All you need to know about The Old Guard 2 on Netflix (2024)

The Old Guard 2 doesn't have an official release date yet, but Charlize Theron recently offered a hopeful update.

Theron explained that Netflix has been going "through quite a changeover" in the last few years, which has delayed the film's release significantly.

"We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it. They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it. We finally picked it back up and I'm really excited about it," she told Variety.

The movie was expected to arrive this year on Netflix, but fans are getting worried that won't happen after all as it wasn't included in Netflix's 2024 slate announcement in February 2024.

It's been two years since the sequel to The Old Guard (one of the best action movies on Netflix) finished filming.

Netflix already scrapped Halle Berry's sci-fi movie The Mothership because of post-production delays, so fans are worried The Old Guard 2 might suffer the same fate. Let's not lose faith yet, though, since the first movie was a hit.

As we wait for any news, here's everything you need to know about The Old Guard 2.

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The Old Guard 2 potential release date: When can we expect The Old Guard 2?

As mentioned above, The Old Guard 2 doesn't have a confirmed release date on Netflix as of August 2024.

The first movie proved a hit on Netflix when it was released in July 2020, so we thought The Old Guard 2 would be released in July 2023. However, that never came to pass.

What we do know is that the sequel was filmed from June to September 2022 in the likes of Italy and the UK, so it's ready to go. It was missing from Netflix's confirmed 2024 release slate, though.

"As far as I've understood, I think there's been a switch at Netflix high up. I think there's a different CEO, so that leads to a reconsidering of release, and how and when, and that's not up to me. But I know we're hitting the last stage of post-production, so it's gonna show up at some point," star Matthias Schoenaerts said in February 2024.

Fortunately, it sounds like The Old Guard 2 will be worth the wait. "It’s a really important film to us. I only wanted to do it if we could make it amazing. I really love this movie," Charlize Theron said in July 2024.

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And we might even be getting a third movie after the sequel arrives.

"There's an ending that kind of demands a number three, which makes me very happy," producer Marc Evans told Variety in May 2023, although he stopped short of confirming it was actually happening.

Behind the scenes, Victoria Mahoney took over as director from Gina Prince-Bythewood, who stayed on as a producer. In front of the camera, though, the main cast all came back for another action-packed adventure.

Greg Rucka – who wrote the comic book the movie was based on – returned to write the sequel. He always envisioned the story as a trilogy, which might be why Evans was so confident about a third movie.

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The Old Guard 2 cast: Who's coming back for The Old Guard 2?

There was only one major casualty in the first movie, as Harry Melling's Merrick painfully worked out what happened when you mess with Andy's team.

All of the main cast will return for the sequel, so that's Charlize Theron as Andy, KiKi Layne as Nile, Matthias Schoenaerts as Booker, Marwan Kenzari as Joe and Luca Marinelli as Nicky.

Chiwetel Ejiofor's Copley has now seen the error of his ways and, at the end of the first movie, is tasked with ensuring the team remain hidden from anyone who would do them harm (like Merrick).

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Ejiofor has been confirmed to return, too, but it's unclear if he'll have a major role in the sequel or will just be an M-like figure on the outside.

Instead, it seems that Veronica Ngo will play a key part in the sequel as the returning Quynh, but it's not yet clear whether that will be as a friend or foe to the team.

In the comics, Quynh's character is named Noriko and is Japanese. The decision to change it came after Veronica Ngo was cast, and it doesn't mean that another character called Noriko will arrive in the sequel.

"When Veronica was cast, she said, 'I'm not Japanese – I'm Vietnamese'. [Director Gina Prince-Bythewood] reached out to me and said, 'Can we accommodate that?' and I was like, 'absolutely'," Greg Rucka confirmed.

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"Noriko becomes Quynh – Quynh is now Vietnamese. It really was as simple as wanting to honour that and be respectful of that."

It's also possible that we could see more of Micheal Ward as fallen Old Guard member Lykon.

We saw him die in flashbacks to Andy and Quynh's time together, but could there be more to his story? He's the only immortal we've heard of to die, so it could be something explored as we get more of Andy and Quynh's relationship.

Two new faces have been confirmed for the sequel in the form of Uma Thurman and Henry Golding. We don't yet know who they'll be playing and whether, like Quynh, they'll be friend or foe to Andy and her team.

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The Old Guard ending: How does it set up The Old Guard 2?

As we've spoken about in more detail here, the most significant bit of the ending comes in the credits scene.

We catch up with Booker in Paris six months after he's been banished from the team due to his betrayal. As he walks into his place, he's greeted by none other than Quynh, who has somehow escaped from the bottom of the ocean.

"It's nice to finally meet you," she tells him, but that's all we get from Quynh's return, so we'll have to wait until the sequel to see if she's out for vengeance or whether she just wants to be reunited with Andy.

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Rucka has already written a second Old Guard comic book called Force Multiplied that also starts with Quynh's return.

To give a tease of what to expect, the comic book sequel sees Quynh reveal that she thinks they've been made immortal to make humanity suffer, rather than to save it, and she wants Andy to join her in her quest, and as her lover again.

But if you want all of the answers and what happens next, you can read the comic as you wait for the potential sequel.

The Old Guard Book Two: Force Multiplied

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The other major reveal that will have an impact on the sequel is that Andy is now technically no longer immortal.

She realises this when a stab wound from an earlier fight in church doesn't heal, so now, every battle could technically be her last. Andy believes that the arrival of Nile has led to this massive change.

