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.