Hugh Jackman Nearly Quit 'The Death of Robin Hood' Ahead of June 19 Release
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 17
Hugh Jackman Nearly Quit 'The Death of Robin Hood' Ahead of June 19 Release
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 17
Summary
Hugh Jackman said he came "close to pulling the plug" while filming the most brutal fight in "The Death of Robin Hood," a winter night shoot in Ireland that left him at his physical limit.
That sequence is central to the film's grim take on Robin Hood: Jackman plays a hardened outlaw who says the heroic legend is false and who committed atrocities for power and thrill.
Director Michael Sarnoski said the movie draws loosely from old Robin Hood ballads, arguing its violence is rooted in the brutality of the original stories rather than a modern subversion.
Jodie Comer co-stars as prioress Brigid, who nurses a gravely injured Robin and helps drive what Jackman called the film's "beautiful, redemptive arc" despite its visceral gore.
The film, which also recasts Little John as a traumatized survivor of Robin's crimes, reaches theaters on June 19.