Death of Robin Hood Director Teases a "Different Version" of the Hero Than We've Seen Before

The legend of Robin Hood has endured for centuries at this point, inspiring countless tales across books, movies, television, video games , and more. The character's latest big-screen venture is set to be Death of Robin Hood , a live-action A24 film starring Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer , and helmed by A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski . In a recent interview with Collider , Sarnoski teased how long he has been developing Death of Robin Hood , as well as the film's approach to the titular character's iconic lore.

"I wrote that script right before coming onto A Quiet Place ," Sarnoski revealed. "I made a deal with myself where if I was gonna do a big studio movie, I wanted to make sure I had my smaller passion project in the wings that I could be thinking about. So, I wrote it right before writing this and have just been playing with it in the background. Then we started taking it out, and, I don't know, it just became this. Initially, when writing it, I wasn't sure it was gonna be my next movie, but I knew I wanted to have something I cared about. As I was going through this process, I was like, "It's pretty obvious that it has to be that movie." I just fell in love with it more and more. Then, as we brought these incredible actors on, it's where my heart's gonna be at for the next year."

"It has a sort of different version of the epic Robin that we're used to while also a very intimate story that's going throughout, as well," Sarnoski said of the film. "So, it'll have a little bit for everyone in that sense."

What Is Death of Robin Hood About?

Death of Robin Hood follows a battle-worn loner who finds himself gravely injured and in the hands of a mysterious woman, who offers him a chance at salvation. The movie is financed by Lyrical Media, with Aaron Ryder ( Arrival , The Prestige ) and Andrew Swett producing under their Ryder Picture Company banner alongside Alexander Black for Lyrical Media. Lyrical's Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers are executive-producing alongside Rama Gottumukkala, Sarnoski, and Jackman.

"It has been an incredible opportunity to reinvent and freshly innovate the story we all know of Robin Hood," Sarnoski shared in a statement when the film was first announced . "Securing the perfect cast to transform the script to screen was essential. I could not be more thrilled and trusting in Hugh and Jodie to bring this story to life in a powerful and meaningful way."