With its grim atmosphere and heavy character-driven drama, The Death of Robin Hood is shaping up to be one of 2026’s most anticipated films, and we’re looking forward to what comes next with this intriguing watch when it arrives in cinemas later this year.
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