Charlize Theronhasconfirmed with Varietythat the script forThe Old Guardsequel has been written, with production scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2022. The star also revealed thatMarwan KenzariandLuca Marinelliwould be returning as Joe and Nicky, better known as Yusuf Al-Kaysani and Nicolò di Genova, but no other cast members have been announced so far.
In fact, this is the first real news we’ve heard aboutThe Old Guardgetting a second installment since last year, when Theron admitted that she’d love to return as immortal warrior Andy.Gina Prince-Bythewoodhelmed the action-packed fantasy film, which was adapted for the screen byGreg Ruckafrom his own comic book series.
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Netflix toutedThe Old Guardashaving reached over 70 million householdsin the first four weeks it was available to stream after being added to the library in July 2020, which is good enough to make it one of the platform’s ten most-watched original movies ever. Reactions from both fans and critics were strong, with Prince-Blythewood’s handling of the set piecescoming in for particular praise, so there was an air of inevitability surrounding further installments.
Anyone to have seenThe Old Guardcan no doubt already guess where the plot is heading, after it ended on the cliffhanger revealingVan Veronic Ngo’s Quynh was alive and well, not locked in an iron maiden at the bottom of the ocean having spent centuries in a perpetual state of drowning as Andy believed. She showed up at the apartment ofMatthias Schoenaerts' exiled Old Guard member Booker before things cut to black, sothat’ll likely be the jumping-off pointfor the next chapter.
A sequel toThe Old Guardmarks Theron’s latest collaboration with Netflix after she executive producedAdam Sandler’sMurder MysteryandDavid Fincher’s serial killer seriesMindhunter, while the Academy Award winner is currently shootingPaul Feig’s literary adaptationThe School for Good and Evil. AnAtomic Blondesequelremains tentatively on the cards, and Theron is alsoset to team withNiki Carofor a true-life surfing drama.
Meanwhile, a 2023 debut is looking like the safest bet for the Old Guard’s next outing.
