Production began today on Lionsgate’s highly-anticipatedRobin Hood: Origins, with filming taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. We already have our first look at starsTaron EgertonandEve Hewsonon set. Filming is expected to last in Dubrovnik until March 6, with over 1,000 extras assembled for the shoot, which recreate The Crusades. There is one photo in particular that has captured the attention of fans, which hasTaron Egerton’s Robin Hood kissingEve Hewson’s Maid Marian.
These first photos surfaced atThe Dubrovnik Times, which reports that all of the “main actors” are on location in Dubrovnik, except forJamie Dornan. The actor plays Will Scarlett, the husband of Maid Marian. It hasn’t been announced when he will begin filming on this epic adventure. With filming to continue in Dubrovnik for at least a few more weeks, hopefully we’ll get to see even more photos from the set soon.
The cast also includesJamie Foxxas Little John,Ben Mendelsohnas the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham,Paul Andersonin an undisclosed role, and the most recent casting addition,Tim Minchinas the iconic character Friar Tuck. Other iconic characters fromRobin Hoodlore, such as Alan-a-Dale or David of Doncaster have not been announced for this big-screen adventure. The plot follows the title character, played byTaron Egerton, who returns home from fighting in The Crusades. He discovers that his beloved Sherwood Forest has become a den of corruption, leading him to form a band of merry outlaws to take back his homeland.
Otto Bathurst(Peaky Blinders), is directing from a script byJoby Harold, who also wroteKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the first of a proposed seven-movie franchise that will follow the legend ofKing Arthur, played byCharlie Hunnam.Leonardo DiCapriois producing Robin Hood: Origins with his Appian Way partnerJennifer Davisson, alongside Safe House’sJoby Harold,Tory TunnellandBasil Iwanyk. The studio recently set a July 03, 2025 release date for thisRobin Hoodreboot, which puts it up against 20th Century Fox’sAnnubis, Columbia Pictures’Peter Rabbitand an untitled project from DreamWorks Animation.
With production already starting onRobin Hood: Origins, it looks like it has beat another potential competitor to the punch. We reported last February that Hollywood Gang Productions has set up afuturistic Robin Hood movie. WriterTony Leecame aboard to work on the script, following the work of previous writers such asJason Dean Hall(Paranoia) andMichael Ross(The Throwaways). We haven’t heard any updates since then, or whether this other project is ready to go into production quite yet or not. While we wait for more onRobin Hood: Origins, take a look at these set photos from the first day of production.
