The Old Guard (2020 film)

The Old Guard is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Based on the comic book of the same name, the film will star Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The Old Guard
Official release poster
Directed byGina Prince-Bythewood
Produced by
Written byGreg Rucka
Based onThe Old Guard
by Greg Rucka
Leandro Fernández
Starring
Music by
Cinematography
Edited byTerilyn A. Shropshire
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Old Guard is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2020, by Netflix.

Premise

The story focuses on a pack of mercenaries who are all centuries-old immortals able to heal from any wound. Just as they find another immortal has "awakened", they realize someone is onto their secret and have to fight for their freedom.

Cast

Production

Development

In March 2017, Skydance Media picked up the rights to adapt the comic The Old Guard, written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Leandro Fernandez, into a film.[2] On July 2018, they hired Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct with Rucka adapt his comic book to the screenplay and Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger producing.[3] In March 2019, Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the film and agreed to finance it with Skydance. Charlize Theron joined the film and will also produce with Beth Kono, A.J. Dix, Marc Evans and Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger.[4]

Casting

KiKi Layne was confirmed to star in the film after Netflix picked up the rights. In May 2019, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Luca Marinelli joined the cast of the film.[5][6] In June 2019, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling, and Veronica Ngo joined the cast of the film.[7]

Filming
Filming at Bourne Wood in Surrey during August 2019

Principal photography for the film began in Europe in mid-May 2019.[8][9]

Music

Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka teamed up to composed the film score. Lakeshore Records is scheduled to release the soundtrack in July 10, 2020, coinciding with the film streaming release.[10]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2020 on Netflix.[11]

References
  1. https://www.netflix.com/Title/81038963
  2. "Skydance Picks Up Rights to Greg Rucka Comic 'Old Guard' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  3. "Gina Prince-Bythewood to Direct 'The Old Guard' for Skydance". Deadline. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  4. "Charlize Theron & KiKi Layne Comic Book Action Feature 'The Old Guard' Lands At Netflix". Deadline. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  5. Kit, Borys (May 28, 2019). "Jafar Actor Marwan Kenzari Joins Charlize Theron in Action Thriller 'Old Guard' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. Kit, Borys (May 31, 2019). "Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli Board Charlize Theron Action Thriller 'The Old Guard'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (June 21, 2019). "'The Old Guard': Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling & Veronica Ngo Join Netflix & Skydance Media's Action-Fantasy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. "'THE OLD GUARD' WILL BEGIN FILMING IN EUROPE IN MID-MAY". Geeks Worldwide. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  9. Goundry, Nick (May 20, 2019). "Comic book movie The Old Guard filming". TheKnowledgeOnline.com. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  10. "Exclusive: Listen to a Track from Netflix's 'The Old Guard' Score by Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran". 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  11. Breznican, Anthony (May 7, 2020). "First Look at Charlize Theron's Immortal Warrior in The Old Guard". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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