United Kingdom, Aug. 26 -- Hugh Jackman required gaffer tape to keep his prosthetic beard in place during filming for The Death of Robin Hood.

The 57-year-old star plays the outlaw in Michael Sarnoski's historical thriller and explained how the crew needed to get practical to ensure that fake facial hair stayed in place during the movie's muddy combat scenes.

Hugh told CinemaBlend: "I had to have a fake beard. And in that scene in the mud, there were a couple of takes where I put my head up. The beard's gone, 'Oh, somewhere in there.'

"By the end, it was, literally, like, gaffer tape just underneath and you couldn't see anything, it was completely just muddy, just trying to keep this thing on. And there was one bit attached, it was... ...