Film

The Death of Robin Hood

Name: The Death of Robin Hood
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 2026
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, Noah Jupe

Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood at the end of the road: a killer trying to reckon with everything he's done before the body gives out. This isn't the swashbuckling version — it's slow, mournful, and interested in guilt more than glory, with Jodie Comer as the woman who might offer him something like grace. For anyone who wants their legends stripped of shine and left with the blood still on them.

TMDb rating

6.2

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