blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona spoke with Gina Prince-Bythewood about her Netflix film The Old Guard.
Prince-Bythewood discussed her journey to directing this film, the process of bringing panels from the Graphic Novel to the screen, working with the genius of Chiwetel Ejiofor, seeing the grit and hustle in talents like Lena Waithe and hints at the dream project she’s planning to develop.
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (KiKi Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (LOVE & BASKETBALL, BEYOND THE LIGHTS), THE OLD GUARD is a gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks.
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