Old Guy premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on October 17, 2024, and was released in the United States on February 21, 2025.
Plot
A contract killer on the verge of retirement due to arthritis is given a new chance at fieldwork training Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. The subsequent mission to Northern Ireland is complicated by concerns that Wihlborg is part of a plan to literally eliminate the older guard in favour of a new generation.
In January 2023, it was announced that Highland Film Group were co-financing the film, to be produced by Jib Polhemus, and Martin Brennan with Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly producing for Dark Castle Entertainment.[3] Additionally, Christoph Waltz joined the cast.[4] In April 2023, Lucy Liu, Cooper Hoffman and Desmond Eastwood were revealed to have joined the cast.[5] Principal photography began in Belfast in mid-2023.[6]
Release
In March 2024, The Avenue acquired the North American distribution rights to the film.[7] The film premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on October 17, 2024, at Fashion Island.[8] The film was released in select theaters and digitally on February 21, 2025.[9]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 29% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10.The website's consensus reads: "Saddling an overqualified cast with a rote script, Old Guy's tired execution may leave audiences wondering whether it's time to put this concept out to pasture."[10][11]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 32 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[12][13]
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