The forest is no longer a sanctuary; it is a fortress of rebellion. Robin Hood 2: The Outlaw King picks up years after Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) was declared an outlaw, plunging England into a gritty, high-stakes battle for the soul of the nation. As King John’s tyranny reaches a breaking point, the legend of the “Ghost of Sherwood” returns to strike fear into the hearts of the corrupt.

Russell Crowe returns with a weathered, lion-like ferocity, a master of the longbow whose every shot is a declaration of war. But the true heart of the rebellion is Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett). Swapping her noble robes for battle-worn leather and a deadly blade, she has evolved into a fierce commander of the shadows. Her beauty is only matched by her lethality, proving that in the mud and blood of 12th-century England, a woman’s resolve is the sharpest weapon of all.

The stakes have never been more personal. The Sheriff of Nottingham (Matthew Macfadyen) has returned with a scorched-earth policy, determined to smoke out the rebels at any cost.