Ngo Thanh Van (L) and Charlize Theron perform in a scene from The Old Guard (Photo courtesy of Variety) HCM City (VNS/VNA) — Vietnamese movie star Ngo Thanh Van, known asVanVeronica, will be seen in part two of a US superhero filmstarring Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne and Matthias Schoenaerts.
She will play the role of a warrior named Quynh inthe sequel to The Old Guard, aproduction directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Greg Rucka.
The Old Guard isbased on scriptwriter Rucka’s comic book of the same name. It features a teamof immortal mercenaries, led by a warrior namedAndy, played by Charlize Theron, on arevenge mission.
It was released on July 10, 2020 on Netflix.
Van competed against many Asian candidates for the role ofQuynh. Her performance has had good reviews from both critics andaudiences.
According to Variety.com,the script has been completed for part two of The Old Guard, and filming is expectedto begin next year. Theron confirmed she will be back in the film.
Vanbegan her movie career in 2004 with a leading role in Rouge,a 13-part TV series produced by international channel MTV Asia, after spendingyears in music and on the catwalk.
In 2006, she played a leading role in DongMau Anh Hung (The Rebel), a kung fu film directed byVietnamese-American Charlie Nguyen. The film won the Grand Jury Award at 2007 Sharing Visions, a biennialinternational film festival for Vietnamese filmmakers held in LosAngeles.
Movie star, director and producer Van of HCM City hasperformed in several films and TV shows, including Hollywood films Bright and CrouchingTiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Legend, a sequel to the 2000Hollywood hit Crouching Tiger, HiddenDragon./.
