TheOldGuard, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and starring Charlize Theron, has made Netflix’s list of its 10 most popular original films ever and is tracking to reach 72 million households in its first four weeks
“The Old Guard,” which began streaming on July 10, also stars KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The story, based on Greg Rucka’s comic of the same name, follows a team of immortal mercenaries on a revenge mission.
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the film early last year and agreed to finance it with Skydance Media. In addition to starring, Theron produced with Beth Kono, A.J. Dix, Marc Evans and Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger. Filming began in May, 2019, and took place in Morocco, the United Kingdom and at Shepperton Studios in England
Layne plays the part of a Marine who discovers she’s immortal after surviving a fatal knife attack by a terrorist. She had starred in Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” and was cast for “The Old Guard” after Jenkins showed Prince-Bythewood an early cut of “Beale Street.”
“The Old Guard” also includes LGBTQ representation as Kenzari and Marinelli play Joe and Nicky, a same-sex couple.
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