the old guard

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THE OLD GUARD Review: An Essay On Violence And The Endurance Thereof, Delivered With Pulsating Excitement

Actress Charlize Theron is an invariable darling for any director. Bearing a sundry resumé of roles she’s played on screen for close to twenty five years, she’s undoubtedly maintained her viability with a charisma and prowess that certainly meets the demand for the leading lady of a narrative action film, and much like she’s accomplished with Aeon Flux (2005), Hancock (2008) and eventually with George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and in David Leitch’s Atomic Blonde (2017), Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Old Guard, now on Netflix, is no exception.

THE OLD GUARD Trailer: Charlize Theron Leads A Band Of Heroes That Never Die

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Once the director of a recent previous Sony/Marvel propsect, director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life Of Bees, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger) was evidently primed to direct a comic adaptation at some point, and that officially leads us to the first official trailer for her new film, The Old Guard.

THE OLD GUARD: ‘M:I – Fallout’, ‘Street Fighter’ Actor Joey Ansah Joins Netflix/Skydance Novel Adaptation

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I am told by a source close to production that actor Joey Ansah will next appear in director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Netflix graphic novel adaptation, The Old Guard. The Charlize Theron-headliner is based on the titular novel series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández.

THE OLD GUARD: Netflix/Skydance Media Graphic Novel Adaptation Adds Veronica Ngo And Chiwetel Ejiofor Among Trio To Cast

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Trade news confirmed via Daily Mail the additions of a trio of actors for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest, The Old Guard. Production on the forthcoming graphic novel adaptation is based on the titular novel from Greg Rucka about a team of immortal mercenaries whose leader, Andy, played by Charlize Theron, wants a break from all the killing.

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THE OLD GUARD Adds ‘Aladdin’ Villain To Join Netflix Comic Adaptation

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Gina Prince-Bythewood’s new Netflix action thriller adaptation, The Old Guard, is revving up at Netflix and is currently underway with casting announcements and this summer’s production.