Sales Launch Set for Robin Hood Retelling
Logical Pictures International and Protagonist Pictures are handling sales for The Lie of Sherwood Forest, a film that reimagines the Robin Hood legend.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Film — General
Logical Pictures International and Protagonist Pictures launched sales for The Lie of Sherwood Forest at AFM. The Robin Hood retelling is directed by Patrick Vollrath and stars Thomasin McKenzie, Finn Cole and Antony Starr.
Why it matters
The launch shows international distributors being lined up for a German-produced, co-financed genre film with a recognizable legend at its core. It also reflects how European financing funds and public film bodies are helping bring such projects to market.
No box office, budget or viewership figures are available for the project. The film is funded by augenschein, ZDF, Logical Pictures Group, several German and European film funds, and Creative Europe Media, but the financing amounts are not disclosed.
The players
Logical Pictures International
The international sales arm of Logical Pictures Group, which is co-financing the film and co-repping its sales alongside Protagonist Pictures.
Protagonist Pictures
An international sales and financing company that co-represents The Lie of Sherwood Forest alongside Logical Pictures International.
augenschein
The German production company producing the film in co-production with ZDF.
The details
A young woman deceives Robin Hood and his companions into a mission to rescue her captured brother, and the mission escalates into a perilous heist as loyalties fracture and hidden motives emerge. Harris Kauffman wrote the screenplay from a story by Joachim Hedén and Patrick Vollrath, with Smylie Bradwell, Brian Vernel and Richard Durden also cast.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: Sales launch for the film announced at AFM.
November 9, 2026: Production begins on The Lie of Sherwood Forest.
Legacy Retelling
The Lie of Sherwood Forest joins a long run of Robin Hood adaptations by reframing the outlaw legend around a deceptive young woman and a heist. Its European co-financing places it within a wave of internationally funded genre films reworking classic folklore.
No release dates, distribution territories or streaming platforms are named in the extraction, so viewers cannot yet tell where or when the film will be available. The sales launch means international buyers are now being approached for distribution rights.
The takeaway
The project shows how Robin Hood adaptations continue to be developed through multinational partnerships and public film funds. Readers tracking European genre cinema can watch for distribution announcements as production gets underway.
What happens next
Production on The Lie of Sherwood Forest begins November 9, 2026.
Further reading
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