Jodie Comer joins Hugh Jackman in dark Robin Hood film

Jodie Comer co-stars as Sister Brigid in The Death of Robin Hood, Michael Sarnoski's grim 1247-set drama opposite Hugh Jackman as an aged outlaw haunted by murders. The film, inspired by the ballad Robin Hood's Death, casts the folk hero as a fugitive whose past violence catches up with him.

Key Takeaways

• Jodie Comer plays Sister Brigid, a prioress said to have healing powers, who cares for Jackman's wounded Robin.
• Hugh Jackman said he cried reading Michael Sarnoski's script and signed on after watching Pig.
• Set in 1247, the story frames Robin Hood as a fugitive hiding from relatives of people he murdered.
• The film draws on the 17th-century ballad Robin Hood's Death and was backed by Northern Ireland Screen.
• RTÉ's Harry Guerin called Jackman's turn one of his best, likening the mood to Logan and The Shootist.

Who does Jodie Comer play in The Death of Robin Hood?

Comer portrays Sister Brigid, a prioress and healer. In the story, a spiral of bloodshed leaves the aged Robin in her care. Some scenes show Brigid treating a sick Robin with bloodletting—a medieval practice Jackman later joked has "no science behind it."

The cast also includes Bill Skarsgård, Noah Jupe, Murray Bartlett, and Faith Delaney. Comer joined Jackman and Sarnoski at a BAFTA 195 Piccadilly screening in London on 1 September 2026.

Why did Hugh Jackman cry after reading the script?

Speaking after that screening, the 57-year-old actor said he found Sarnoski's script "so beautiful" and cried at the ending—"a very, very rare thing for me." After watching about 20 minutes of Sarnoski's first feature, Pig, he rang his agent and said he was in.

Jackman also shared a passion for 13th-century English history with his son, Oscar, and has loved Robin Hood mythology since boyhood. He noted that the "rob from the rich" hero image largely emerged around the 1500s; earlier, the outlaw was often a "murderous bad guy" and cautionary tale—terrain familiar to readers of true crime and unsolved mysteries.

Is Robin Hood portrayed as a cold-hearted murderer?

Yes, in this telling. RTÉ's review places Robin in 1247 still on the run from relatives of those he killed in his prime. Grisly violence arrives early, then the film turns toward the physical and mental toll of a violent life—what Guerin calls a meditation on the price of violence for aggressor and survivor.

According to RTÉ's Harry Guerin, Jackman delivers one of his strongest performances in a dismantling of a childhood legend, with Ireland's Mourne Mountains, Glenarm Bay, and Rock of Cashel shot by cinematographer Pat Scola. Crowd-pleasing set-pieces are not the point; the double meaning of the title is.

Where was The Death of Robin Hood filmed?

Production was backed by Northern Ireland Screen and used Irish locations that Guerin says look stunning on screen. The Mourne Mountains, Glenarm Bay, and the Rock of Cashel feature heavily through Sarnoski's regular cinematographer, Pat Scola.

Guerin argues the film will appeal to fans of grown-up Marvel drama like Jackman's Logan and of John Wayne's final film, The Shootist, more than to blockbuster crowds. He praises the Jackman–Sarnoski pairing and the project's showcase for the island of Ireland—whatever the box office.