Charlize Theron Guarantees The Outdated Guard 2 Nonetheless Lives

Bear in mind The Old Guard from a couple of years again, that film a few group of immortal killers-turned-mercenaries? It was a pretty good film, and it didn’t take Netflix that lengthy to greenlight a sequel. Only one query, although: the place the heck is it? It’s not the primary film with a large sequel hole, however you wouldn’t be incorrect to ask if it even nonetheless exists.

In keeping with main girl Charlize Theron, Netflix didn’t quietly kill Outdated Guard 2 when no person was trying. Speaking to Variety, she defined that taking pictures had truly wrapped again in 2022, however the streamer underwent a “changeover” the film received caught between. Additional complicating issues is that post-production received shut down simply over a month into the method, and then the strikes hit. Even so, Theron has religion the sequel will come, saying “we lastly picked it again up, and I’m actually enthusiastic about it.”

Final we heard of The Old Guard 2, it was going to be directed by Victoria Mahoney (Lovecraft Nation) and added new forged members in Henry Golding (Snake Eyes) and Uma Thurman. Of the sequel, Theron referred to as it “actually essential to us. I solely wished to do it if we might make it superb, and I actually love this film.” The primary movie’s remaining forged members—Kiki Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwitel Ejiofor, Veronica Ngô, and Luca Marinelli—are additionally anticipated to return.

The Outdated Guard is predicated on a collection of comics by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández that’s spawned three graphic novels, the final of which dropped in 2021. Netflix apparently desires to show this right into a full-on franchise, and indicated final 12 months the sequel’s ending “calls for” they do a third film. Hopefully these plans nonetheless come to fruition, and with out the almost five-year hole between installments.

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