{"id":11731,"date":"2021-08-27T03:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blue-subtitle.com\/blog\/?p=11731"},"modified":"2021-08-27T03:14:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:44:45","slug":"victoria-mahoney-to-direct-charlize-theron-in-the-old-guard-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blue-subtitle.com\/blog\/victoria-mahoney-to-direct-charlize-theron-in-the-old-guard-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Mahoney to Direct Charlize Theron in \u2018The Old Guard\u2019 Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Netflix\u00a0has tapped\u00a0Victoria Mahoney\u00a0to direct its sequel to \u201cThe Old Guard,\u201d the superhero action-adventure led by\u00a0Charlize Theron.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThe Old Guard\u201d premiered on Netflix in July 2020 and, by the streaming service\u2019s vague metrics, appears to have been a hit, garnering 78 million views in its first four weeks. Along with Theron, the returning cast will include KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gina Prince-Bythewood directed the first film, based on the comic book by Greg Rucka, but opted not to return for the follow-up because she\u2019s busy working on several projects, including Sony\u2019s \u201cThe Woman King\u201d starring Viola Davis. Prince-Bythewood was eager to pass the reins to Mahoney, who recently served as second unit director on the J.J. Abrams-directed \u201cStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\" class=\"admz\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div class=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"aniBox\">\n<div id=\"aniplayer_selectJS756300416\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0\" class=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CIOcoa_Xz_ICFUikewodOzAAkg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8352\/Variety\/ros\/mid-article_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8352\/Variety\/ros\/mid-article_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8352\/Variety\/ros\/mid-article_0\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-pointer-lock allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget_cxense\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<section class=\"cxense-widget \/\/ \">\n<div id=\"cx-mid-article\" class=\"cxense-widget-div lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-height-100p\" data-widget_id=\"8a00c858b5dc9bbc6730de1cd462cba7848c347c\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI love \u2018The Old Guard\u2019 and the story and characters I was honored to put into the world,\u201d Prince-Bythewood said in a statement. \u201cIt was exciting to disrupt the genre. I have decided not to direct the sequel, but will stay on as a producer. I leave our franchise in good hands as my girl Vic Mahoney takes on this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Since \u201cStar Wars,\u201d Mahoney has become an in-demand director and is currently in talks to helm the graphic novel adaptation \u201cKill Them All\u201d for Paramount. Her credits include the semi-autobiographical drama \u201cYelling to the Sky,\u201d starring Zoe Kravitz, and several episodes of television, such as \u201cThe Morning Show,\u201d \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d and \u201cQueen Sugar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cGenuinely blown backwards by the collective levels of talent, skill and savvy that went into carving \u2018The Old Guard,&#8217;\u201d Mahoney said in a statement. \u201cI must\u2019ve watched it over a hundred times, and as such, cannot communicate the true measure of my excitement \u2014 being invited on \u2018The Old Guard\u2019 journey alongside ferocious badasses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Prince-Bythewood will remain on the film as a producer, along with Theron, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger for Skydance; Beth Kono and AJ Dix for Denver and Delilah; and Marc Evans for Marc Evans Productions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a joint statement, the film\u2019s producers said, \u201cWe are beyond thrilled that Vic is joining \u2018The Old Guard\u2019 team. Her passion for these characters and her ambitious vision for the movie overwhelmed us all. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Deadline first reported the news of Mahoney\u2019s hire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-tags \/\/ a-children-icon-bullet lrv-u-font-family-primary u-letter-spacing-012 lrv-u-line-height-large lrv-u-color-brand-primary\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Source: variety<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix\u00a0has tapped\u00a0Victoria Mahoney\u00a0to direct its sequel to \u201cThe Old Guard,\u201d the superhero action-adventure led by\u00a0Charlize Theron. \u201cThe Old Guard\u201d premiered on Netflix in July 2020 and, by the streaming service\u2019s vague metrics, appears to have been a hit, garnering 78 million views in its first four weeks. 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