{"id":187232,"date":"2025-12-16T22:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/187232\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:37:07","slug":"hugh-jackman-is-unrecognizable-in-a-surprising-new-fantasy-movie-and-it-reminds-us-of-old-man-logan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/187232\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Jackman Is Unrecognizable in a Surprising New Fantasy Movie (And It Reminds Us of Old Man Logan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the world waits to see if Hugh Jackman will once again reprise Wolverine in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>, movie fans know they\u2019ll definitely get to see the actor in a very different kind of genre project next year. Jackman takes on the titular role in director Michael Sarnoski\u2019s The Death of Robin Hood<\/a>, which chronicles the fabled hero late in life as he reconciles with the choices he\u2019s made. With this film, Sarnoski is attempting to put a different spin on the Robin Hood story<\/a>, rather than retell a classic tale audiences are already familiar with. Now, the first look at Jackman\u2019s Robin Hood has been revealed, and it\u2019s reminiscent of his classic comic book character.<\/p>\n

Entertainment Weekly<\/a> shared first-look photos from The Death of Robin Hood as part of its 2026 preview, including a striking image of Jackman\u2019s grizzled Robin Hood looking worse for wear. Also included in the gallery is a picture of Robin Hood sitting with Little John (Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd) and an image of Jodie Comer\u2019s mysterious character. Check out the photos in the space below:<\/p>\n

\"HughImage Courtesy of A24<\/p>\n

\"HughImage Courtesy of A24<\/p>\n

\"JodieImage Courtesy of A24<\/p>\n

The Death of Robin Hood Could Be Logan for Robin Hood Fans<\/p>\n

Hearing Jackman talk about The Death of Robin Hood, it\u2019s hard to not draw parallels between it and Logan. \u201cRobin Hood is a real man in our story. With all the scars, the pain, the regret, and yes, the love,\u201d he said. \u201cMike\u2019s story has weight to it. For me, it\u2019s beautiful and human.\u201d Couple that with Sarnoski\u2019s description of Robin Hood as a \u201cmurderous outlaw who did a lot of terrible things,\u201d it\u2019s clear this is going to be a deep, morally ambiguous portrayal of Robin Hood, which will make Sarnoski\u2019s film stand apart from all of the other adaptations that have graced screens.<\/p>\n

The casting of Jackman is quite fitting for The Death of Robin Hood. Part of the character\u2019s arc will be him grappling with his own legacy and status as a hero despite the dark truths underneath. While not a 1:1 comparison, this role could find Jackman exploring similar thematic material to his portrayal of an older Wolverine in Logan. That film similarly provided commentary on the perception of Wolverine as a hero (the in-universe X-Men comic books) as he reached the end of his life. Logan is widely considered to be one of the best comic book adaptations of all time<\/a>, even earning an Oscar nomination for its writing. Drawing any kind of inspiration from Logan could benefit The Death of Robin Hood.<\/p>\n

There have been previous attempts at grittier, darker tellings of Robin Hood in the past, Ridley Scott\u2019s collaboration with Russell Crowe perhaps the most notable example. Scott\u2019s film was not well-received, and ideally The Death of Robin Hood will turn out much better. The pieces are in place for something unique. Not only does it boast an impressive cast, Sarnoski is a director very much on the rise, making a name for himself with Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One. The latter could have just been a basic franchise prequel, but Sarnoski found a strong emotional core that elevated the story, proving he has what it takes to breathe fresh life into familiar concepts.<\/p>\n

The main takeaway from these images is that this is not going to be another iteration of the classic Robin Hood adventure where he robs the rich and gives to the poor and becomes a hero amongst the townspeople. And that\u2019s encouraging. Stories like Robin Hood will keep getting told for generations, and it\u2019s important for creatives to find new angles to explore so things don\u2019t get stale. There hasn\u2019t been a mainstream Robin Hood movie along these lines yet, and it will be very interesting to see what Sarnoski has delivered.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the world waits to see if Hugh Jackman will once again reprise Wolverine in the upcoming Avengers:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,17125,111,139,69,63636,117768],"class_list":["post-187232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-hugh-jackman","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-regular-news","tag-the-death-of-robin-hood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}