Charlize Theron Promises The Old Guard 2 Still Lives

Remember The Old Guard from a fewer years back, that movie astir a radical of immortal killers-turned-mercenaries? It was a pretty good movie, and it didn’t instrumentality Netflix that agelong to greenlight a sequel. Just 1 question, though: wherever the heck is it? It’s not the archetypal movie with a sizable sequel gap, but you wouldn’t beryllium incorrect to inquire if it adjacent inactive exists.

According to starring woman Charlize Theron, Netflix didn’t softly kill Old Guard 2 when cipher was looking. Talking to Variety, she explained that shooting had really wrapped backmost successful 2022, but the streamer underwent a “changeover” the movie got stuck between. Further complicating things is that post-production got unopen down conscionable implicit a period into the process, and then the strikes hit. Even so, Theron has religion the sequel volition come, saying “we yet picked it backmost up, and I’m truly excited astir it.”

Last we heard of The Old Guard 2, it was going to beryllium directed by Victoria Mahoney (Lovecraft Country) and added caller formed members successful Henry Golding (Snake Eyes) and Uma Thurman. Of the sequel, Theron called it “really important to us. I lone wanted to bash it if we could marque it amazing, and I truly emotion this movie.” The archetypal film’s remaining formed members—Kiki Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwitel Ejiofor, Veronica Ngô, and Luca Marinelli—are besides expected to return.

The Old Guard is based connected a bid of comics by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández that’s spawned 3 graphic novels, the past of which dropped successful 2021. Netflix seemingly wants to crook this into a full-on franchise, and indicated past twelvemonth the sequel’s ending “demands” they bash a third film. Hopefully those plans inactive travel to fruition, and without the astir five-year spread betwixt installments.

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