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Uma Thurman joins Charlize Theron and others for ‘The Old Guard 2’

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Uma Thurman is returning to the action genre after a long hiatus as she joins the cast of The Old Guard 2. The film is the sequel to The Old Guard — starring Charlize Theron — which was reportedly released on Netflix in 2020.

Famous for her role in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Kill Bill movies, Uma Thurman recently discussed the upcoming ‘Old Guard’ film when she appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon which aired on June 17th, 2025.

According to reports, Fallon playfully asked Thurman if she joined the franchise to show everyone how it’s done, then she replied “I didn’t think I was going to show anyone how it was done after watching Charlize in ‘The Old Guard 1’.”

Thurman, who played villain Discord in the sequel added that she thought Theron did “so fantastic” in the original, while praising her as ‘phenomenal’ and ‘incredible’.

The actress also hinted that there might be a The Old Guard 3, saying “There’s whispers, there’s whispers” but that would be for the movie fans to decide.

Sources:

Julian, M (2025). Uma Thurman Teases Her OLD GUARD 2 Villain and Comments On The Possibility Of A Third Entry. Comicbookmovie.com

Nied, M (2025). Uma Thurman Opens Up About Her Decision to Step Away from Action Films After Kill Bill. People.com

‘Atomic Blonde’ to be Released in July 2017

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BleedingCool.net

Atomic Blonde is a spy action thriller written by Kurt Johnstad, directed by David Leitch and based on Antony Johnston’s graphic novel ‘The Coldest City’ published in 2012.

The movie stars South African-born Hollywood actress Charlize Theron, in the role of Lorraine Broughton, a top-level MI6 agent sent to Berlin in the aftermath of the the Cold War; while teaming up with city’s station chief David Percival (played by James McAvoy), to take down a ruthless espionage ring that just murdered an undercover agent.

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BusinessInsider.com

Albeit, Atomic Blonde which also stars John Goodman, Sofia Boutella, Eddie Marsan, Til Schweiger, Roland Møller and Toby Jones, had its world premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 12, 2017. The movie will not hit U.S. movie theatres until July 28, 2017.

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Entertainment Weekly

Meanwhile, the kick-ass scenes in a recently released trailer for the film has got some quarters referring to Lorraine Broughton as the female version of the John Wick character. They may be just about right considering director David Leitch co-directed John Wick with Chad Stahelski.

However, we cannot wait to be delighted by our favourite Charlize in her ass-kicking glory, which we have not seen since Aeon Flux.

 

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