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Charlize Theron looks like she’s ready to kick some ass in Netflix’s upcoming action movie. Netflix released the first look at The Old Guard today, a new film based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka. The streaming service gave us a peek at Theron’s new role, but also revealed the release date for The Old Guard, which comes to the service on July 10.
The Old Guard follows Andy (Theron), a warrior who is tasked with leading a group of mercenaries who all mysteriously possess the inability to die. Because of their superpowers, the group has been hard at work for centuries protecting the mortals of the world, but when they’re called in to help for an emergency mission, their secrets are exposed. Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest member of the soldier crew, must keep the group safe from those threatening to replicate and monetize their powers. Netflix describes the film as “a gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks.”
Love & Basketball director Gina Prince-Bythewood directs The Old Guard, and the screenplay for the film was written by Rucka, who crafted the original novels it’s based on. Along with Theron and Layne, the cast also includes Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Theron explained why she was drawn to The Old Guard. “From the first moment I read Rucka’s graphic novel, I felt like there was great potential to make this thing feel really very relevant and have it ask some real questions about humanity,” she said. “Is what we’re doing enough? Is what we’re doing actually changing anything? Are we making [things] better, or are we making the world worse?”
Theron most recently appeared as Megyn Kelly in 2019’s Bombshell. Fans will likely connect her role in The Old Guard to her previous work in Mad Max: Fury Road, where she played a similar role as a war captain, Imperator Furiosa.
Check out the first look photos below:
