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By Andrew Sanford | News | January 6, 2026
I think Logan will go down as Hugh Jackman’s defining film. He and director James Mangold managed to take a character that had been in plenty of… questionable movies and bring him some pathos and nuance. It felt so definitive that many assumed that Jackman had hung up his claws for good. However, a dump truck of money is hard to turn down, and Jackman would eventually return to the role (at least making fun of the whole situation in the process).
Regardless of whether or not Logan’s grave was literally and figuratively desecrated, Jackman still brought plenty to the part. He’s a good actor, and even with how thin Deadpool Ampersand Wolverine was, and how that version of Logan only had vague issues that were never fully explored, the man is good at playing an anti-hero with a shadowy past. So, maybe his turn in The Death of Robin Hood will be another solid outing from the veteran.
Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, The Death of Robin Hood is an upcoming A24 movie. It tells the story of an aged Robin Hood who is taken in by a strange woman when he is wounded, and ends up tackling his past, which is full of robbery and bloodshed. Similar to Logan, it looks like it will present Robin Hood as less heroic and more tortured.
Honestly, when I first heard about this film, I had negative excitement. However, a new trailer dropped today and made me feel more interested than I expected. First and foremost, the movie’s writer and director is also the man behind Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One. I have not seen either, as they came out post me being a father, and my time for constant movie consumption has lessened, but I’ve heard mostly good things about both. On top of that, the trailer looks pretty good.
What we see resembles what I would expect from A24. There is intention and a point of view. The style feels dark and gritty in a hauntingly beautiful way. There are lots of close-ups of Jackman’s wonderfully emotive face. This might be pretty good! Also, Bill Skarsgard is in the cast, but not in the trailer. He’ll be playing Little John, Robin Hood’s former partner, and given that Hood seems to be running from his past here, my guess is we’ll see a more antagonistic version of his former partner.
All of my excitement could be undone when I see the movie. Regardless, I was fully expecting this trailer to be a slog, and it was the exact opposite. There’s a chance that this film could be quite good, or at least give us something a bit more out of the ordinary. And, if it works well, maybe Jackman will find another older hero that he can deconstruct onscreen.
