Summit Entertainment has finally dropped the first trailer forRobin Hood, a prequel once known asRobin Hood: Origins, which takes the legendary robber back to his glory days, when he was just starting out. The movie starsKingsmanbreakout Taron Egerton as the title hero, with Jamie Foxx arriving as his sidekick Little John. The movie looks action packed and period specific.
Are you ready for another revisionist take onRobin Hood? Ever couple of years, theold mythic adventuregets dusted off for a new generation. And it hasn’t really been that long since director Ridley Scott tried his hand at turning the age-old story on its head with the 2010 movie of the same name,Robin Hood, which starred Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. It’s been eight years, now millennials have a Robin Hood to call their own.
This latest iteration comes from Summit Entertainment, and is aimed at theTwilightandHunger Gamescrowd. The story this time around followsa war-hardened Crusaderand a Moorish commander who mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown. The adventure thriller is packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance. This is theRobin Hoodstory audiences have never seen before, introducing the legend before he became an icon.
Robin HoodgrabbedTaron Egertonfresh offKingsman: The Secret Service, and hasJamie Foxxserving as the perfect back-up and foil. Joining them areFifty Shades of Greyfavorite Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlet,Briges of Spiesstar Eve Hewson as Maid Marion, Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck, and Paul Anderson as Guy of Gisborne.
Otto Bathurst directs this gritty new take onRobin Hood, which has our main hero return from The Crusades to findSherwood Forestovercome with corruption and evil. He teams up with his band of merry outlaws, taking matters into his own hands to set things right, though this is perhaps a much more serious take on the material than seen in recent past.
Joby Harold write the screenplay forRobin Hood, which is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Basil Iwanyk, Tory Tunnell and Joby Harold. It hits theaters on June 08, 2025.
Before 2010’sRobin Hood, there was 2001’sPrincess of Thieves, which starred Keira Knightley in the title role as Robin Hood’s daughter. And 1991’sRobin Hood: Prince of Thievesstarred Kevin Costner in the title role. Before that, there were countless takes and iterations on the timeless character. Now, we have what looks like one of the funnest plays on the character yet. you may checkout the first trailer thanks to Lionsgate Movies in conjunction with Summit Entertainment.
