Netflix’s authentic motion pictures have all the time been marked by inconsistency, and whereas they’ve scored rave critiques for status dramas like Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, they’re nonetheless pleased to churn out horrible Adam Sandler comedies based mostly on the inexplicably excessive variety of viewers they attract, in addition to the likes of The Final Days of American Crime, which topped the most-watched lists regardless of scoring an enormous fats zero on Rotten Tomatoes and shortly being labeled as one of many worst motion pictures of the 12 months.
Nevertheless, issues are positively wanting up on the motion entrance, with Michael Bay’s 6 Underground proving to be massively fashionable, Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction turning into the most-viewed premiere within the firm’s historical past and Dwayne Johnson set to enter the fray alongside Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot in subsequent 12 months’s Purple Discover.
Moreover, the streaming big’s newest authentic actioner might have solely dropped yesterday, however Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard is already dominating the net dialog, and following robust critiques, it seems set to carry its place within the Prime 10 over this weekend and past. The film ends on a cliffhanger designed to promote a sequel, too, and now we’ve heard {that a} follow-up is already within the works.
In accordance with our intel – which comes from the identical sources that advised us Extraction was getting a sequel earlier than it was formally introduced – Netflix are mentioned to be so happy with the early viewing figures and response from each critics and subscribers that they plan to maneuver forward with The Old Guard 2 as quickly as attainable. Not solely that, however we’ve additionally heard that the plot will – as teased on the finish of the primary movie – focus closely on the return of Quynh, who’s on the lookout for revenge on Andy for leaving her behind.
Having captured the web’s creativeness so strongly already, the following journey for The Old Guard may even get the leap on Atomic Blonde 2 as Charlize Theron’s subsequent effort within the motion style that may solely be seen on Netflix. Sadly, we don’t know a lot else about what the streaming web site has deliberate for the sequel, however we think about an official announcement isn’t too far off.
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