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Thomasin McKenzie, Finn Cole and Antony Starr to Lead ‘The Lie of Sherwood Forest,’ Logical and Protagonist Launching at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Thomasin McKenzie, Finn Cole and Antony Starr will lead “The Lie of Sherwood Forest”, a new Robin Hood film that recasts the folklore as a grounded survival thriller. Production is due to begin on 9 November, with the project launching to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market.
Directed by Patrick Vollrath, the film follows Robin Hood and his companions after a young woman deceives them into trying to rescue her captured brother; the mission becomes a perilous heist as loyalties and motives shift. Harris Kauffman wrote the screenplay from a story by Vollrath and Joachim Hedén. German company augenschein is producing, with Logical Pictures International and Protagonist Pictures sharing sales.
In short
- McKenzie, Cole and Starr lead a new Robin Hood thriller.
- Filming is scheduled to start on 9 November.
- A rescue mission turns into a dangerous heist.
Explained simply
Robin Hood is a legendary English outlaw, best known from stories about Sherwood Forest and his band of companions. The tales have been retold in books, plays and films, with Robin often portrayed as a skilled archer who takes from the rich to help the poor.
This film takes a survival-thriller approach to the legend. Its central characters are Robin and his companions, who are drawn into a dangerous rescue mission after a young woman gives them a false account of her brother’s capture.
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