‘The Old Guard’: Gina Prince-Bythewood Assembles Immortal Avengers With Charlize Theron [Review]

72 million other households around the world, became obsessed with Netflix's The Old Guard when it dropped on the streamer this summer, Charlize Theron has some good news for you. Though an official sequel hasn't gotten the green light just yet, Theron seems to think it's only a matter of time. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Old Guard follows a group of immortal warriors who find themselves targeted by enemies who want to unlock the secret of their healing abilities.

Charlize Theron spoke about her latest film “The Old Guard” being a huge hit on Netflix in a new interview with Variety.

The Old Guard.The action-thriller, which dropped on the streaming platform last Friday (July 10), follows a group of immortal mercenaries, hunted by an evil scientist.In conversation with Variety, Theron, who plays the lead role, says of the fact that the film reached 72 million households in its first four weeks, “It’s pretty nutty, right?”When prompted for any potential news on a sequel, as the film is left open-ended, the actress said, “We’re still pushing this one out.”She added: “Let’s have

Netflix doesn’t release viewership numbers all that often, but when the streaming service does, it’s normally for a good reason. In the case of “The Old Guard,” and its viewership totals after just a matter of days, it’s clear that Netflix wants everyone to know the new Charlize Theron action film has become one of the service’s most popular films of all time, with 72 million purported viewers.

Charlize Theron is ecstatic over the buzz her recent film, The Old Guard has received. In a recent interview with Variety, the actress reflected on the film’s massive success and positive reviews.

Charlize Theron is so happy with the success of her Netflix film, The Old Guard.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCharlize Theron is gobsmacked.Even she can’t wrap her mind around Netflix’s prediction that her new movie “The Old Guard,” Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Netflix adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name, will reach out 72 million households in its first four weeks.“It’s pretty nutty, right?” says Charlize Theron, who stars as the leader of a small group of immortal mercenaries.

As much as we like to think, Actors don’t automatically know martial arts.There’s no programming like there is in the Matrix, it takes work. In ‘The Old Guard’, Charlize Theron plays Amy, a girl who’s been alive for thousands of years and mastered many forms of combat.

The Old Guard is Netflix’s latest hit movie and the streaming service just revealed how many people are expected to watch the film within the first four weeks of release.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNetflix has posted on social media that the Charlize Theron, Gina Prince-Bythewood Skydance movie The Old Guard has easily become one of the streamer’s top 10 most popular, viewed by 72M households in just four weeks.Netflix also reports that Prince-Bythewood is the first Black female director on that list.Other Netflix streaming benchmarks:–The Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery was watched by 31M accounts in its first

While the world has finally been able to witness what filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to do with a big action blockbuster in the Netflix feature, “The Old Guard,” the film isn’t the first attempt by the filmmaker to launch a comic book franchise.

This past weekend arguably saw the largest number of original films enter the streaming and VOD markets since movie theaters closed down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. While “Palm Springs” looks like it was the first significant movie hit in Hulu history it’s clear that another film dominated viewership across the globe.

The latest news update about Charlize Theron's recently released Netflix film suggests that the action thriller could have a possible sequel. The film which ended on a suspense note, when one of the immortals who was perceived to be dead, shows up alive.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorGina Prince-Bythewood has always wanted to direct an action movie.Her dream was finally realized with “The Old Guard,” an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name about a group of immortal mercenaries (Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthew Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli).“I, for a long while, never thought I’d get the opportunity to make one given the way Hollywood loves to work,” Prince-Bythewood, 51, tells

The Old Guard, which would seem to suffer from a similar problem. It focuses on a centuries-old group of immortals who, regardless of damage, can heal, get back up, and carry on fighting the good fight.

Charlize Theron ignored the pain of a torn ligament in her thumb to complete filming on her latest movie.The Atomic Blonde star suffered the nasty injury while pulling off an action sequence with a stuntman, but she had no idea how seriously she had been hurt and insisted on 'pressing on' to keep cameras rolling.Fight coordinator Danny Hernandez has revealed the Oscar winner was a tough woman on the set of superhero flick The Old Guard, in which Theron portrayed the leader of a group of immortal

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIt’s 2020 and “Love and Basketball” director Gina Prince-Bythewood has achieved a Hollywood first — she’s the first Black woman to direct an action-comic book film, and her editor, Terilyn Shropshire (“When They See Us”) has the same distinction.“It’s whack,” comments Prince-Bythewood of the historic moment.“The Old Guard,” which premieres on Netflix July 10, is based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka, who also wrote the screenplay.

Charlize Theron is looking back at conquering her fear of riding horses.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorOne would assume that the powers that be at Disney and Marvel have approached Charlize Theron about joining the MCU.But no, Theron says, she hasn’t heard a peep. “I swear to God.