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Hugh Jackman Anchors The Death of Robin Hood

Michael Sarnoski uses brutal early combat, aspect-ratio shifts and a compressed Northern Ireland shoot to recast Robin Hood as a haunted, morally ambiguous outlaw.

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Hugh Jackman and Michael Sarnoski attend A24's The Death Of Robin Hood world premiere at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on June 10, in New York City.
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Overview

  • The film premiered at AMC Lincoln Square on June 10 and is scheduled for wide release on Friday, June 19.
  • Sarnoski filmed on location in Northern Ireland on actual film in roughly a 30-day shoot and staged deliberately muddy, visceral action to avoid glamorized violence.
  • Critics single out Hugh Jackman’s performance as a commanding, haunted take on Robin Hood and call it among his strongest recent work.
  • Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, Faith Delaney and Noah Jupe fill key supporting roles, and reviewers note a stark shift from a violent first act to a quieter, introspective second act aided by aspect-ratio changes.
  • A24 and Sarnoski position the movie as an auteur-driven, non-franchise reinvention that fits a wider trend of revisionist hero stories and could serve as a grown-up counterprogramming option in the summer slate.