Image: Marvel Studios
The
age
of
IP
means
no
property
is
off
limits
for
a
revival,
and
that
includes
Robin
Hood.
Per
Deadline,
the
iconic
archer
is
set
to
return
in
a
new
movie
ironically
titled
The
Death
of
Robin
Hood.
Described
as
a
“darker
reimagining”
of
the
character,
Hugh
Jackman
has
the
lead
role
opposite
The
Bikeriders’
Jodie
Comer.
In
the
directing
chair
is
A
Quiet
Place:
Day
One’s
Michael
Sarnoski,
who’ll
also
write
the
picture.
Our
pitch?
Jackman’s
Robin
will
reckon
with
his
past
life
of
pulling
off
crimes
with
his
Merry
Men.
Now
gravely
injured
and
a
“battle
worn”
loner,
the
sudden
appearance
of
a
“mysterious
young
woman”
may
serve
as
a
means
of
redemption.
Or,
if
you
want
to
be
reductive,
it
appears
to
be
Logan,
but
with
a
Robin
Hood
coat
of
paint
on
it.
Production is expected to kick off in February 2025; in the press release, Sarnoski expressed excitement at getting to “reinvent and freshly innovate the story we all know of Robin Hood. I could not be more thrilled and trusting in Hugh and Jodie to bring this story to life in a powerful and meaningful way.”
Since Disney’s 1973 film, Robin Hood’s starred in movies on a consistent basis, and except for that movie, they’ve all been in live-action. Many a man’s played the character, from Kevin Costner and Mel Brooks to Russell Crowe. The last big-budget Robin Hood movie we got was the 2018 movie directed by Otto Bathurst starring Taron Egerton which underperformed so badly it basically killed the character’s movie prospects. Enough time’s passed to give it another go, it seems, and it helps that Robin’s got a kindred spirit in Tarzan, who’s set to headline a new movie courtesy of Sony in the next few years.
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