Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie and Harry Potter superstar Mark Williams have joined the ensemble solid of population journey movie Robin and the Hood along emerging superstar Darcey Ewart (Prancer: A Christmas Story, To Olivia).

The movie, which finished primary pictures over the summer season, comes from director Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Story) and was once written by means of Stuart Benson and Paul Davidson, with the script first optioned by means of Silver Reel in 2021. It’s all set to debut as a Sky Fresh within the U.Ok. and Eire on Sky Cinema, with GFM World Gross sales dealing with the movie on the AFM following a offer inked previous to the marketplace.

Robin and the Hood follows the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her dependable band of pals, known as “The Hoods,” for whom the area of overgrown scrubland on the finish in their cul-de-sac is a paranormal kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have grow to be swords and shields, drones have grow to be elevated eagles, and the hippy girl within the jungle (Christie) is a terrifying witch. The one factor proscribing their colourful creativeness is the anticipation of shedding their kingdom without end. When the slippery feature developer Clipboard (Harris, who performed Arthur Weasley within the Potter movies) turns up and dazzles the oldsters of the branch with guarantees of condition spas and day-care amenities, Robin and The Hoods’ global is confronted with an existential blackmail. In spite of the kids’s best possible efforts, their protests fall on deaf ears. When their folks can’t see the plank for the timber, Robin and her pals speed issues into their very own fingers to guard their kingdom. 

The movie is produced by means of Silver Reel’s Claudia Bluemhuber and Time Artists Leisure’s Matt Williams. Alexander Jooss, Florian Dargel and Karol Griffiths (Silver Reel) and Julia Stuart, Andrew Orr (Sky) will government form. 

“We were excited about Stuart and Paul’s script from the moment we encountered it – Robin and the Hood is a story with a big heart and plenty of laughter, which reminds us of the power and importance of imagination in a world that is swiftly losing it,” stated Bluemhuber. “Landing the fantastic (quartet) of Naomie, Mark, Gwendoline and Darcey to lead our cast is a brilliant coup, and we’re thrilled that Sky, Future Artists and GFM are joining us on this adventure!”