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Focus Features reveals Andrew Garfield's 'The Uprising' is a Robin Hood origin story
A late social media title update combining the 1381 English Peasants' Revolt with Robin Hood folklore surprised fans ahead of the film's September release.
The short version
- Focus Features announced on social media that Director Paul Greengrass's upcoming film 'The Uprising' is officially subtitled 'The Rise of Robin Hood'.
- The film blends the real historical events of the 1381 English Peasants' Revolt against King Richard II with Robin Hood folklore.
- Andrew Garfield stars as a fictional farmer known as 'Ploughman', who forms a popular army alongside historical figures like Wat Tyler.
- The unexpected revelation close to the film's September 10 U.S. release date drew widespread surprise and confusion from fans online.
Key facts
- Focus Features updated the title of Paul Greengrass's historical film to 'The Uprising: The Rise of Robin Hood' via social media posts.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- The movie combines the historical narrative of the 1381 English Peasants' Revolt with Robin Hood folklore.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Andrew Garfield plays 'Ploughman', a fictional farmer who resists royal taxation after losing his family to the Black Death.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- The ensemble cast includes Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Jonny Lee Miller, Thomasin McKenzie, and Cosmo Jarvis as historical revolt leader Wat Tyler.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- The film is scheduled to open in United States theaters on September 10.[The Hollywood Reporter]
What remains uncertain
- Focus Features did not provide immediate comment on why the Robin Hood connection was revealed late in the marketing campaign rather than kept as a plot twist or featured from the beginning.[The Hollywood Reporter]
Sources
- Andrew Garfield’s ‘The Uprising’ Confuses Fans After Reveal as Robin Hood Origin StoryThe Hollywood Reporter metered