Hollywood superstar Uma Thurman and 'Crazy Rich Asians' star Henry Goldinꦍg are set to join the Netflix film 'The Old Guard 2,' fronted 🧸by Charlize Theron.
The duo is joining the previously announced returning cast members Theron, KiKi Lay🐭ne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who reprise their roles from thꦯe 2020 movie.
According to Variety, the streamer has yet to disclose the character details of Thurman and Golding, and what role they will be playing in the new sequel. While Thurman is known for her high-octane action performances in the 'Kill Bill franchise 🐠and 'Pulp Fiction,' Golding dipped his toes into the genre with 'Snake Eyes.'
'The Old Guard,' directed by ไGina Prince-Bythewood, portrays a clandestine group of immortal merc🎀enaries who must strive to keep their identities hidden after they are revealed and an unexpected new member is discovered.
For the follow-up, Victoria Mahoney will take over directing duties from Prince-Bythewood, who will stay on the project as a producer. Mahoney's credits ♏include episodes of "Lovecraft Country" and "The Morning Show". Greg Rucka, who co-created the graphic novel on w꧒hich the series is based, has penned the screenplay of the sequel alongside Leandro Fernandez.
'The Old Guard' became one of Netflix's most popular action films after its July 2020 premiere, with 186 million hours viewed in its first 2🔯8 days, according to the streaming service.
[With Inputs from PTI]
