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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. Based on the Eisner award-winning comic book, the benefits certainly lie with the film having author Greg Rucka on board as writer, to develop and cohese together a feasible story that can not only keep the pace going, but also give reverence to some of the introspection of our characters. Some of it borders on tedious and filler, but the film […]

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

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. Charlize Theron stands front and center alongside actress Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk, Captive State) who is the film’s storied centerpiece. The film also has Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Harry Melling, Luca Marinelli, Joey Ansah, Anamaria Marinca, and of Bright, Furie and Da 5 Bloods fame, co-star Veronica Ngo Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, […]

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

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 tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries led by weary assassin, Andy (Theron). Still, the group must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed. Details on Ansah’s role are unclear. His credits include The Bourne Ultimatum, Snow White and The Huntsman, Green Street 3: Never Back Down, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Aladdin. He is also a director and actor best known for his prolific efforts at shepherding webseries/feature fighting game adaptation, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, and go90 miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection. The […]

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

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. Thursday’s report from Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye shares new details about the characters joining the fray hailing from Netflix and Skydance Media with actress Veronica Ngo, and actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Harry Melling. Rounding out the cast roster is actress KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli. Bythewood and Rucka penned the script Based on the graphic novel series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández, The Old Guard tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they […]

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

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. The latest trade news add to the roster comes from Borys Kit at THR who reports Danish-born actor Marwin Kenzari (What Happened To Monday?, Aladdin) is joining the cast which is being led by Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde) and KiKi Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk, Native Son). Based on the comic book series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández, The Old Guard tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed. According to the report, Kenzari’s role is that of one who used to be a Moor warrior. Leandro Fernández illustrated […]

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