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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'They don't make movies like this anymore': John Krasinski and Natalie Portman on their new Guy Ritchie movie Fountain of Youth
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Hold onto your fedoras and flashlights! Director Guy Ritchie is delivering pulse-pounding stunts, exotic locations and Indiana Jones-style mysteries in new action-adventure movie, Fountain of Youth, streaming on Apple TV Plus from May 23. The globe-trotting caper follows squabbling siblings Luke (John Krasinski) and Charlotte Purdue (Natalie Portman), treasure hunters who reunite for a wild expedition to unearth age-old secrets and locate the mythological fountain of youth. Luke is a daring, rule-breaking artifact hunter, while Charlotte enjoys her grounded, stable life as an art curator in London. But when Luke steals artwork from his sister's gallery and upends her whole world, Charlotte has little choice but to join Luke's madcap mission funded by mysterious billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson). As their puzzle-solving heist spans Bangkok, Vienna, London and Cairo, hot on their trail are the Thai mafia, Interpol and a dangerous secret sect led by the enigmatic Esmé (Eiza González). What to Watch chatted with John Krasinski, 45, and Natalie Portman, 43, to find out more… John: 'Characters like Luke don't come along very often. He's a fun-hearted, adventurous spirit and sees Charlotte as a stick in the mud. But I think everyone becomes a Guy Ritchie action hero once Guy has time with the character. I've loved this experience from head-to-toe because of him.' Natalie: 'I'm an only child and have always dreamt of having a brother, but not the sort who would drag me into trouble like Luke! Charlotte got married, had a kid and decided to have this safe, controlled life. There's a lot of sibling rivalry, but she rediscovers the beauty of adventure with him.' Natalie: 'Absolutely! Anything I've done on this scale before has had so much CGI, but most of the action is in real places with real people. We were filming car stunts in Liverpool and you'll see genuine terror and screaming from me because we were really whipping around corners in a chase.' John: 'I've done action sequences before but nothing on this scale. A perfect example is the fight I have with Eiza González in Vienna. I've been in fight scenes, but never in a national library flying a drone around. It was surreal and really fun.' John: 'Seeing these places up close and shooting at the base of the Great Pyramids was thrilling. It was a long shoot with a lot of travelling, but my kids were with us in Vienna. They loved Guy Ritchie and were hanging out in his trailer.' Natalie: 'I wish we'd had more time in these incredible places. The Pyramids is by far the most insane location I've ever shot at.' John: 'Well, they don't make movies like this anymore, but to be in a Guy Ritchie version of this genre is what made it so unique and fun for me. It's the movie I got into this industry for, and I hope all the fun we had making it pops through the screen. It's so family-friendly, even my own kids can't wait to see it.' Natalie: 'Guy knows how to entertain and this is the sort of escapism we need right now. I've never experienced this scale on any film: it's the kind of epic family adventure that we don't get to see these days. It's also unusual to have a film led by siblings of opposite genders.' John: 'We had this conversation every day in Guy's trailer. For me, the fountain is more of an idea of enlightenment, as you realise that you're living in a moment that is potentially the most joyful of your life, so act accordingly. I'd look for ways to find happiness in my life rather than constantly search for something I don't have.' Natalie: 'I love the metaphor that the external search for it symbolises an internal desire to recapture the wonder, passion and adventure of youth. All we really want is to feel that excitement and awe of the world.' Fountain of Youth is available to stream on Apple TV Plus from Friday, May 23.
