The first official photos of Skydance and Netflix‘s forthcoming action fantasy film adaptation of The Old Guard have been released, featuring our first look at Oscar winner Charlize Theron as Andromache of Scythia, the leader of a small group of immortal soldiers. Also featuring some of the main cast including Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli and Marwan Kenzari, you can check out the photos below! (via Vanity Fair)
#TheOldGuard First Look: Her name is Andromache of Scythia. She was born thousands of years ago, and has died hundreds of times.
She inspired one of Euripides’ few surviving plays, & her name literally means “battler of men.”
But she goes by “Andy” now. pic.twitter.com/aLSVYLRNwJ
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 7, 2020
“I never wanted any moment to take an audience out of the fact that these could be real people,” says director Gina Prince-Bythewood (@GPBmadeit). “This is somebody that can get stabbed and walk away, but it’s going to hurt.”
More from @Breznican: https://t.co/kJK4rFBMQV pic.twitter.com/praOBPxwwU
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 7, 2020
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Based on Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez’s comic book of the same name, The Old Guard tells of a small group of soldiers, led by a woman named Andromache of Scythia or Andy, who are inexplicably immortal and have been working as mercenaries through the ages. But in the 21st century, the novelty of not dying is long gone as the group gets a jolt in their bones when they discover the existence of a new immortal, a black woman serving in the Marines, at the same time as a nefarious organization captures their undying actions on camera.
Pick up a copy of the comic book series here!
The film adaptation will be led by Oscar winner Charlize Theron (Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road) as Andromache of Scythia, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange) as Copley. It will also feature Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin) as Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) as Niles Freeman, Matthias Schoenaerts (Red Sparrow) as Sebastian le Livre, Luca Marinelli (Trust) as Nicolo di Genova, Harry Melling (The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs) as Merrick and Veronica Ngo (Bright).
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The Old Guard is directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood (Beyond the Lights) from a script written by comic book creator Greg Rucka as he makes his feature screenplay debut. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger of Skydance are set to produce. Marc Evans, Theron and her Denver and Delilah principals Beth Kono and AJ Dlx will also produce. Stan Wlodkowski and Rucka will serve as executive producers.
The film will be available for streaming on Friday, July 10, exclusively on Netflix.
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