# Thomasin McKenzie, Finn Cole and Antony Starr to Lead ‘The Lie of Sherwood Forest,’ Logical and Protagonist Launching at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/thomasin-mckenzie-finn-cole-and-antony-starr-to-lead-the-lie-of-sherwood-forest-logical-and-protagonist-launching-at-afm-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:50:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/thomasin-mckenzie-finn-cole-starr-lie-of-sherwood-forest-1236939229/
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Companies, Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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