The Old Guard | 21 Historic Facts (And 1 Hidden Lie)

Which Civil War battle did Andy (Charlize Theron) fight in? What do they call Andy's axe? What's the deal with Baklava? 21 trivia facts are revealed in this featurette for The Old Guard, but watch out for the lie! The film streams now on Netflix.

The Old Guard is a feature film from Netflix based on the Image Comics series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez.

According to the Image Comics website, the comics tell the story of "old soldiers who never die…and yet cannot seem to fade away. Trapped in an immortality without explanation, Andromache of Scythia - 'Andy' - and her comrades ply their trade for those who can find-and afford-their services. But in the 21st century, immortality is a hard secret to keep, and when you live long enough, you learn that there are many fates worse than death."

Netflix announced development of the movie in on January 3, 2020. Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing. Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne are starring.

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Netflix provides this summary: 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. The Old Guard is a gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks.

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