{
  "id": 7407170,
  "title": "It turns out The Uprising isn't really a Robin Hood movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/it-turns-out-the-uprising-isnt-really-a-robin-hood-movie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/spoiler-space-the-uprising-isnt-a-robin-hood-movie"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The film The Uprising, directed by Paul Greengrass, is not a Robin Hood movie, despite attempts by some to market it as such. The Uprising, set during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, takes place in the Middle Ages, a time period when Robin Hood legends were already circulating. However, the character of Robin Hood in The Uprising is a stretch, as he is only introduced in the final 10 minutes of the film. The protagonist, a plowman named Andrew Garfield (now a hooded Robin of Locksley), and his band of merry men stop King Richard II and his mother in the final act, offering a quasi-Robin Hood origin story. The film's promotion caused a schism between UK and US distributors, as audiences were not expecting to see a Robin Hood-like figure in a film set during the Middle Ages. While some versions of Robin Hood have been successful, such as the Disney and lighter depictions, others have taken a darker and more gritty approach, similar to the film's final act.",
  "summary": "While Robin Hood died at the movies this year, the would-be origin story of The Uprising only reincarnates a lookalike.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}