In the annals of movie history, there has been no shortage of history-loving dudes lusting after mythic treasure with their pals. Milo Thatch, Benja
In the annals of movie history, there has been no shortage of history-loving dudes lusting after mythic treasure with their pals. Milo Thatch, Benjamin Franklin Gates, Rick O’Connell, Nathan Drake, Indiana Jones of course… you get the idea. And if Guy Ritchie has any say in the matter, then his recent Apple TV+ joint Fountain Of Youth may be about to add a recent name to that feted list: Luke Purdue. Played by Office man turned action man John Krasinski, Purdue is on the hunt for — you guessed it! — the mythological Fountain of Youth in Ritchie’s latest, and he’s teaming up with his estranged sister Charlotte (Natalie Portman) as well as Domhnall Gleeson and Carmen Ejogo to trot the globe looking for it. Check out the trailer below:
Originally set to be directed by Ghosted helmsman Dexter Fletcher, Fountain Of Youth certainly looks to be a change of pace for Ritchie — MobLand this most assuredly ain’t. Instead, it looks like we’re in for a contemporary take on Indiana Jones, with Krasinski channelling his inner Harrison Ford as he leads his motley crew in a race against Eiza González’s arse-kicking Esme to the elusive treasure. “There’s a power beyond any of our comprehension,” says Krasinski’s hench nerd Luke over tantalising glimpses of pyramid set pieces, some not-so-lowkey heisting, and our intrepid adventurers giving their best hero stares into the middle-distance (set to an orchestral take on U2’s ‘Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’ because, well, why not?) “One story, five continents, dozens of cultures, and over a thousand years.” If it sounds a tad earnest, then fear not: there’s also Krasinski in a pork pie hat, Portman talking about “magic pools of water”, and Gleeson giving good unproblematic Sallah vibes in a quippy little tête-à-tête. What more could you want? Stanley Tucci? Well he’s there too, actually!
Will Luke Purdue and his sister make friends, make friends, never never break friends? Will they and their ragtag team find the elusive Fountain of Youth and achieve immortality? Are we actually about to get this generation’s National Treasure? We’ll find out when Guy Ritchie’s Fountain Of Youth swashbuckles onto our screens on 23 May.
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