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The Death of Robin Hood director Michael Sarnoski is gearing up to helm the first-ever live-action Death Stranding movie, which is quite the departure from the A24 action-thriller about everyone's favorite folklore hero.
"I wouldn't say the script is very violent. There's definitely a lot of, like, action and excitement to it," Sarnoski tells GamesRadar+ when asked how Death Stranding compares to The Death of Robin Hood. "There's some violence to it. I mean, Death Stranding is a brutal world... and it's a world also where it feels like death is just around the corner. So there needs to be that sort of visceral sense of, 'oh, this could be it.' It's sort of [a] bleak and barren post-apocalyptic environment. So there is violence and action to it, but the role of violence is very different from this one. [The Death of Robin Hood] is a movie that kind of questions violence."
Written and directed by Sarnoski, The Death of Robin Hood stars Hugh Jackman as an aging Robin Hood in 13th-century England who, alongside his partner Little John (Bill Skarsgard), leads a life of hyperviolent crime that includes jaws being ripped in half, arrows going through eye sockets, throats being slit, and everything being set on fire. The second half the movie sees Robin heal from nearly dying at a priory, where he is forced to contemplate the life he's lived.
Sarnoski continues: "In Death Stranding, the sort of violence and action is about, exploration and about understanding the world more deeply. So there will be some, but you're not gonna see a lot of jaws getting ripped off in Death Stranding."
The live-action adaptation of Death Stranding was announced back in 2023, with creator Hideo Kojima stating that the upcoming pic is "not just a direct translation of the game" and "will be for anyone who loves cinema." Sarnoski is set to once again write and direct, with A24 and Kojima Productions producing. The film will take place within the Death Stranding universe, but will not adapt the Norman Reedus-led games... though Reedus is definitely interested.
The Death of Robin Hood hits theaters on June 19. Death Stranding does not yet have a release date. For more on what to watch, check out our guide to the other most exciting upcoming movies on the way.
