Exclusive: Harry Melling & Chiwetel Ejiofor On Their Roles In ‘The Old Guard’

Now streaming on Netflix is Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s action fantasy film adaptation of The Old Guard. Oscar winner Charlize Theron stars as Andromache of Scythia, the leader of a small group of immortal soldiers. The main cast also include KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli, and Marwan Kenzari. Other cast members include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling and Veronica Ngo.

Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary.

For Melling, who is best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films, this is a side of him that fans haven’t seen before. Ejiofor has done many roles over the years, including roles from comic books and novels.

In the film, Ejiofor plays James Copley, former CIA agent grieving the loss of his wife from ALS, while Melling is Steven Merrick, greedy CEO of a pharmaceutical empire.

I got a chance to speak with the two of them while they were promoting the film.