"I think you showed up when I lost my immortality. So I could see what it was like. So I could remember. Remember what it… what it was like to feel unbreakable. Remarkable. You reminded me there are people still worth fighting for," she explained.

It's one of the biggest changes from the comic book it's based on, but it's a vital one, as it adds a tension that could have been missing from a movie about immortal soldiers.

That's about all we know so far about the story of the sequel, but we can also expect that Theron's Andy will be sporting a striking new hairstyle. "We needed something that felt like time had passed, so for that, you go with the ol' mullet," Theron explained.

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The Old Guard 2 trailer: Any footage from The Old Guard 2 yet?

Filming might have finished on The Old Guard 2, but unfortunately, it'll probably be a while before we see any footage, as there's still no release date.

The Old Guard is available to watch on Netflix. The Old Guard 2 does not yet have a release date.

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All you need to know about The Old Guard 2 on Netflix (2024)

FAQs

All you need to know about The Old Guard 2 on Netflix? ›

The Old Guard 2 will see Charlize Thero, KiKi Layne, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Marwan Kenzari reprising their roles from the first outing, with Kill Bill star Uma Thurman and Snake Eyes' Henry Golding joining the cast. The Old Guard 2 is expected to be released in 2025.

Will there be an Old Guard 2 coming out? ›

The critical acclaim and popularity of the film resulted in the streamer greenlighting a sequel, The Old Guard 2. The sequel film completed filming in 2022, but a delay in post-production work halted the film's progress. Theron is confident in the project and shared that it would soon hit the screens.

Will Andy be immortal in Old Guard 2? ›

The Old Guard Book Two: Force Multiplied

The other major reveal that will have an impact on the sequel is that Andy is now technically no longer immortal. She realises this when a stab wound from an earlier fight in church doesn't heal, so now, every battle could technically be her last.

What is the plot of The Old Guard 2? ›

Why is The Old Guard 2 taking so long? ›

The Oscar winner explains that the action sequel, which wrapped shooting about two years ago, has faced a lengthy delay due in part to a change in Netflix leadership. “Netflix went through quite a changeover,” Theron told me at her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project Block Party on Saturday.

Does Andy regain her immortality? ›

After Andy gets cut with a knife and is unable to heal herself, she realizes she's become mortal. Later in the movie, she speculates that she lost her immortality when Nile, the group's new member, became immortal. But in the comic (up to #4 of "Force Multiplied), Andy is still immortal.

How did Quynh survive The Old Guard? ›

It is not revealed how Quynh has escaped, but it is hinted she was able to slow break her way through her tomb (similar to how Uma Thurman's Bride does so in Kill Bill Volume 2) over the centuries of her captivity.

Will Booker be in Old Guard 2? ›

The Old Guard 2 features several reprisals from the first film, including Matthias Schoenaerts as Sebastian Le Livre/Booker, Charlize Theron as Andromache of Scythia/Andy, KiKi Layne as Nile Freeman, Marwan Kenzari as Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Joe, Luca Marinelli as Nicolo di Genova/Nicky, Chiwetel Ejiofor as James Copley, and ...

Will there be an Old Guard 3? ›

Marc Malkin

The “Old Guard” sequel starring Charlize Theron doesn't even have an official release date, but a third installment may already be brewing. “There's an ending to No. 2 that kind of demands a No.

What happens to Andy at the end of The Old Guard? ›

Despite the fact that she's no long immortal and impervious to injury, Andy does make it out of the movie alive, thanks to her own skill and the support of the other immortals. And, true to character, she doesn't plan on retiring to enjoy the rest of her now-human lifespan.

How old is Andromache of Scythia? ›

After some fighting, the Amazons and Scythians would eventually come together as one. So, it would seem that the Andromache from The Old Guard is likely one of the Amazons from Greek mythology, but there's a snag in this theory. In the comics, Andy says that she's 6,732 years old.

Why did Booker betray Andy in The Old Guard? ›

Yet, even that narrative switcharoo is not what separates The Old Guard from other films of this ilk. It's the romance: those that have it, those that had it, and those that don't. Booker betrays his friends to the sadistic pharmaceutical executive Merrick (Harry Melling) because he is sick of his long life.

Who is the traitor in The Old Guard? ›

In both the comics and film, Booker betrays the Old Guard, setting them up for an ambush and surrendering them to James Copley, then to Stephen Merrick. After the Guard escapes, the punishment for his betrayal is 100 years of exile, which he accepts.

Is The Old Guard 2 confirmed? ›

As of June 2024, Netflix has yet to confirm an official release date for The Old Guard 2. The first film was a significant success upon its release in July 2020, leading many to expect that the sequel would follow in July 2023.

How old is Andy in The Old Guard? ›

Andy – a 6,000+ year old woman known as Andromache of Scythia who is the leader of The Old Guard. Nile Freeman – a former Marine Corps corporal from Chicago and current member of the Old Guard.

How old is Andy in Old Guard? ›

Characters. Andy – a 6,000+ year old woman known as Andromache of Scythia who is the leader of The Old Guard. Nile Freeman – a former Marine Corps corporal from Chicago and current member of the Old Guard. Booker – a thief from late 1800s France who was known as Sebastian Le Livre.

How old is Booker in The Old Guard? ›

Sebastien le Livre a.k.a. Booker - 250 Years Old

The baby of the group (at least, until Nile comes along), Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts) is 250 years old during the events of The Old Guard, with his character poster marking his year of birth as 1770.

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