A first-look featurette for The Death of Robin Hood has been released from A24, offering a new glimpse at Michael Sarnoski’s reimagining of the Robin Hood legend. Hugh Jackman stars as an older, battle-worn Robin Hood, alongside Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett and Noah Jupe.
Set to arrive in cinemas on 19 June 2026, the film takes a much darker look at the famous outlaw and the myth built around him. According to the official description, Robin Hood is grappling with his past after “a life of crime and murder” when he is gravely injured after a battle he believed would be his last. In the care of a mysterious woman, he is offered a possible chance at salvation.
It is a very different pitch from the usual merry-men-in-the-forest version of the story. This version of Robin Hood appears worn down by the legend people have built around him, with Jackman playing him as a man carrying the weight of the violence, myth and reputation that have followed him.
Jodie Comer plays Sister Brigid, the mysterious woman who takes Robin in after he is gravely injured, though her role in his possible salvation is still being kept close to the chest. Skarsgård joins the cast as Little John, while Sarnoski, who previously directed Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One, feels like a particularly interesting fit for a Robin Hood story about a man trying to make sense of the violence that made him famous.
Earlier first-look coverage also positioned the film as a brutal, grounded take on the legend, with Sarnoski describing the fighting as close to a “war movie” and Jackman calling the story “beautiful and human.” The earlier trailer made that darker angle clear from the start, with a voiceover saying: “People speak of Robin Hood, tell his stories. They’re all lies. He was not a hero. He were a murderous brigand.” This is not a version of the legend looking for easy hero worship. It seems to be asking what happens when the stories people tell about a man no longer match the life he actually lived.
At CultureCues, this is exactly the kind of A24 project that immediately catches our attention. Hugh Jackman as an older Robin Hood reckoning with a violent past already sounds compelling, and the striking first-look visuals only add to the intrigue. Add Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård and Michael Sarnoski into the mix, and this becomes one of those bold reimaginings we will absolutely be watching.
The Death of Robin Hood arrives in cinemas on 19 June 2026.
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