Charlize Theron and his bunch of immortals come back more upset than ever in the trailer for The Old Guard 2 sur Netflix.
Since its release in 2020 and despite its appearance of a so-called intellectual action nanar, The Old Guard has established itself as one of the essential Netflix blockbusters. With a note of 80/100 on Rotten Tomatoesthe adapted film of the eponymous comic book of Greg Rucka, carried by a Charlize Theron as icy as it is not involved, still found its audience.
Given the slump of the original productions of the platform, Netflix immediately rebounded on this success and quickly set up a suite. The red n brand even mentioned the possibility of a trilogy The Old Guardbecause obviously, we had not suffered enough with the first film.
In order not to be forgotten by the public, Netflix had scattered some images of The Old Guard 2 In recent months. But the project bathed in a kind of artistic blur, especially from a narrative point of view. And now A new trailer, which promises a more brutal, denser second round and, dare to say it, still a bit more damn. But which does not light up much more on the challenges of this second part.
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The Old Guard 2 : Highlander Inside
For this suite, we will find at the bar Victoria Mahoney (director of Yelling to the Sky With Zoe Kravitz) who takes over from Gina Prince-Bythewood. From the first seconds of the trailer, The Old Guard 2 Watch the fangs: the staging seems more nervous, more aggressive, almost eyeing on the side of the Hong Kong action film (we said “almost”). Charlize Theron, still headlining, is joined by Kiki Layne, and the film seems to bet a lot on this dynamic duo. Layne, already present in the first film, this time seems to take a more central place.
Visually, this suite seems to want to give Netflix subscribers for their money, in a context where the platform is desperately seeking to justify its price increases. Ralentine shootings, clinically choreographed fights, mess cascades, cars that valued: everything is there, on the verge of indigestion. But this is also where the promise of the film resides, that of a great spectacle without complex, even if it means grazing the overbidding. A risky bet, especially after a first opus that had lost itself in an indigestible cocktail of pseudo introspection, mythological echoes and pure action.
Casting side, The Old Guard 2 Align a beautiful skewer of ghosts alongside Charlize Theron, alias Andromache of Scythia, an Eternal Warrior with impeccable brushing. Kiki Layne therefore returns to the shoes of Nile Freeman. Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli reform their duo of killers and lovers Joe (Yusuf al-Kaysani) and Nicky (Nicolò di Genova). Matthias Schoenaerts, in booker, will surely continue to alternate betrayals and remorse, while Chiwetel Ejiofor (James Copley) resumes his role as an ex-Aggent Devors.
Veronica NGO will be back in Quynh, while on the side of new recruits, we will especially note the very intriguing arrival of Uma Thurman, probably there to distribute a few mandals Kill BillHenry Golding, Slavko Sobin (Konrad) and Kamil Nozynski (Louis), will also come to bring their dose of chaos to this equipped to tortured contemporary Highlanders (more or less) by their past, Since the film should turn around a threat from the old guard from an old friend/forgotten enemy, who, a priori, had a long time in a sarcophagus (and yes, we thought of a rereading of The mummy).
The Old Guard 2 will be released on Netflix on July 2, 2025.
