Hugh Jackman Calls 200-Pound Robin Hood Fight Scenes His Career's Hardest
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 21
Hugh Jackman Calls 200-Pound Robin Hood Fight Scenes His Career's Hardest
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 21
Summary
Hugh Jackman said "The Death of Robin Hood" pushed him further than any previous action role, with fight scenes he described as the hardest of his career.
A 200-pound vest and extensive rehearsals drove that strain, with Jackman saying years of experience in "X-Men" and "Deadpool" had not prepared him for how exhausting the sequences were.
The A24 film, written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, recasts Robin Hood as an aging outlaw confronting violence, regret and the myths built around him rather than retelling the usual heroic folklore.
Jackman said he avoided studying Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe and Sean Connery's versions, instead treating the role as a deconstruction of the legend; the film co-stars Jodie Comer as Sister Brigid and is now in theaters.