Japan Today
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
What to Stream: 'Paddington in Peru,' Prince Royce, 'Mormon Wives' and Doom: The Dark Ages
Paddington bear going on an Indiana Jones-style adventure in 'Paddington in Peru' and Alexander Skarsgard playing a robot with free will in Apple TV+'s series 'Murderbot' are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: The Dominican-American singer Prince Royce covers hit songs on 'Eterno,' the surprise Bravo hit 'Mormon Wives' returns for Season 2 and there's a new gaming chapter in the groundbreaking Doom series, Doom: The Dark Ages. — Brady Corbet's epic 'The Brutalist' is finally making its way to Max on Friday, May 16. The three-and-a-half-hour postwar saga won Adrien Brody the best actor Oscar earlier this year for his portrayal of László Tóth, a fictional architect and Holocaust survivor who attempts to build a new life in America. It was also awarded the best score (Daniel Blumberg) and best cinematography prizes. Director of photography Lol Crawley shot in VistaVision, a 70-year-old format famously utilized in films like 'Vertigo' and 'North by Northwest.' In her review, AP's Jocelyn Noveck wrote, 'It's about the immigrant experience, and it's about what happens when the American dream beckons, then fails. It also explores a different dream: the artist's dream, and what happens when it meets opposing forces, be they geographic displacement or cold economic calculus.' — Paddington bear and the Brown family go on an Indiana Jones-style adventure in 'Paddington in Peru,' streaming on Netflix on Thursday. This third installment in the charming series has a few changes from its predecessors — in the filmmaker (Dougal Wilson taking over for Paul King) and Mrs. Brown (Emily Mortimer subbing in for Sally Hawkins). In his review, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote that Wilson 'can't quite summon the same comic spirit' as King, but added that 'bright and buoyant, will do. If some of King's Wes Anderson-inspired pop-up book designs and skill with fine character actors is missing, the bedrock earnestness and unflaggingly good manners of its ursine protagonist remain charmingly unaltered.' — In March 1988, the students of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. staged a historic protest over the appointment of a hearing president instead of one who was deaf. 'Deaf President Now!,' a documentary streaming on Apple TV+ on Friday, May 16, chronicles that moment and examines its broader impact, like how it helped pave the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The film's visuals and soundscape were also designed to bring audiences into the Deaf experience. — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr — Somehow, some way it has been 25 years since Britney Spears first put on a red latex catsuit and sang 'Oops!... I Did It Again' through her singular breathy tone, the title track of her sophomore album. Across the album – which includes other hits 'Lucky' and 'Stronger' – she ushered in new millennium as a zeitgeist-shaping pop superstar. Her influence in the decades that followed is unimpeachable, and on Friday, Sony will release a 25th anniversary edition of the record, complete with bonus tracks. — Colombian-Canadian singer-songwriter Lido Pimienta returns with an ambitious new album, 'La Belleza.' It arrives five years after her breakout 'Miss Colombia,' and features the inventive artist veering into new, classical influences while maintaining her interest in Afro-Indigenous polyrhythms; the record was co-orchestrated with skilled arranger Owen Pallett. It's a step up for an artist whose embrace of the past has always placed her squarely in the future. — The Dominican American singer Prince Royce covers hit songs on 'Eterno' – offering Spanglish, bachata-infused reimaginations of tracks like 'Killing Me Softly' as made famous by Roberta Flack, the Beatles' 'Yesterday,' Elvis Presley's 'Can't Help Falling In Love,' The Temptations' 'My Girl' and more. — Music Writer Maria Sherman — With shows like 'The Kardashians,' 'Vanderpump Villa' and 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," Hulu is building a roster of reality TV that's quite Bravo-esq. 'Mormon Wives' was a surprise hit when it debuted last year. It's back for a second season on Thursday. The show follows the drama among a group of Mormon women living in the Salt Lake City area who have built a following on TikTok. They call their group of friends MomTok. — After scoring big with 'The Pitt,' Max is looking to keep the momentum going with 'Duster." Co-created by JJ Abrams, the show stars Josh Holloway of 'Lost' as a getaway driver in the '70s who gets flipped by a rookie FBI agent, played by Rachel Hilson. Holloway has described the show as a throwback to when TV was less dark and more fun. It also has a groovy soundtrack. 'Duster' premieres Thursday. — 'The Chi,' a drama about a young Black community living in Chicago's South Side returns Friday. Critics and fans have praised its portrayal of life as a Black person growing up in a rough neighborhood faced with systematic racism, violence, incarceration, and poverty. Kyla Pratt — known for playing the daughter of Eddie Murphy's character in the 'Dr. Dolittle' films and as the voice of Penny in 'The Proud Family' — joins the cast for season seven. The Chi' streams on Paramount+ with Showtime. — We've seen Alexander Skarsgård as a tech bro on 'Succession' and an abusive husband on 'Big Little Lies.' Next, we get to see his comedic chops as a robot who gains free will in 'Murderbot' for Apple TV+. Premiering Friday, May 16, the show is based on a book series. — Stanley Tucci is once again roaming through Italy. The Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor eats and meets in National Geographic's new food-travel series 'Tucci in Italy,' which premieres Sunday, May 18 and streams on Disney+ and Hulu the next day. Each episode of the first season of 'Tucci in Italy' explores a different region in Italy — from Tuscany to Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy, Abruzzo and Lazio. CNN canceled his 'Searching for Italy' in 2022. — Alicia Rancilio — If you like your games big, noisy and unabashedly gory, id Software's groundbreaking Doom series is hard to beat. Doom: The Dark Ages, the new chapter from publisher Bethesda Softworks, takes the demon-hunting space marine — now known as the Doom Slayer — back in time, sort of. His bosses have hauled the big lug to a quasi-medieval planet that's riddled with hell portals and under siege by the most bloodthirsty monsters yet. The Slayer has his usual arsenal of spectacular weapons, including a 'saw shield' he can fling like a deadly Frisbee, and some levels let him saddle up on a cybernetic dragon. It's like a heavy metal album cover come to life, and it arrives Thursday on Xbox X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC. — Lou Kesten © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
