Netflix and Skydance have announced that Victoria Mahoney (Lovecraft Country; I Am The Night; You) will be taking the helm of their upcoming sequel to The Old Guard, with Greg Rucka, who also created the comic series of the same name, returning to write the script.
The entire star cast, which features Charlize Theron (Andy/Andromache), KiKi Layne (Nile Freeman), Matthias Schoenaerts (Booker/Sebastian Le Livre), Marwan Kenzari (Joe/Yusuf Al-Kaysani), Luca Marinelli (Nicky/Nicolò), Veronica Ngo (Quynh), and Chiwetel Ejiofor (James Copley); have all signed new deals to reprise their roles for the sequel.
While Gina Prince-Bythewood won't be directing, she'll remain on board as a producer, “I love The Old Guard and the story and characters I was honored to put into the world. It 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.”
Following the announcement, Mahoney expressed her excitement at getting such a massive opportunity, “Genuinely blown backwards by the collective levels of talent, skill and savvy that went into carving The Old Guard. I must’ve watched it over a hundred times, and as such, cannot communicate the true measure of my excitement–being invited on The Old Guard journey alongside ferocious badasses. Ever eager to continue pushing the genre for action-loving audiences. Warmly tipping my hat to the world Gina, Charlize, Rucka, Fernández, Skydance, Netflix, Marc Evans Productions, Denver & Delilah Films and the entire Team daringly put forward.”
In addition to her TV work, Mahoney was the second unit director on J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which made her the first woman and first African-American woman to direct a Star Wars film, while also establishing her as one of the more in-demand directors in the sci-fi space.