Moving from a bespoke suit and Oxfords (not Brogues) to something a little more casual, here's a first look at Taron Egerton in Robin Hood: Origins.

The Kingsman actor will be drawing back his bow for Otto Bathurst's romp through Sherwood Forest, and EW has shared a snap of Egerton alongside Eve Hewson's Maid Marian.

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While there is no sign of other stars Ben Mendelsohn , Jamie Foxx or Jamie Dornan, the site also revealed what tempted 28-year-old Egerton to join yet another retelling of the medieval tale.

"I was approached not long after the first Kingsman movie had come out, and my initial response, to be totally honest, was 'Why?'," said Egerton.

"[But director Otto Bathurst] told me he wanted to do something entirely revisionist, something that can't be tied down to a mediaeval universe."

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Egerton has previously promised a modern feel to the Robin Hood origin story, saying it won't be like your standard period piece.

"What got me very excited about it was Otto Bathurst," Egerton said. "What he did with Peaky Blinders… a period drama but with this kind of modernity to it – there's something about that.

"A contemporary feel of something that's in the past,making it relevant for now."

Great... although we all know how that turned out for Guy Ritchie. Let's just hope it does better box office than the maligned King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Robin Hood: Origins will be released on September 21, 2018.


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