Charlize Theron, 48, shocks fans with news about her next action film which she says is coming out 'soon'... after making it 2 YEARS ago

Charlize Theron has told fans The Old Guard 2 will beryllium released 'soon.'

The 48-year-old prima has reassured supporters nan sequel has 'finally' been picked up again aft delays, including Netflix going done 'a batch of changes'.

Speaking astatine her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project Block Party, she told Variety: 'We sewage benignant of stuck successful that and our post-production unopen down, I think, 5 weeks into it.

'Netflix went done rather a changeover. They were going done a batch of changes, and I wholly understand it,' she noted.

Theron is 'really excited' astir nan upcoming movie, which wrapped filming astir 2 years ago.

She added: 'We yet picked it backmost up and I'm really excited astir it.

'It's really good. It's a really important movie to us.

'I only wanted to do it if we could make it amazing. I really emotion this movie.'

In June 2022, Uma Thurman and Henry Golding joined nan formed of nan superhero sequel, alongside returning formed members Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The sequel will beryllium helmed by Victoria Mahoney, aft Gina Prince-Bythewood stepped down from nan role.

Theron plays nan lead domiciled of warrior Andromache of Scythia, and nan crippled erstwhile again comes from Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez's schematic caller series.

The first movie followed a squad of immortal mercenaries connected a revenge mission.

In 2020, Theron admitted she and different formed members were keen to make a sequel aft nan mobility image proved celebrated pinch audiences connected nan streaming service.

She said: 'We're still pushing this 1 out.

'Let's person a small resting period, but conscionable fixed nan truth that each of america really want to do it, I'm judge erstwhile it's nan correct time, we'll commencement nan conversation.'

In 2021 she gushed astir The Old Guard.

She told Variety at her Africa Outreach Project use nan book was great.

The original movie besides starred KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Harry Melling.

The first movie followed a covert squad of mercenaries who are each hiding a secret: they're each immortal.

They make nan astonishing find of a caller personnel conscionable for illustration them named Nile (KiKi Layne) arsenic their concealed is exposed.

Gina Prince-Blythewood (Beyond nan Lights) directed nan original movie from a book by Greg Rucka, based connected his ain schematic caller series.

The original movie was released connected Netflix successful early July 2020, which was a large deed pinch some fans and critics alike.

When asked past July if location was talk of a sequel, Theron said, 'We’re still pushing this 1 out.'

'Let’s person a small resting period, but conscionable fixed nan truth that each of america really want to do it, I’m judge erstwhile it’s nan correct time, we’ll commencement nan conversation,' she added.

Netflix revealed that nan movie will person been watched by a whopping 72 cardinal households successful its first 4 weeks, which Theron recovered astounding. 

'It’s beautiful nutty, right? It’s beautiful crazy,' Theron added, though

wasn't reasoning astir really large nan assemblage could beryllium while making nan film.

'I’m not that brave,' she added pinch a laugh. 'I don’t want to perceive predictions. No, convey you.'