‘The Old Guard’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood On Being The First Black Woman To Tackle A Big-Budget Comic Book Movie: “I Wanted My Shot” – Deadline Q&A
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerGina Prince-Bythewood is very intentional about her projects, which explains why she’s only directed five films in a 20 year-career that began with her helming debut, 2000’s Love & Basketball. “I don’t ever want to put something out that is not good, so that’s my internal drive,” she told Deadline.That intentionally is what led Prince-Bythewood to The Old Guard, and a comic book genre that she had been itching to tackle.