Perhaps that also has to do with the quality of “The Old Guard 2,” which feels like a step down from the first movie, which provided much-needed escapism in the summer of 2020 as we met Theron’s Andromache the Scythian (Andy, for short) and welcomed KiKi Layne’s new immortal Nile.

Uma Thurman and Henry Golding join the returning cast in this follow-up to 2020’s adaptation of the graphic novel series about immortal soldiers battling to protect humanity.

In The Old Guard 2, Kenzari is back as Yusuf al-Kaysani ( a.k.a. Joe), an immortal and former merchant who's part of the Old Guard. He's still with Nicky (Luca Marinelli), whom he first met on opposite sides during the Crusades.