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Focus Features Adds “Rise of Robin Hood” Tagline

8/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Focus Features markets The Uprising as a Robin Hood origin story in the United States.
Entertainment Film Distributors says The Uprising is solely a historical epic about the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt.
Focus Features added the subtitle The Rise of Robin Hood and the X tagline “Witness the rise of Robin Hood”.
The Uprising opens in the UAE and United States on 10 September 2026 and in the UK on 9 October 2026.

History

Historical Context

In 1381, the Peasants' Revolt—driven by post-Black Death labour shortages, a poll tax for the Hundred Years' War, and local grievances—saw Wat Tyler lead rebels from over 330 villages against King Richard II, who promised to end serfdom and later limited parliamentary taxation. The 2026 film The Uprising, from Focus Features and Entertainment Film Distributors, recasts this challenge as a Robin Hood-style origin story.

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Story summary

Focus Features markets The Uprising as a Robin Hood origin story in the United States.
Entertainment Film Distributors says The Uprising is solely a historical epic about the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt.
Focus Features added the subtitle The Rise of Robin Hood and the X tagline “Witness the rise of Robin Hood”.
The Uprising opens in the UAE and United States on 10 September 2026 and in the UK on 9 October 2026.

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