The Old Guard 2 is not finished filming and new recordings are being prepared for October, which continues to delay its premiere until 2025
After several years of waiting, The Old Guard 2 remains in post-production, with no sign that it will be ready for release anytime soon. Indeed, a new phase of filming has been confirmed for next month in Vancouver, which surprised fans, who had been waiting for Charlize Theron’s return as Andy for more than four years.
What will happen to The Old Guard 2?
The first episode of The Old Guard was a huge success in 2020, establishing itself as a one of the most viewed films on the platform and ensure the production of a sequel. Recording for the second part began in June 2022 and were completed in October of that year. However, since then, there has been very little information about its progress, giving rise to speculation and theories among fans.
Charlize Theron, who in addition to acting in the film serves as a producer, spoke in an interview with Variety about reasons behind these delays. According to her, a change in Netflix management was a major culprit. “We got stuck in that, and our post-production stopped, I think, five weeks after we started.” Apparently, this lull in work is responsible for the time it took to complete the film.
Return to the set with new recordings confirmed for October
The news of the new recordings has been confirmed by UBCP/ACTRA, the British Columbia actors’ union, which updated its production rosters on August 30. It was detailed that the team The Old Guard 2 will return to the set of From 7th to 18th October 2024 to take more shots. This new shot, also known as reshoots or additional reshootsIt is a common practice in large productions and serves to improve scenes that did not work well in the first take, or to add new sequences that help complete the story.
While the original recordings of the film were shot in the UK, this filming will take place in Vancouver under the direction of Victoria Mahoney, who also directed the main film.
Why are these new shots necessary?
Thes reshoots or additional reshoots they are not something strange in the world of cinema, especially when it comes to big productions like The Old Guard 2 . This process allows the team to tweak aspects that may not have worked in the initial edit, add scenes that complete the story arc, or even change characters based on early audience reactions or the needs of the script.
Indeed, Netflix has used this method on several occasions. This year’s big budget film The electrical state It also filmed ahead of its premiere scheduled for March 2025. However, the outcome is not always positive. An example is the case of The mother shipthe science fiction film with Halle Berry, which after needing several reshoots, it was completely deleted from Netflix.
A highly anticipated premiere… but not in 2024
Rumors about a possible premiere of The Old Guard 2 in 2024 they disappeared when Netflix has released the full list of films for this fallin which this sequel does not appear. This means that fans will have to wait until 2025 to see it, probably in the first half of the year if all goes according to plan.
In the meantime, Followers can stay up to date with developments and updates on the film’s official platforms and Netflix. Hopefully, more details about the plot, new characters, and what to expect in this long-awaited sequel will be revealed soon.
If you haven’t seen the first episode yet The Old Guard, This might be a good time to enjoy the movie and prepare for what’s to come.