Charlize Theron on playing a 6,000-year-old immortal in 'The Old Guard'

'The Old Guard' starring Charlize Theron will be released on July 10, 2020. Photo: Netflix

In The Old Guard, Charlize Theron plays a warrior and leader of elite fighters with the ability to heal and not die.

For centuries, Theron’s character – known as Andy – has been using her gift to protect mankind. But sometimes, things just don’t work out the way she expected them to as there are still a lot of wrong going on in the world today including war and unrest.